Patent ID: 11913751
Assignee: HASBRO, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 18:
19. A toy launcher method comprising:
providing an outer body for a toy launcher;
receiving a trigger at the outer body, the trigger including a finger pad portion, a resilient portion, and an integral arm latch for actuating the toy launcher;
positioning an air cylinder inside the outer body;
locating a piston in the air cylinder, the piston including a single molded tubular structure with first and second ends and an outer surface;
extending a spring from the first end of the tubular structure;
interlocking a plunger rod with a connector component within the tubular structure; and
forming a sealing ring portion of the single molded tubular structure, the sealing ring forming the only air seal from the single molded tubular structure to an inner surface of the air cylinder, with the sealing ring portion formed about the second end of the single molded tubular structure, and said integral arm latch engaging at the outer surface of the tubular structure when the piston is cocked.