Hasbro, Inc.

Robert C Maschin

Nicholas Alexander Tino

Robert J DeRoche

David Drew Weiand

Mark W Anders

David Maxwell Bird

Launcher apparatus and methods for a toy projectile blaster with an adjustable inline barrel projectile loading functionality with a multi-shot projectile alignment extension mechanism switching selector allowing for barrel to slide including a barrel seal to align received projectiles for launching through a blaster barrel, and a channel into the alignment mechanism for a compressed air source. A pre-firing area and actuator at the housing are linked with the compressed air source for causing compressed air to expel through the channel into the alignment mechanism and outwardly launch the received projectile rounds.

Toy launcher adjustable inline barrel projectiles alignment methods and apparatus

Launcher apparatus and methods of a toy projectile blaster piston air compression element and breech bolt having a connected cylinder driving arm, and a piston driving arm at the piston. A cylinder cam pathway track and a piston cam pathway track at a firing mechanism positions a piston cam follower linkage tracking end at the piston cam pathway track, and a cylinder cam follower linkage tracking end at the cylinder cam pathway track pivoted at a conveyor of an integral a trigger assembly. A cylinder follower projection is brought into contact with the cylinder driving arm and a piston cam follower projection is brought into contact with the piston driving arm, for fluid communication to outwardly launch the received projectile rounds.

Pneumatic launching apparatus employing piston and cylinder cam driving pathways and methods

A toy rounds blaster apparatus launching multiple projectile rounds with an energy source including a single launch spring for moving one or more pistons within one or more cylinders. A pressure distributor couples each of the one or more cylinders forward the one or more pistons, with an alignment system receiving a collection of the projectile rounds, for aligning individual projectile rounds between pressure distributor and the at least one barrel, with the pressure distributor coupling each of the one or more cylinders with a respective one of the individual projectile rounds. An actuator is linked with the energy source for causing the single launch spring of the energy source to move the one or more pistons and launch the projectile rounds.

Toy launching apparatus and methods for discharging multiple projectile rounds

Toy projectile launcher apparatus

Toy projectile launcher

Projectile loading systems for toy launchers that discharge soft spherical, but tacky, projectiles, the loading systems including a projectile hopper for storing the projectiles, a chute at the bottom of the hopper, the chute having a central groove for lining the projectiles in a single file, an agitator in the hopper for disturbing the tacky projectiles in the hopper to separate them, and a projectile transfer structure for carrying a projectile, one at a time, from the chute to a breech or from a feed track during respective priming cycles.

Projectile loading system for toy launcher and methods

A toy assembly includes a projectile that includes a linear portion and an engagement portion. The toy assembly also includes a base that includes a pivot point and defines an opening that receives the linear portion of the projectile, and the base retains the projectile in a frictional engagement. The assembly also includes an actuator that includes a trigger portion. The actuator is coupled to the base at the pivot point. Applying force to the trigger portion of the actuator in a first direction causes movement of the engagement portion of the projectile in a second direction, distinct from the first direction, and releases the projectile from the frictional engagement.

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Johnston, RI, United States of America

Robert C Maschin