Rocket Launcher Toy

Abstract

An air pressure powered toy rocket launcher is herein disclosed. The launcher is comprised of a flexible plastic vessel attached to an assembly of rigid plastic tubes. A vertical section of the tube assembly has an open end. When water is poured into the open end, a closed cell foam plastic rocket, having a center bore, can be fitted over the vertical tube. With the launcher containing a measured amount of water and the rocket in place, a child jumps onto the flexible vessel to both fire the rocket and send a plume of water high into the air. The invention provides a satisfying visual experience while showering water down upon nearby spectators.

1 . An air pressure launched rocket toy comprising: an elongated soft foam rocket, said rocket having a cylindrical body composed of resilient closed cell foamed plastic material, said cylindrical body having a front portion and a rear portion, said rear portion having at least 2 lightweight foamed plastic wings for controlling the orientation of said rocket during flight, said cylindrical body having an axial bore in said rear portion; a flexible hollow vessel, said vessel attached to an assembly of tubes, said assembly of tubes having a means of viewing a space within said assembly of tubes, said assembly of tubes having a vertical section, said vertical section adapted at an open end for snugly inserting into said bore of said rocket, such that when a measured amount of a liquid is introduced into said assembly of tubes and said vessel, through said open end of said vertical section, and said vertical section has been wholly inserted into said bore of said rocket, and said vessel is acted upon by an external compressive force, said rocket and said liquid are propelled from said vertical section of said assembly of tubes.