An Improved Toy Air Gun.
Year: 1897

page_text: An Improved Toy Air Gun.
ALBERT CHARLES HARRIS, of "Prince of Wales" P.H., Willesden Lane,
Brondesbury, in the County of Middlesex, Licensed Vituallers Manager, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a barrel curved at the stock in such a manner that one
end comes in contact with the mouth, so that when taking sight the projectile can
be blown to its destination; the breach consists of a hole in the barrel in which
the missile is placed, to be afterwards closed by thumb or any other suitable
method.
ALBERT CHARLES HARRIS, Prince of Wales P.H., Willesden Lane, Kilburn,
N.W., Public-house Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to a toy air gun which is operated in the same way as the
ordinary, "Puff the dart," that is the dart or other projectile is shot out of the
barrel by blowing sharply behind it. My improvement consists of having a stock
to the barrel so as to be able to take up the line of sight along the aforesaid barrel
on to the object to be fired at, also of a breech or hole in the side of barrel for
loading; which can be covered by the thumb or fingers, or by a piece of metal
which slides on or around the said barrel. The said piece of metal which covers
the breech may take the form of lock or any other design as a finish to the
apparatus. If the lock or other design is used the barrel need have no hole in the
side, but would slide out of lock so that the dart could be put in the end & then
pushed back so as to prevent air leaking except from the muzzle. The barrel is
extended from the breech along the side of stock with expanded cup like end, so
as to reach the mouth when line of sight is taken up along the barrel, so that when
the lips are compressed against the expanded end of tube (& the breach is closed)
by blowing sharply the dart is propelled forward in line of sight. The extension
tube, that is the piece which reaches from the breach, or thereabouts, may be of
indiarubber, or it may be of metal swivelling with or without the lock which
closes the breech, so that it is adjustable to different persons, & being able to pack
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A pin or other projection may be fastened behind the
breech, so as to prevent the dart being drawn back into the mouth.
To further show the invention I have made drawings. E shows the tube or barrel
A, the stock, B, hole or breech to be closed with the thumb or by the barrel
being pushed back as shown by dotted line in No. 2 drawing. C, the extension
to tube E. D, expanded end of extension C. F swivel joint so as to pack in flat
box and also so as to be adjustable to different persons. G is a pin to prevent
dart being drawn backward into the mouth.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is: :-
1. A top air gun with stock from which the projectile is blown by air from the
mouth.
2. Also a stock with an extension of tube to reach the mouth whereby air can
be blown against the dart in breech of gun, whilst taking up line of sight.
Dated this 8th day of March 1898.
ALBERT CHARLES HARRIS.