Toy laser pistol

DETAILED DESCRIPTION We claim: 1.
A toy laser weapon comprising: handle means including grip means for gripping by the user; elongated, substantially transparent barrel means having its proximal end mounted to and extending from said handle means; flash lamp means within said weapon positioned to selectively project light through said barrel means; a DC power source in said weapon; flash lamp actuating means in said weapon for selectively, substantially instantaneously firing said flash lamp means for a single burst of high intensity light; enabling switch means for selectively connecting said DC power source to said flash lamp actuating means for energizing said flash lamp actuating means when said weapon is in use to enable said flash lamp means to selectively emit a single burst of light immediately upon being triggered; trigger switch means mounted to said handle means and connected to selectively actuate said energized flash lamp actuating means substantially instantaneously upon closing said trigger switch means to fire said flash lamp means, said flash lamp means including means to disable ability of said flash lamp means to fire when said trigger switch means is closed and when said enabling switch is open; said flash lamp actuating means comprising: storage capacitor means connected across said flash lamp means through said enabling switch means so that said storage capacitor means remains substantially uncharged when said enabling switch means is open; means coupled between said DC power source and said storage capacitor means for developing a charging voltage and applying said voltage to said storage capacitor means; means to maintain said storage capacitor means at substantially full charge and to recharge said storage capacitor means immediately upon discharge through said trigger switch means when said enabling switch means is closed; and said charge maintaining means comprising feedback means coupled between said storage capacitor means and said charging voltage developing means