Patent ID: 8671926

Claim:
A toy launcher apparatus comprising: a first tube having a closed front end portion and a vent in a rear end portion; a piston movable between forward and rearward positions in the first tube; a rod having a first end connected to the piston; a handle connected to a second, opposite end of the rod, the handle being operable by a user of the apparatus to move the piston between the forward and rearward positions; and a second tube positioned around the first tube to form a chamber between the first and second tubes, the first and second tubes being connected to one another to prevent relative movement and to form an air path extending from a region in the first tube to the rear of the piston, through the vent, and into the chamber toward a projectile mounted to a front end portion of the second tube, wherein upon moving the piston from the forward position to the rearward position air situated in the region to the rear of the piston in the first tube compresses and moves along the air path to discharge the projectile.