Toy for throwing and catching object indoors - has conical receptacle on end of inner tube sliding in outer tube under action of spring mounted piston

摘要

The toy is used to throw and catch an object indoors and consists of two tubes (3,17) sliding in one another. On the inner one (17) there is a conical receptacle (1) for holding the object and at the other end is a pointed rod (5) which is pressed against a spring (6) to throw the object. A piston (2) with notches (12,13) in the inner tube is joined to a striker (10) to hit the object. A hook (11) at the upper end of the outer tube (3) engages in one notch (12) and allows the piston to be pushed down against a spring (4).