Toy apparatus

Abstract

A toy apparatus includes an archery assembly having a frame assembly providing a central opening for permitting passage of the foam ball, and in which a user handle extends from the frame assembly, and in which elongated opposed forks extend from the frame assembly, and in which an elastic assembly is attachable to the ends of the elongated opposed forks, and in which a ball-support device is attachable to the elastic assembly. A toy apparatus includes a magazine assembly configured to be coupled to a barrel assembly of an air-pressurized toy gun, in which the magazine assembly includes an entrance portal for receiving foam balls. An exit portal is for the barrel assembly of the air-pressurized toy gun. A back-and-forth pathway is in fluid communication with the entrance portal and the exit portal.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A toy apparatus, comprising:
 an archery assembly configured to launch a foam ball, and the archery assembly including:
 a frame assembly providing a central opening configured to permit passage of the foam ball therethrough; and 
 a user handle extending from the frame assembly; and 
 elongated opposed forks extending from opposite sides of the frame assembly, in which a longitudinal axis extends through the elongated opposed forks; and 
 an elastic assembly configured to be attachable to respective ends of the elongated opposed forks; and 
 a ball-support device configured to be attachable to the elastic assembly. 
   
     
     
         2 . The toy apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the ball-support device is also configured to receive and support the foam ball in such a way that a user, in use, aligns the user handle and the frame assembly and the ball-support device, and launches the foam ball through the central opening of the frame assembly.   
     
     
         3 . The toy apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the elongated opposed forks, in use, maintain the elastic assembly in a spaced apart relationship relative to the central opening in such a way that the elastic assembly does not adversely interfere with movement of the foam ball from the ball-support device through the central opening of the frame assembly.   
     
     
         4 . The toy apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the user handle extends from the frame assembly from about midway between where the elongated opposed forks extend from opposite sides of the frame assembly.   
     
     
         5 . The toy apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the elastic assembly includes an elastic member for each of the elongated opposed forks.   
     
     
         6 . The toy apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the central opening includes, at least in part, a circular-shaped opening.   
     
     
         7 . The toy apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a dimple is centrally formed in an interior of the ball-support device; and   the dimple is configured to receive, at least in part, an outer surface of a relatively smaller sized foam ball.   
     
     
         8 . The toy apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 attachment devices are positioned on opposite sides of the ball-support device; and   the elastic assembly is configured to be coupled with the attachment devices.   
     
     
         9 . The toy apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a cup handle extends from a rear portion of the ball-support device.   
     
     
         10 . The toy apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the cup handle defines a groove configured to receive, at least in part, a finger of a hand of a user.   
     
     
         11 . A toy apparatus, comprising:
 a magazine assembly configured to be securely connectable to a barrel assembly of an air-pressurized toy gun, and the magazine assembly including:
 an entrance portal configured to receive foam balls in a single file arrangement; and 
 an exit portal spaced apart from the entrance portal; and 
 the exit portal configured to be in fluid communication with the barrel assembly of the air-pressurized toy gun; and 
 a back-and-forth pathway configured to be in fluid communication with the entrance portal and the exit portal. 
   
     
     
         12 . The toy apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the entrance portal, the exit portal and the back-and-forth pathway are configured, in combination, to permit movement of the foam balls along the single file arrangement from the entrance portal to and along the back-and-forth pathway, and from the back-and-forth pathway to the exit portal, and from the exit portal in response to gravity pulling the foam balls through the back-and-forth pathway, in which the foam balls are gravity fed through the back-and-forth pathway.   
     
     
         13 . The toy apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the magazine assembly includes:
 a first body shell; and 
 a second body shell; and 
 the first body shell and the second body shell are configured to be securely mated together. 
   
     
     
         14 . The toy apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the back-and-forth pathway is configured to stop backward movement of the foam balls along the back-and-forth pathway toward the entrance portal once the foam balls are urged to move toward the exit portal.   
     
     
         15 . The toy apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein:
 a lid assembly is configured to:
 selectively close and open the entrance portal; and 
 seal the entrance portal once the lid assembly, in use, closes the entrance portal. 
   
     
     
         16 . The toy apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein:
 an interior of the back-and-forth pathway of the magazine assembly is configured to be selectively internally pressurized, at least in part, relative to atmosphere;   the lid assembly is configured to selectively frictionally fit with the entrance portal of the magazine assembly in such a way that the lid assembly, in use, seals, at least in part, the entrance portal once the lid assembly is selectively frictionally fitted to the entrance portal; and   a foam ball, which is positioned at the exit portal, is configured to selectively frictionally fit with the exit portal of the magazine assembly in such a way that the foam ball, in use, seals, at least in part, the exit portal once the foam ball is positioned at the exit portal; and   the back-and-forth pathway is sealed, at least in part, once:
 (A) the lid assembly is selectively frictionally fitted with the entrance portal; and 
 (B) the foam ball is selectively frictionally fitted with the exit portal. 
   
     
     
         17 . The toy apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the magazine assembly includes a barrel portal configured to be in fluid communication with the barrel assembly of the air-pressurized toy gun; and   an elongated tubular extension extends between the barrel portal and the exit portal; and   the elongated tubular extension is in fluid communication with the back-and-forth pathway, the exit portal and the magazine assembly.   
     
     
         18 . The toy apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein:
 a stop assembly is positioned proximate to a location where the back-and-forth pathway fluidly connects with the elongated tubular extension; and   the stop assembly is configured to prevent backward movement of the foam balls toward the barrel portal.   
     
     
         19 . The toy apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the back-and-forth pathway and the elongated tubular extension are aligned and stacked one above another.   
     
     
         20 . The toy apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the back-and-forth pathway and the elongated tubular extension are about the same width.