Patent ID: 8146281

Claim:
A link for a toy ammunition chain made up of a plurality of said links hinged together side-by-side in articulated fashion, the link comprising: a substantially cylindrical body formed as a plastics molding and adapted to receive a soft projectile therein; a soft projectile releasably held in the body; a first hinge component formed integrally with the body and extending laterally from the body and comprising a hinge boss having a pair of hinge pins; and a second hinge component formed integrally with the body and extending laterally from the body at a position substantially opposite the first hinge component and comprising a pair of hinge lugs mutually spaced apart sufficiently to receive a hinge boss of an adjacent said link in the chain, each of the lugs having a recess adapted to pivotally receive a hinge pin of an adjacent said link in the chain, and wherein at least one of the hinge lugs comprises a cutout in a lug sidewall extending from the recess to enable lateral insertion of a hinge pin of an adjacent said link in the chain so that said hinge pin is snapped through the cutout into the recess.