US3119385A
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Repeating gun for shooting elastic bands
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-03-19
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Granted: 1964-01-28
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Expires: 1982-03-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Howard J Ashley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:10
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41B; F41B7/00; F41B7/02; F41B7/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
224 words
IN A TOY GUN FOR SHOOTING ELASTIC BANDS, A HAND GRIP, A BARREL SECURED TO THE GRIP, A BREECH MEMBER ON THE REAR END OF THE BARREL HAVING A PLURALITY OF OPENINGS ARRANGED IN A PREDETERMINED FORMATION, A MUZZLE MEMBER SECURED TO THE FORWARD END OF THE BARREL AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF FORWARDLY PROJECTING BAND SUPPORTING MEMBERS ARRANGED IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME FORMATION AS THE OPENINGS IN THE BREECH MEMBER, A PIN SUPPORTING MEMBER MOUNTED FOR REARWARD AND FORWARD RECIPROCATING MOVEMENT IN THE BARREL, A PLURALITY OF REARWARDLY EXTENDING PINS OF PREDETERMINED DIFFERENT LENGTHS CARRIED BY AND EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM THE PIN SUPPORTING MEMBER, THE SAID PINS NORMALLY EXTENDING REARWARDLY THROUGH THE OPENINGS IN THE BREECH MEMBER, THE SAID PINS BEING SUCCESSIVELY WITHDRAWN WITH RESPECT TO THE BREECH MEMBER WHEN THE PIN SUPPORTING MEMBER IS MOVED FORWARDLY, THE SAID PINS AND THE BAND SUPPORTING MEMBERS OF THE MUZZLE MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO HOLD RELEASABLY A PLURALITY OF TENSIONED ELASTIC BANDS EXTENDING ALONGSIDE THE BARREL, A TRIGGER PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED ON THE BARREL, LINK MEANS CONNECTING THE TRIGGER AND THE PIN SUPPORTING MEMBER, WHEREBY THE PIN SUPPORTING MEMBER MAY BE PROGRESSIVELY MOVED FORWARDLY TO MOVE SUCCESSIVELY THE PINS TO WITHDRAWN POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE BREECH MEMBER TO RELEASE SUCCESSIVELY THE BANDS, AND SPRING MEANS FOR RETURNING THE PIN SUPPORTING MEMBER AND THE PINS REARWARDLY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
224 words
IN A TOY GUN FOR SHOOTING ELASTIC BANDS, A HAND GRIP, A BARREL SECURED TO THE GRIP, A BREECH MEMBER ON THE REAR END OF THE BARREL HAVING A PLURALITY OF OPENINGS ARRANGED IN A PREDETERMINED FORMATION, A MUZZLE MEMBER SECURED TO THE FORWARD END OF THE BARREL AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF FORWARDLY PROJECTING BAND SUPPORTING MEMBERS ARRANGED IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME FORMATION AS THE OPENINGS IN THE BREECH MEMBER, A PIN SUPPORTING MEMBER MOUNTED FOR REARWARD AND FORWARD RECIPROCATING MOVEMENT IN THE BARREL, A PLURALITY OF REARWARDLY EXTENDING PINS OF PREDETERMINED DIFFERENT LENGTHS CARRIED BY AND EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM THE PIN SUPPORTING MEMBER, THE SAID PINS NORMALLY EXTENDING REARWARDLY THROUGH THE OPENINGS IN THE BREECH MEMBER, THE SAID PINS BEING SUCCESSIVELY WITHDRAWN WITH RESPECT TO THE BREECH MEMBER WHEN THE PIN SUPPORTING MEMBER IS MOVED FORWARDLY, THE SAID PINS AND THE BAND SUPPORTING MEMBERS OF THE MUZZLE MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO HOLD RELEASABLY A PLURALITY OF TENSIONED ELASTIC BANDS EXTENDING ALONGSIDE THE BARREL, A TRIGGER PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED ON THE BARREL, LINK MEANS CONNECTING THE TRIGGER AND THE PIN SUPPORTING MEMBER, WHEREBY THE PIN SUPPORTING MEMBER MAY BE PROGRESSIVELY MOVED FORWARDLY TO MOVE SUCCESSIVELY THE PINS TO WITHDRAWN POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE BREECH MEMBER TO RELEASE SUCCESSIVELY THE BANDS, AND SPRING MEANS FOR RETURNING THE PIN SUPPORTING MEMBER AND THE PINS REARWARDLY.
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