Patent · US Expired

Toy gun having a trigger assembly for aiming and launching a projectile from a flexible appendage

US5701878A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 23, 1996
Grant dateDec 30, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41B11/00
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The toy gun disclosed includes a trigger mechanism for launching projectiles from a flexible tail or other appendage. The tail bends and compressed gas is released in response to pulling the trigger to its full extent so that the projectile is launched when the flexible tail is bent.

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