Toy gun having a trigger assembly for aiming and launching a projectile from a flexible appendage
US5701878A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 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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