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Granted Patent B1
US 10,371,473 · App. 16/001,936 · Granted Aug 6, 2019

Magazine structure for a toy gun

Inventor: Ho-Sheng Wei (New Taipei, TW)
F41A9/76B65G23/06F41B11/50F41B11/57F41B11/89
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,371,473
App. No.
16/001,936
Granted
Aug 6, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A magazine structure for a toy gun includes a carrier ( 10 ), an active gear ( 20 ), a passive gear ( 30 ) and a loading chain ( 40 ). The active gear ( 20 ) is rotatably installed to the carrier ( 10 ). The passive gear ( 30 ) is rotatably installed to the carrier ( 10 ) and arranged at an interval with the active gear ( 20 ). The loading chain ( 40 ) surrounds the active gear ( 20 ) and the passive gear ( 30 ) and has hollow cylinders ( 41 ) and a strap ( 42 ) connecting the hollow cylinders ( 41 ).

Claims (25)

1. A magazine structure for a toy gun, comprising:

a carrier ( 10 );

an active gear ( 20 ), rotatably installed to the carrier ( 10 );

a passive gear ( 30 ), rotatably installed to the carrier ( 10 ), and arranged at an interval with the active gear ( 20 ); and

a loading chain ( 40 ), surrounding the active gear ( 20 ) and the passive gear ( 30 ), and having hollow cylinders ( 41 ) and a strap ( 42 ) connecting the hollow cylinders ( 41 ),

wherein the strap ( 42 ) is composed of sheets ( 421 ), and each sheet ( 421 ) is connected between any two adjacent hollow cylinders ( 41 ).

2. The magazine structure for a toy gun of claim 1 , wherein the active gear ( 20 ) comprises a gear portion ( 21 ) and a driven portion ( 22 ) formed on an end of the gear portion ( 21 ).

3. The magazine structure for a toy gun of claim 1 , wherein the active gear ( 20 ) comprises a gear portion ( 21 ) and a driven portion ( 22 ) formed on an end of the gear portion ( 21 ), and a top of the driven portion ( 22 ) is formed with recesses ( 221 ).

4. The magazine structure for a toy gun of claim 1 , wherein the passive gear ( 30 ) comprises a gear portion ( 31 ) and an extended shaft ( 32 ) extending from the gear portion ( 31 ).

5. The magazine structure for a toy gun of claim 1 , wherein the carrier ( 10 ) is a rectangular box including a lower box ( 11 ) and an upper box ( 12 ).

6. The magazine structure for a toy gun of claim 5 , wherein the lower box ( 11 ) are extended with a front pivoting rod ( 111 ) and a rear pivoting rod ( 112 ), the upper box ( 12 ) is formed with a front hole ( 121 ) corresponding to the front pivoting rod ( 111 ) and a rear hole ( 122 ) corresponding to the rear pivoting rod ( 112 ), the active gear ( 20 ) is axially connected to the front pivoting rod ( 111 ) and the front hole ( 121 ), and the passive gear ( 30 ) is axially connected to the rear pivoting rod ( 112 ) and the rear hole ( 122 ).

7. The magazine structure for a toy gun of claim 6 , wherein a positioning rod ( 113 ) is provided between the front and rear pivoting rods ( 111 , 112 ), the upper box ( 12 ) is formed with a sleeve ( 123 ) for receiving the positioning rod ( 113 ).

8. The magazine structure for a toy gun of claim 5 , wherein corners of the lower box ( 11 ) are formed with a set of connecting rods ( 114 ), and the upper box ( 12 ) is formed with connecting holes ( 124 ) for correspondingly receiving the connecting rods ( 114 ).

9. A magazine structure for a toy gun, comprising:

a carrier ( 10 );

an active gear ( 20 ), rotatably installed to the carrier ( 10 );

a passive gear ( 30 ), rotatably installed to the carrier ( 10 ), and arranged at an interval with the active gear ( 20 );

a loading chain ( 40 ), surrounding the active gear ( 20 ) and the passive gear ( 30 ), and having hollow cylinders ( 41 ) and a strap ( 42 ) connecting the hollow cylinders ( 41 ); and

a cap ( 50 ), two ends of the cap ( 50 ) being provided with a pivot ( 51 ) and a hook ( 52 ), respectively, and the hook ( 52 ) engages with an engaging board ( 116 ) extending from the carrier ( 10 ).

10. A magazine structure for a toy gun, comprising:

a carrier ( 10 );

an active gear ( 20 ), rotatably installed to the carrier ( 10 );

a passive gear ( 30 ), rotatably installed to the carrier ( 10 ), and arranged at an interval with the active gear ( 20 ); and

a loading chain ( 40 ), surrounding the active gear ( 20 ) and the passive gear ( 30 ), and having hollow cylinders ( 41 ) and a strap ( 42 ) connecting the hollow cylinders ( 41 ),

wherein an intermediate gear ( 60 ) is axially connected to a sleeve ( 123 ) of the carrier ( 10 ) and has teeth ( 61 ), a concave arc ( 62 ) is formed between two adjacent teeth ( 61 ), and the concave arc ( 62 ) matches with an outline of the hollow cylinder ( 41 ) to engage.

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