Invention Grant
- Patent Title: High capacity magazine for spherical projectiles
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Application No.: US16218224Application Date: 2018-12-12
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Publication No.: US10648765B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Christopher Miller , Robert James Victor , William J Bryant , David Michael Nugent
- Applicant: Hasbro, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US RI Pawtucket
- Assignee: HASBRO, INC.
- Current Assignee: HASBRO, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US RI Pawtucket
- Agent Perry Hoffman
- Main IPC: F41A9/61
- IPC: F41A9/61 ; F41B7/00 ; F41B7/08 ; F41A9/75

Abstract:
A large capacity magazine apparatus for spherical projectiles, such as toy foam balls that may be used in conjunction with a launcher. The magazine includes drum and clip housings and a rotatable sprocket with longitudinal flutes that together form a smooth pathway for the foam balls to travel in the magazine and to alleviate jams. The smooth pathway includes a helical path, a transition path and a linear path within the housings. A constant force spring provides a rotational force for the sprocket and a plurality of articulated rigid balls function to push the foam balls out of the magazine and into a firing chamber of the launcher.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190204041A1 HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINE FOR SPHERICAL PROJECTILES Public/Granted day:2019-07-04
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