Amusement devices: toys – Simulated weapon or protector
Patent
1982-04-22
1984-07-24
Yu, Mickey
Amusement devices: toys
Simulated weapon or protector
446485, A63H 3326
Patent
active
044611170
ABSTRACT:
A toy grenade utilizes a self-powered camera flashcube in which one of the flash bulbs is activated upon an impact of the grenade with a surface after being thrown. The grenade includes fins at one end and a weight at the other end for providing a stabilized flight with the weight being rubber or the like and is designed for impact with the ground or other surface. Supporting the weight is a flexible resilient member, such as a wire, which is fixably connected to the body of the grenade. An actuating member extends from the weight through a hole in the grenade body so that it will enter one of the peripheral slots on the flashcube so that upon impact of the grenade on a surface, the actuating member moves into contact with a peripheral contact on the flashcube so as to activate the associated bulb in the flashcube in exactly the same manner that the bulbs in the flashcube are activated when mounted on a camera. The flashcube is contained within a transparent cylindrical shield which may be tinted or colored for effect and which effectively permits an efficient dispersion of the light generated by the activated flashcube bulb so as to visually simulate a grenade explosion. A safety wedge is provided to retain the actuating member in a non-activating position when reloading the grenade with an unused flashcube or when handling the grenade.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2611214 (1952-09-01), Schur
patent: 2686987 (1954-08-01), Garofalow
patent: 3580575 (1971-05-01), Speeth
patent: 3610916 (1970-05-01), Meehan
Jacobson Harvey B.
Yu Mickey
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