Launching toy

Abstract

Provided is a launching toy for launching a projectile with a simple structure and excellent operability. The launching toy includes a main body having a loading portion for loading the projectile and an advancing member provided to the main body so as to be operated by a finger. The advancing member is configured to push and launch the projectile loaded in the loading portion frontwards from the main body by a manual operation. The advancing member is configured to be able to advance and recede relative to the loading portion, and is normally in an advance-standby state by means of its own weight such that the advancing member recedes from the loading portion, and is configured to protrude into the loading portion to push the projectile loaded in the loading portion by a finger operation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A launching toy for launching a projectile, comprising:
 a main body having a loading portion for loading the projectile; and   a manually operable advancing member provided to the main body, the advancing member being configured to push and launch the projectile loaded in the loading portion frontwards from the main body by a manual operation, wherein   the advancing member is configured to be able to advance and recede relative to the loading portion, and is normally in an advance-standby state by means of its own weight such that the advancing member recedes from the loading portion, and   the advancing member is configured to protrude, by a manual operation, into the loading portion to push the projectile.   
     
     
         2 . A launching toy for launching a projectile, comprising:
 a main body having a loading portion for loading the projectile; and   a manually operable advancing member provided to the main body, the advancing member being configured to push and launch the projectile loaded in the loading portion frontwards from the main body by a manual operation, wherein   the advancing member is configured to be able to advance and recede relative to the loading portion, and is normally in a state such that the advancing member protrudes into the loading portion by means of its own weight, and   the advancing member is configured to enter an advance-standby state in which the advancing member recedes from the loading portion by means of sliding contact with the projectile when the projectile is loaded into the loading portion, and then to protrude, by a subsequent manual operation, into the loading portion to push the projectile.   
     
     
         3 . The launching toy according to  claim 2 , wherein the projectile is loaded into the loading portion by means of a weight of the projectile. 
     
     
         4 . The launching toy according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one flipper for flicking out the projectile, wherein
 the flipper is elastically deformed by sliding contact with the projectile caused by an initial travel of the projectile, and flicks out the projectile by means of elastic recovery force caused by a further travel of the projectile.   
     
     
         5 . The launching toy according to  claim 2 , further comprising at least one flipper for flicking out the projectile, wherein
 the flipper is elastically deformed by sliding contact with the projectile caused by an initial travel of the projectile, and flicks out the projectile by means of elastic recovery force caused by a further travel of the projectile.   
     
     
         6 . The launching toy according to  claim 1 , wherein the advancing member is configured as a pendulum rotatable about a predetermined horizontal axis. 
     
     
         7 . The launching toy according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the advancing member has a fan shape when viewed from a side and is rotatable at a portion corresponding to the base of the fan shape about the predetermined horizontal axis, and   the advancing member comprises an operating part at a portion corresponding to one of radial edges of the fan shape, the operating part extending horizontally or downward toward a free end thereof in the advance-standby state.   
     
     
         8 . The launching toy according to  claim 7 , wherein the advancing member is rotatable by a manual operation until the operating part becomes vertical. 
     
     
         9 . The launching toy according to  claim 2 , wherein the advancing member is configured as a pendulum rotatable about a predetermined horizontal axis. 
     
     
         10 . The launching toy according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the advancing member has a fan shape when viewed from a side and is rotatable at a portion corresponding to the base of the fan shape about the predetermined horizontal axis, and   the advancing member comprises an operating part at a portion corresponding to one of radial edges of the fan shape, the operating part extending horizontally or downward toward a free end thereof in the advance-standby state.   
     
     
         11 . The launching toy according to  claim 10 , wherein the advancing member is rotatable by a manual operation until the operating part becomes vertical.