Patent ID: 7861698
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: A01M,F41B,F42B

Abstract:
1. A toy device for use in entrapping an object, comprising: a handheld implement including at least a barrel which supports a propelling mechanism and a trigger which, upon depressing, actuates said propelling mechanism; a projectile further comprising a stem supported upon said barrel and in contact with said propelling mechanism, said projectile including at least one displaceable pad being actuated from a first position to a second rotated position, and following being propelled from said implement barrel, to entrap the object; said at least on displaceable pad comprises a pair of opposing pads which are each hingedly supported to a stem mounted in crosswise fashion relative to said pads, a collar extending from said stem and being supported upon said barrel; a release plate contained within said projectile and biasingly engaging locations associated with said pads to retain said pads in said first position; and a lanyard extending from said handheld implement and engaging said release plate and, upon discharging said projectile and tautening said lanyard, said release plate being retracted to cause said pads to displace together.