Ammunition chain for toy projectiles

1. 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.

2. The link of claim 1 , wherein the body has open ends and the body comprises a through-passage extending between said open ends, the through-passage being wider at one open end than the other open end.

3. A toy ammunition chain made up of a plurality of the links of claim 1 hinged together side-by-side in articulated fashion.

4. In combination with the toy ammunition chain of claim 3 , a toy gun comprising an advancing sprocket having teeth shaped to engage with each of the links of the chain for drawing each of the links into a firing position.

5. A toy ammunition chain made up of a plurality of the links of claim 2 hinged together side-by-side in articulated fashion.