Hinged arm safety mechanism for foam dart launcher

摘要

A dart launcher comprises a housing, a safety arm, and a trigger. The housing includes a launching section configured to receive a dart having a minimum threshold length. The safety arm is movably attached to the housing and extends at least partially across the launching section. The safety arm is positioned so that the dart having the minimum threshold length engages at least a portion of the safety arm upon insertion into the launching section. The trigger is movable with respect to the housing and is operable to cause the dart having the minimum threshold length to launch from the launching section.

主权项

1. A dart launcher, comprising:
a housing including a launching section disposed along a linear path including an exit of the housing; a safety arm movably attached to the housing at a threshold length along the launching section, the threshold length is less than the length of a standard dart; wherein when a first object having a length less than the threshold length is loaded into the launching section or the launching section is empty, the safety arm extends at least partially into the launching section in an initial position, and wherein when a first dart having at least the threshold length is loaded into the launching section, the safety arm is raised away from the first dart into a second position; a biasing member engaged with the safety arm so that biasing member maintains a bias on the safety arm toward the initial position; and a trigger movable with respect to the housing and in mechanical cooperation with a launching mechanism, wherein when the first dart is loaded into the launching section, actuation of the trigger causes the first dart to launch through the launching section.