ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,507, issued on April 7, was assigned to MATTEL INC. (El Segundo, Calif.).
"Toy vehicle launcher" was invented by Paul Schmid (Ojai, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toy vehicle launcher assembly for launching a toy vehicle includes a housing and a launcher that is at least partially disposed in the housing. The launcher includes a load mechanism, an actuator mechanism, and a push mechanism. The load mechanism includes a first arm with a handle portion and a second arm with an engagement extension. The handle portion is configured to pivot along a first axis to move the engagement extension and the length of the first arm is lo...