Patent ID: 6076513
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
A toy gun for launching a foam projectile, comprising:a forward housing having a launch chamber;a rearward housing slidably connected to the forward housing, the rearward housing being shiftable between a forward position disposed adjacent the forward housing and an extended position;a releasable latch adapted to engage the rearward housing as the rearward housing is shifted to the extended position for maintaining the rearward housing in the extended position; anda pneumatic launcher having a spring operated plunger, an actuating trigger, and a compression chamber in flow communication with the launch chamber, the plunger being shiftable between a cocked position retained by the actuating trigger and a forward position upon release of the actuating trigger, the plunger being shiftable to the cocked position in response to movement of the rearward housing toward the extended position, a portion of the plunger being operatively connected to the releasable latch to disengage the latch in response to forward movement of the plunger upon release of the trigger, thereby permitting the rearward housing to return to the forward position.