Aug 25, 2026

US12716671 - Feeding mechanism and method for toy projectile launcher

A toy launcher including a housing, a storage cartridge configured for placement into an opening of the housing, with projectiles within the storage cartridge held in a first orientation, a cocking slide movably attached to the housing between a first position and a second position, a reciprocating frame operatively connected to the cocking slide, a projectile housing pivotably attached to the toy launcher housing adjacent to the storage cartridge, and a reciprocating feed lever operatively connected to the reciprocating frame. Movement of the cocking slide from the first position to the second position in a first priming step and then back to the first position in a second priming step causes the feed lever to push a projectile from the storage cartridge into the projectile housing, pivots the projectile housing so that the projectile is in a second orientation, and places the projectile in the second orientation at a firing position within the toy launcher.

Assignee: EASEBON SERVICES LIMITED
Inventors: Francis See Chong Chia
Filing date: 2024-12-19

toyprojectilelauncher

The patent describes a toy projectile launcher featuring a unique feeding mechanism that allows projectiles to be moved from a storage cartridge into a firing position through a series of mechanical movements. This mechanism includes a cocking slide, reciprocating frame, and pivoting projectile housing, which work together to orient the projectile correctly for launching.

Claim 1

1 . A toy launcher comprising: a housing; a storage cartridge configured for placement into an opening of the housing, with projectiles within the storage cartridge held in a first orientation in which a longitudinal axis of each projectile is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the housing; a reciprocating frame movably attached to the housing between a first position and a second position; a projectile housing pivotably attached to the toy launcher housing adjacent to the storage cartridge; and a feed lever operatively connected to the reciprocating frame, whereby movement of the reciprocating frame from the first position to the second position in a first priming step and then back to the first position in a second priming step causes the feed lever to move below a projectile from the storage cartridge and then push the projectile from the storage cartridge into the projectile housing, pivots the projectile housing so that the projectile is in a second orientation in which the longitudinal axis of the projectile is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing, and places the projectile in the second orientation at a firing position within the toy launcher. a housing; a storage cartridge configured for placement into an opening of the housing, with projectiles within the storage cartridge held in a first orientation in which a longitudinal axis of each projectile is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the housing; a reciprocating frame movably attached to the housing between a first position and a second position; a projectile housing pivotably attached to the toy launcher housing adjacent to the storage cartridge; and a feed lever operatively connected to the reciprocating frame, whereby movement of the reciprocating frame from the first position to the second position in a first priming step and then back to the first position in a second priming step causes the feed lever to move below a projectile from the storage cartridge and then push the projectile from the storage cartridge into the projectile housing, pivots the projectile housing so that the projectile is in a second orientation in which the longitudinal axis of the projectile is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing, and places the projectile in the second orientation at a firing position within the toy launcher.

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