US1213432A - Toy pistol. - Google Patents

Description

H. C. STRUCHEN.

TOY PISTOL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 15, 1916.

Patented J an. 23, 1917.

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shooting or snapping cards which are suitable for carrymg advertisements thereon.

One object of my invention is to provide in a toy pistol a. trigger normally held in one position by flexible means and adapted to receive on the other end of the trigger a second flexible means of less strength'than the first means. I

Another object of my invention is to provide in a. toy pistol a trigger having means for receiving therein a cardboard in such a manner that it may-be readily snapped therefrom.

Another object of my invention is to provide in an inexpensive and simple form a toy pistol adapted to snap or shoot small pieces of cardboard therefrom.

With these and incidental objects in view the invention consists of certain novel tea tures of construction and combination of parts, the essential elements of which are hereinafter described with reference to the drawing which accompanies and forms a part of this specification.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of my to v pistol. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. and Fig. 3 is an end view of the toy pistol.

The pistol piece of wood shaped into rel as 1, Fig. 1.

An opening 2 is provided to receive a trigger 3 pivoted by a tack or rivet 4.

The end of the barrel has two slots adapted to receive and hold the rubber band 7. one end of which is placed in the notch S of the trigger and remains there permanently while the other end is adapted to be drawn back and caught over the end 11.

i The rubber band is stretched so that more tension is established in the lower half than is preferably made from a a handle and bar- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23, 19317..

Application filed April 15, 1916. Serial No. 91,439.

in the upper half, so that when the upper portion is brought back at the trigger 11, 7

the trigger still maintains the position shown in Fig. 1.

A. piece of cardboard 12 is placed in a notch 13 in the upper end of. the trigger and when the trigger end 1% is pulled by a finger and the upper end thereby moved forwardly the band will slip off over the end 11 carrying the cardboard 12 out of the notch 13 and drive it forcibly through the air a considerable distance.

While I have deserlbed my invention and illustrated 1t 1n one particular design, I do not wish it understood that I limit myself to this construction, as it is evident that the application of my invention may be varied in many ways within the scope of the following claims.

Claims:

1. In a to v pistol the combination With a pistol handle and barrel of a pivoted lever passing through said barrel, one end of said lever serving as a trigger and the other end serving as a catch. a slot in said catch end parallel with the barrel of said pistol and adapted to receive a cardboard therein, and a flexible band attached to the end of said pistol barrel and the trigger end of said lever and adapted to be caught. over the catch end for the purpose of snapping or shooting a cardboard therefrom.

2. In a toy pistol the combination with a pistol barrel and body. of a pivoted lever extending through said barrel, the lower end forming a trigger and the upper end a catch. an endless flexible band, means at the front end of said pistol barrel for attaching said endless flexible band. leaving av loop above said barrel and a loop below said barrel, means on said trigger for attaching said lower loop thereto, a slot in said catch parallel to said barrel, and means for slipping the upper of said loops over saidcatch, whereby it may be normally restrained, but will be freed from said Catch when said trigger is pulled backwardly.

3. In a to v pistol the combination with a barrel and body, of a pivoted lever extending through said barrel, a flexible connection between said barrel and said lever normally holding the lower end of said lever forwardly, and a flexible loop attached to said pistol barrel and adapted to be looped over the upper end of said lever, without disturbing the forward position of the lower end of said lever, a slot in the upper end of said lever adapted to loop thereon when the lower end. of said 1.

lever is pulled thus snapping or shooting the cardboard iilaced in said slot.

HENRY e. STRUCHEN.

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