Patent ID: 7686002

Claim:
A toy projectile launcher, comprising: an upper housing, wherein said upper housing comprises a bore for loading projectiles, and wherein said upper housing has a first central axis; a lower housing slidably coupled adjacent to said upper housing, wherein said lower housing is movable from a contracted position to an extended position along a second central axis, wherein said second central axis is offset from said first central axis, and wherein neither the lower housing nor the upper housing is located inside the other housing in the contracted position; a gripping handle pivotally attached to said lower housing, wherein said gripping handle is movable from a folded position to an unfolded position; a trigger coupled to said gripping handle; an air chamber mounted in said lower housing; a pumping handle extendable from said lower housing, wherein said pumping handle comprises a piston for pressurizing said air chamber; wherein said toy projectile launcher forms the shape of a gun when said lower housing is in said extended position and when said gripping handle is in said unfolded position; and wherein said toy projectile launcher forms a compacted shape when said lower housing is in said contracted position and said gripping handle is in said folded position.