Rubber band gun, method of use, and method of assembly

Abstract

A toy gun having a pair of sides are joined together using a number of pins inserted through pin holes passing through the pair of sides. A trigger and a slide are sandwiched between the pair of sides and are secured therein. A pivot pin allows the trigger to be pulled rearwardly such that it presses against the slide, moving it reward as well. When this occurs, the slide moves out from between the two sides, pushing the elastic bands away from static notches located on the rear end of the sides. This causes the top-most elastic band to fire away from the gun, and the remaining elastic bands to be reseated upwardly into the next adjacent respective static notch. The elastic bands pull the trigger back into its original position, allowing for semi-automatic firing.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: 
     
         1 . A toy gun comprising:
 a gun frame comprising a first half and a second half, said first half comprising a slide cavity configured to receive a slide;   said slide comprising a trigger cavity configured to house an upper portion of a trigger element, said trigger element further comprising a trigger-pull extending down and out from between said first half and said second half;   each of said first half and said second half comprising a respective rear end of said gun frame including a corresponding plurality of static notches, with a corresponding single front notch located at a front end of said gun frame;   a plurality of elastic projectiles configured to be stretched between said front notch and plurality of said static notches, wherein each respective static notch receives a single elastic projectile;   said slide further comprising a plurality of slide notches;   said trigger configured to move said slide from a first position rearwardly to a second position when said trigger-pull is pulled rearward, such that said plurality of slide notches are positioned internally between said first half and second half in said first position and such that said plurality of slide notches are positioned externally from said first half and second half in said second position;   wherein said plurality of slide notches are configured to eject a top-most of said plurality of elastic projectiles in a forward velocity away from said front notch and to advance all remaining of said plurality of elastic projectiles amongst said plurality of static notches; and   wherein said trigger element is reset to said first position by said plurality of elastic projectiles only, and no other element is used to reset said trigger member to said loaded position, and all elastic projectiles are capable of being fired semi-automatically.   
     
     
         2 . The toy gun of  claim 1 , wherein said toy gun is modeled after a 9 mm handgun. 
     
     
         3 . The toy gun of  claim 2 , wherein said second half includes a recess configured to resemble an ejector. 
     
     
         4 . The toy gun of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of pin receivers comprised of holes passing through said first half and said second half; and   a plurality of pins configured to be inserted through said plurality of pin receivers such that said first half and said second half are joined, and such that said slide and said trigger element are secured between said first side and said second side.   
     
     
         5 . The toy gun of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a pivot pin inserted through a pivot pin receiver comprised of a hole passing through said first half, said second half, and said trigger element; and   wherein said trigger pivots about said pivot pin when said trigger-pull is pulled from said first position to said second position.   
     
     
         6 . A method of assembling and using a toy gun, the method comprising the steps:
 providing a first half of a gun frame of the toy gun, said first half comprising a slide cavity;   inserting a slide into said slide cavity, said slide comprising a trigger cavity;   inserting a trigger element within said trigger cavity;   placing a second half of said gun frame over said slide and trigger element onto said first half of said gun frame;   inserting a plurality of pins through said first half and said second half to secure said first half to said second half;   inserting a pivot pin through said first half, trigger element, and said second half;   placing a plurality of elastic projectiles between a front notch on a front end of said gun frame to a plurality of static notches on a rear end of said gun frame;   pulling a trigger pull connected to said trigger element;   forcing said slide rearwardly with said trigger element;   adjusting said plurality of elastic projectiles upwardly such that a top one of said plurality of elastic projectiles is ejected forward away from said front notch;   releasing said trigger pull; and   returning said slide within said gun frame with said plurality of elastic projectiles remaining engaged with said gun frame.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said toy gun is modeled after a 9 mm handgun. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said second half includes a recess configured to resemble an ejector.