US12422214 - Toy launching apparatus and methods for discharging multiple projectile rounds
The patent describes a toy launching apparatus designed to discharge multiple projectile rounds using a single launch spring and a series of pistons within cylinders. It features a pressure distributor and alignment system to ensure proper alignment and launching of the projectiles through at least one barrel.
Claim 1
- A toy launching apparatus, comprising: a housing; at least one barrel mounted to the housing; a funnel in the housing for interfacing to a hopper for storing a multiplicity of projectile rounds; an energy source at the housing for launching one or more projectile rounds of the multiplicity, the energy source including a single launch spring for moving at least one piston within one or more cylinders; a pressure distributor operatively coupling with each of the one or more cylinders forward the at least one piston; an alignment system for receiving a predetermined plural number of the projectile rounds of the multiplicity, for aligning individual projectile rounds of the predetermined plural number of the projectile rounds between the pressure distributor and the at least one barrel, said alignment system comprising a staging conduit for receiving the predetermined plural number of the projectile rounds, with the pressure distributor coupling each of the one or more cylinders with a respective one of the individual projectile rounds, for launching the predetermined plural number of projectile rounds; and an actuator mounted to the housing and linked to the energy source for causing the single launch spring of the energy source to move the at least one piston and launch the individual projectile rounds through the at least one barrel. a housing; at least one barrel mounted to the housing; a funnel in the housing for interfacing to a hopper for storing a multiplicity of projectile rounds; an energy source at the housing for launching one or more projectile rounds of the multiplicity, the energy source including a single launch spring for moving at least one piston within one or more cylinders; a pressure distributor operatively coupling with each of the one or more cylinders forward the at least one piston; an alignment system for receiving a predetermined plural number of the projectile rounds of the multiplicity, for aligning individual projectile rounds of the predetermined plural number of the projectile rounds between the pressure distributor and the at least one barrel, said alignment system comprising a staging conduit for receiving the predetermined plural number of the projectile rounds, with the pressure distributor coupling each of the one or more cylinders with a respective one of the individual projectile rounds, for launching the predetermined plural number of projectile rounds; and an actuator mounted to the housing and linked to the energy source for causing the single launch spring of the energy source to move the at least one piston and launch the individual projectile rounds through the at least one barrel.
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