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A propeller launching toy includes a pistol-shaped housing having a movable trigger and a rotatable winding collar. A main shaft is rotatably supported within the housing and is operatively coupled to the winding collar. A main spring is coupled to the main shaft to provide stored energy for rotatin

A propeller launching toy includes a pistol-shaped housing having a movable trigger and a rotatable winding collar. A main shaft is rotatably supported within the housing and is operatively coupled to the winding collar. A main spring is coupled to the main shaft to provide stored energy for rotating the main shaft. A propeller toy having a plurality of propeller blades is releasibly secured to the forward end of the main shaft. A ratchet mechanism is coupled to the winding mechanism to provide single direction motion of the winding collar and main shaft. The trigger is coupled to a pivotable lever which responds to trigger movement to release the engagement of the main shaft and allow rapid spinning of the main shaft which in turn spins the propeller toy. As the propeller toy is rapidly spun, the propeller blades provide aerodynamic lift launching the propeller toy.

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A propeller launching toy comprising: a housing; a trigger movable supported by said housing; a main shaft supported within said housing and having a forward end extending from said housing and interior end, said main shaft being both rotatably and slidably supported by said housing; a main spring c

A propeller launching toy comprising: a housing; a trigger movable supported by said housing; a main shaft supported within said housing and having a forward end extending from said housing and interior end, said main shaft being both rotatably and slidably supported by said housing; a main spring coupled to said main shaft to be wound when said main shaft is rotated in a first rotational direction and unwound when said main shaft is rotated in an opposite second rotational direction; a propeller toy having a center portion engageable with said forward end of said main shaft and a plurality of radially extending propeller blades; a winding collar rotatably supported upon said housing; a ratchet collar coupled to and rotatable with said winding collar having a plurality of first engagement members; a disk joined to said main shaft having a plurality of second engaging members; and a trigger spring coupled to said main shaft urging said mainshaft slidably toward a position in which said first and second engaging members engage; ratchet means coupled to said ratchet collar preventing rotation of said ratchet collar in said second rotational direction; and release means responsive to movement of said trigger to overcome said urging of said trigger spring and moving said main shaft toward a position in which said first and second engaging members disengage thereby allowing said main spring to rotate said mainshaft and said propeller toy.