Patent ID: 9562739
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: F41B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A toy launch apparatus comprising: a housing configured to receive one or more projectiles at the housing; a cylinder mounted to the housing, the cylinder having a first portion and a second portion; a piston mounted in the cylinder configured to enable relative movement between the cylinder and the piston as the piston moves from the first portion to the second portion; a structure to enable air forward of the piston in the first portion of the cylinder to be easily expelled during the relative movement between the cylinder and the piston enabling the air to escape from the first portion of the cylinder, wherein the structure is configured to enable air to escape from the first portion of the cylinder when the piston is in the first portion, when the piston is in the second portion air is not allowed to escape with the structure, and communicating air when the piston is in the second portion of the cylinder to launch the one or more projectiles from the housing.