Jet powered vehicle

Claim 1

In combination, a vehicle body having a forward end and a rear end and supporting wheels for supporting the body on a supporting surface; a propellant chamber carried by said body, said chamber having a sleeve-like extension having an exterior and a hollow interior formed about an axis and defining a propellant passage through which a propellant medium may be introduced into, or discharged from, the chamber, said sleeve exterior having a first retaining surface thereon; and a charger and launcher mEans therefor, including a member having a base with a bottom arranged for placement on a supporting surface, and a pump supported on said base including an outlet positioned for engagement with the vehicle propellant passage when the vehicle and charger base are positioned on a supporting surface, sealing means on one of the vehicle extensions and the pump outlet for creating a seal therebetween during engagement of the extension and the outlet, and a movable retainer member on said charger and engageable with said first retaining surface to hold the vehicle and charger together in sealing engagement with respect to the vehicle propellant passage and the charger outlet, said movable retainer member on said charger being connected to a trigger means for movement between a locked position, wherein the vehicle and charger are connected together in said sealing engagement, and a release position, wherein the vehicle is free to move away from the charger, whereby the vehicle chamber may be fully charged with fluid under pressure by means of the pump and held in said fully charged condition until such time as, (following which) the trigger means (may be) is moved to the release position to thereby permit launching of the vehicle away from the charger and launching means responsive to the action of the propellant thrust outwardly of the chamber passage.