TOY LAUNCH APPARATUS WITH SAFETY LATCHES

摘要

A toy launch apparatus for discharging circular projectiles of predetermined diameter and height. The apparatus includes multiple safety features to prevent inappropriate objects inserted into the apparatus from enabling the apparatus to operate. A side latch is mounted that locks a shuttle to a housing assembly unless a properly sized projectile is inserted that rotates a side latch bar rotatably mounted to the shuttle out of engagement with an abutment surface in the housing assembly. A top latch is mounted that locks the shuttle to the housing assembly unless the inserted projectile also rotates a top latch bar mounted to the shuttle out of engagement with another abutment surface in the housing assembly.

主权项

1. A toy launch apparatus with multiple safety features comprising:
a housing assembly; a first structure for receiving a projectile, the projectile receiving structure being movably mounted in the housing assembly between a first position and a second position; a cocking assembly mounted to the housing assembly, the cocking assembly including a second structure connected to the projectile receiving structure, a launch spring and a third structure connected to the launch spring, the third structure for engaging an inserted projectile and being movable between a first position and a second position, and the second structure for operation by a user; a trigger assembly mounted to the housing assembly, the trigger assembly being connected to the third structure; a first latch mounted to the projectile receiving structure and to the housing assembly, the first latch being movable between a first position to prevent operation of the cocking assembly when an inserted projectile does not have sufficient width and a second position to enable operation of the cocking assembly; and a second latch mounted to the projectile receiving structure and to the housing assembly, the second latch being movable between a first position to prevent operation of the cocking assembly when an inserted projectile does not have sufficient height and a second position to enable operation of the cocking assembly.