US 11,940,241 B2
Drum-fed toy projectile launcher with radially stacked projectiles in drum
Chor-Ming (Ken) Ma, Mt. Laurel, NJ (US); and Brownie Johnson, Mt. Laurel, NJ (US)
Assigned to Buzz Bee Toys, Inc., Mt. Laurel, NJ (US)
Filed by Buzz Bee Toys, Inc., Mt. Laurel, NJ (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/944,258.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/243,781, filed on Sep. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0079588 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. F41B 11/54 (2013.01); A63F 9/02 (2006.01); F41A 9/26 (2006.01); F41A 9/73 (2006.01); F41B 11/55 (2013.01); F41A 9/24 (2006.01)
CPC F41B 11/54 (2013.01) [A63F 9/0278 (2013.01); F41A 9/26 (2013.01); F41A 9/73 (2013.01); F41B 11/55 (2013.01); A63F 9/0252 (2013.01); A63F 2009/0282 (2013.01); F41A 9/24 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A toy launcher for launching projectiles, comprising:
a housing;
a drum magazine assembly connected to the housing, the drum magazine assembly having:
a rotatable drum portion with a rear plate,
a central support on the rear plate, the central support having an opening for a support axle,
a ring of projectile holders connected to the rear plate, each said projectile holder configured to hold at least two projectiles arranged in a generally radially stacked configuration, with generally radially extending walls located between adjacent ones of the projectile holders, and each of the projectile holders including a slot on a radially inner side thereof;
a fixed front cover located in front of the projectile holders; and
a projectile biasing arm mounted to the fixed front cover at a position at least partially within the drum portion, the projectile biasing arm extending into the slots on the radially inner side of the projectile holders at a projectile launch position of the drum;
a pusher located in the housing adjacent to the projectile launch position of the rotatable drum portion;
one or more drive wheels positioned in the housing in front of the drum magazine assembly at the projectile launch position, at least one motor connected to the drive wheels, the drive wheels being configured to rotate upon the at least one motor being activated to propel at least one of the projectiles when pushed by the pusher from the drum magazine assembly toward the one or more drive wheels for launching the at least one of the projectiles out of the toy launcher.