Apr 22, 2025

US12281869 - Toy projectile with interchangeable launch tip

A projectile launcher that can be selectively configured to either launch toy ball projectiles or launch toy rocket projectiles. The projectile launcher is a pneumatic launcher that has a main tube. The main tube terminates with a launch head. A slide tube engages the main tube in a telescoping manner. The relative movement of the slide tube and the main tube displaces air through the launch head. The projectile launcher is normally configured to launch toy ball projectiles. By adding a launch adapter to the launch head, the projectile launcher can be configured to launch toy rocket projectiles. The launch adapter has an elongated launch tube and a base. The base is selectively attachable to the launch head. This concentrically aligns the elongated launch tube with the main tube. A toy rocket projectile can be paced over the elongated launch tube.

Assignee: Ao Jie Plastic Toys Factory Ltd.
Inventors: Chi Hang Kam
Filing date: 2023-03-16

The patent describes a pneumatic toy projectile launcher that can be configured to launch either toy balls or toy rockets by using an interchangeable launch adapter. This design allows for selective engagement of a slide tube with a main tube to create air pressure changes necessary for launching projectiles.

Claim 1

A toy projectile launcher, comprising: a main tube that terminates at a first end with a launch head, wherein said main tube has an inside diameter; a slide tube that engages said main tube in a telescoping manner, and wherein relative movement of said slide tube and said main tube creates a change of air pressure within said main tube that displaces air through said launch head; a launch adapter having an elongated launch tube and a base, wherein said elongated launch tube has an outside diameter that is smaller than said inside diameter of said main tube and wherein said base is selectively attachable to said launch head, therein concentrically aligning said elongated launch tube with said main tube, and a restriction ring within said launch head having an inner diameter, wherein said inner diameter of said restriction ring is smaller than said inner diameter of said main tube and said inner diameter of said restriction ring is larger than said outside diameter of said elongated launch tube. a main tube that terminates at a first end with a launch head, wherein said main tube has an inside diameter; a slide tube that engages said main tube in a telescoping manner, and wherein relative movement of said slide tube and said main tube creates a change of air pressure within said main tube that displaces air through said launch head; a launch adapter having an elongated launch tube and a base, wherein said elongated launch tube has an outside diameter that is smaller than said inside diameter of said main tube and wherein said base is selectively attachable to said launch head, therein concentrically aligning said elongated launch tube with said main tube, and a restriction ring within said launch head having an inner diameter, wherein said inner diameter of said restriction ring is smaller than said inner diameter of said main tube and said inner diameter of said restriction ring is larger than said outside diameter of said elongated launch tube.

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