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A launcher apparatus for soft foam toy darts, the apparatus having a lock that operates momentarily during a cock and load cycle of the launcher apparatus to prevent an improper cocking operation. The launcher apparatus includes a barrel, a slide, a firing assembly and the lock. The launcher apparat

A launcher apparatus for soft foam toy darts, the apparatus having a lock that operates momentarily during a cock and load cycle of the launcher apparatus to prevent an improper cocking operation. The launcher apparatus includes a barrel, a slide, a firing assembly and the lock. The launcher apparatus also includes three protrusions or surfaces for operative engagement with the lock to partially depress the lock, to fully depress the lock, and to disengage the lock to reset the launcher apparatus for the next cock and load cycle. During operation, one protrusion surface depresses the lock partially and momentarily, a second protrusion or surface fully depresses the lock to enable the lock to be maintained in the depressed state, and a third protrusion or surface causes the lock to be released.

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1. A toy launcher apparatus comprising: a barrel structured to receive toy projectiles;a firing structure operatively connected to the barrel to enable the toy projectiles to be discharged from the launcher apparatus;a slide operatively connected to the firing structure to enable a launch spring to

1. A toy launcher apparatus comprising: a barrel structured to receive toy projectiles;a firing structure operatively connected to the barrel to enable the toy projectiles to be discharged from the launcher apparatus;a slide operatively connected to the firing structure to enable a launch spring to be compressed, the slide being moveable between a forward position and a rearward position; anda lock structure operatively connected to the slide to enable the slide to move from the forward position toward the rearward position and to prevent the slide from moving back to the forward position after the slide has moved rearward to a half cocked position until after the slide has reached the rearward position. 2. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the lock structure operates to momentarily prevent the slide from moving back to the forward position after the slide has moved rearward to the half cocked position until after the slide has reached the rearward position, to be moved out of the way to allow the slide to move from the rearward position to the forward position, and to reset itself. 3. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the lock structure includes a spring biased main abutment surface to engage the slide, the main abutment surface being movable between first and second positions. 4. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 3, wherein: the lock structure includes a spring biased second abutment surface; andthe second abutment surface restrains the main abutment surface in the second position. 5. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 4, wherein: the lock structure includes a first spring for biasing the main abutment surface and a second spring for biasing the second abutment surface. 6. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 5, including: a first structure operatively connected to the slide to enable depression of the main abutment surface from the first position. 7. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 6, including: a second structure operatively connected to the slide to enable depression of the main abutment surface to the second position. 8. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 7, including: a third structure operatively connected to enable movement of the main abutment surface from the second position to the first position. 9. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 8, including: a fourth structure operatively connected to the slide for compressing the launch spring. 10. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 9, wherein: the first, second, and third structures are mounted to operatively engage the lock structure as the slide moves from the forward position to the rearward position and back to the forward position. 11. A toy launcher apparatus comprising a lock operatively connected to a slide to enable the slide to be moved from a first position to a second position, and to enable return movement of the slide to the first position after the slide reaches the second position, said lock being located between the first and second positions of the slide and operatively connected with the slide to momentarily prevent return movement of the slide to the first position after the slide reaches a predetermined position between the first and the second positions when the slide moves from the first position to the second position. 12. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 11, wherein: the lock includes a spring biased main abutment surface movable between a first and a second lock positions. 13. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 12, wherein: the lock includes a spring biased second abutment surface; andthe second abutment surface restrains the main abutment surface in the lock second position. 14. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 13, including: a first structure operatively connected to the slide to enable movement of the main abutment surface from the lock first position toward the lock second position. 15. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 14, including: a second structure operatively connected to the slide to enable movement of the main abutment surface to the lock second position. 16. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 15, including: a third structure operatively connected to the slide to enable movement of the main abutment surface from the lock second position to the lock first position. 17. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 16, including: a link operatively connected to the lock to enable the third structure to move the second abutment surface. 18. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 17, including: a fourth structure operatively connected to the slide for compressing a launch spring. 19. A toy launcher apparatus comprising: a first assembly for receiving one or more toy projectiles;a second assembly connected to the first assembly whereby the one or more toy projectiles are discharged from the launcher apparatus;a third assembly connected to the first and second assemblies for cocking the toy launcher apparatus and for loading the one or more toy projectiles;an abutment surface at the third assembly;a lock assembly comprising a first lock assembly abutment surface at the abutment surface of the third assembly whereby the third assembly is moved from a first position to a second position, with a return movement of the third assembly to the first position after the third assembly reaches the second position; anda spring biasing element with the first lock assembly abutment surface preventing return movement of the third assembly to the first position after the third assembly reaches a predetermined position between the first and the second positions when the third assembly moves from the first position to the second position. 20. The toy launcher apparatus of claim 19, wherein the lock assembly comprises a second lock assembly abutment surface restraining the lock assembly at the second position.