Sling Shot Patent Drawings

July 14, 1953

‘J. FISHER

2,645,217

CROTCH TYPE ARROW PROJECTOR

Filed July 18, 1950

IVENTOR.

?sher; , 25

4_

Dec. 8, 1953

2,661,731

A. B. CASEY CATAPULT WITH ‘IMPROVED FORK AND SLING ‘

Filed. June 4, 1951

Fig. 2

30

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l?l' B

F.m. 3B r4! V... A

Wm. ._6M

r

am 4 U

Q.0

.1F

m R. m,

Aug. 27, 1963

J. R. MccoRMlcK

3,101,704

SLINGSHOT

Filed Feb. 19, 1962

INVENToR.

James R /c/za/o’ Mc Co/’m/‘c/f ATTORNEY

nite

States

atent [19]

[111

Sweeney [54]

[76]

[45] Feb. 11., 1975

ARM BRACED AND STABILIZED

3,306,278

2/1967

Spatari ............................ .. 124/41 X

SLINGSHOT

3,494,346

2/1970

Yount et al. .................... .. [24/20 R

Inventor:

Robert Sweeney, 8230 S.W. 27 Ln., Miami, Fla. 33155 June 11, 1973

[22] Filed: [21] Appl. No.: 369,078

Primary Examiner-Richard C. Pinkham Assistant Examiner-William R. Browne

_

Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Paul Ml. Pahules

[57]

[52] [51] [58]

39865094

ABSTRACT

Int. Cl. ............................................ .. F4lb 7/00

An arm braced and stabilized slingshot having an up right handle and a fork for attachment of elastic

Field of Search .......... .. 124/20 R, 22, 30 R, 21,

bands, a single rod releasably engaging said upright

US. Cl. ........................... .. 124/20 R, 124/30 R

124/41, 20 A, 17

handle and adapted to extend along the lower side of the forearm of a user, and arm strap for slidably en

[56] 2,672,857

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3/1954

gaging said rod thereby transferring forces from the wrist of operator to the upper forearm thereof.

5 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures

Gauthier ......................... .. 124/20 R

/aa

26 24

10a 1

22

12

527 Jr I'll

20

‘

l4

United States Patent [191

[11]

3,875,923

Horel

[45]

Apr. 8, 1975

[541 SLINGSHOT WITH ARM BRACE AND RANGE INDICATING INDICIA [76] Inventor: Marvin H. Horel, I32 E. 35th St‘, New York. NY. 10016 [22] Filed: Feb. 27, l974

3,749,075

7/l973

Saunders ......................... .. 124/20 R


[2|] Appl. No.: 446,465

[57] ABSTRACT A slingshot having elastic members for projecting an

[52]

US. Cl. ........................... .. 124/20 R; l24/30 R

article and said slingshot having an arm brace or sup port. The slingshot has a yoke member with a connec

[51]

Int. Cl. ............................................ .. F4lb 7/00

[58] Field of Search

[56]

l24/20 R. 20 A, 20 B, 30 R. l24/4l, 21, 22, 25

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS

2.501.568 2.807.254

3/1950 9/1957

.larnagin .......................... .. l24/20 R Stribling .......................... .. l24/20 R

3,0l8.770

l/l962

Saunders........................... 124/20 B

tion thereto extending rearwardly to the upper portion of a grip. The arm support extends rearwardly from the grip, around the wrist of a user and rests on the

wrist. The elastic members and the yoke have indicia thereon so that a user may observe the distance be

tween the respective indicia so that the distance that

the article being projected may be determined by a


United States Patent 1191

1111

Woolsey et al.

1451 Aug. 26, 1975

1541 [75]

WRIST BRACED SLINGSI-IOT Inventors: Robert Woolsey, Irvine; Wallace C. Kerr, La Habra, both of Calif.

3,812,834

5/1974

3,901,209

Saunders ......................... .. 124/20 R

Primary Examirier~Richard J . Apley Assistant Exan'ziner—William R. Browne Attorney, Agent, or Firm-—Don B. Finkelstein

[73]

Assignee: L & R Industries, Torrance, Calif.

[22]

Filed:

[211

App]. No.: 437,868

[57] ABSTRACT A slingshot having a pistol grip type handle for grip having a yoke or crotch vwith ?exible members at tached to the arms of the yoke and to a pad or holder

Jan. 30, 1974

[52]

us. (:1. ........................... .. 124/20 R; 124/30 R

[51]

im. c1. ............................................ .. F41b 7/00

[58]

Field 61 Search 124/20 R, 20 A, 20 B, 30 R; 273/84, 81 R, 75, 67 R, 81 B, 67 A, 67 DA; 46/222, 223

[56]

‘

_

for a missile orprojectile. Extending from the bottom of the pistol grip is a brace which extends rearwardly and has a curved part that ?ts over the arm or wrist of the user so as to securely brace and stabilize the sling

shot in use. The brace is spring held and adjustable within the handle between positions, one of which al

References Cited

UNITED STATES PATENTS

lows pivotal aiming adjustment of the pistol grip rela—

4/1924 3/1954

McCollom ...................... .. 124/30 R Gauthier .... .. 124/20 R

tive to the brace. The brace may be frictionally held within the handle, thus preventing rotation of the han

2,735,417

2/1956

Denekar . . . . , . .

dle with respect to the brace.

3,127,885 3,749,075

4/1964 7/1973

Kline ct al ..... ,. 124/30 R X Saunders ......................... .. 124/20 R

1,488,995 2,672,857

. . . . . . ..

124/20

R


United States Patent [19]

[11]

Turner

[45] Nov. 11, 1975

[541 SLINGSHOT [76] Inventor: Don La Viere Turner, Rte. 1, West?eld, Wis. 53964 [22] Filed: June 26,1974 [211 Appl. No.: 483,192

3,918,427

Primary Examiner—Richard .1 . Apley

Assistant Examiner-William R. Browne

Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Wheeler, Morsell, House & Fuller

[57]

ABSTRACT

[52]

US. Cl. .... .. 124/20 B; 124/30 R; 273/1065 C;

273/1065 R; 273/1065 B; 273/D1G. 10

The fork of a slinghsot is supported in a position for ward of the handgrip thereof to increase the distance through which the elastic member of the slingshot can

[51]

Int. Cl.2 .......................................... .. F41B 7/00

be drawn back, thereby increasing the force applied to

[58] Field of Search... 124/20 A, 20 B, 20 R, 30 R, 124/41, 35 R; 273/1065 B, 106.5 C, 106.5 R

a missile propelled through the fork by the elastic. The

[56]

larged, ?attened tail ?n with ?nger holes therein. The tail ?n is aerodynamically tapered in cross-sectional shape and acts to stabilize the bolt in ?ight. Sighting along the shaft of the bolt signi?cantly increases the accuracy of the slingshot and makes it possible to reli ably hit game at reasonable hunting ranges. The sling

' I

References Cited

UNITED STATES PATENTS

1,584,729

5/1926

2,532,798

12/1950

Wright ..... ..

Cates ........................ .. 124/20 B UX

2,807,254

9/1957

Stribling.....

2,887,319 2,940,758

5/1959 6/1960

Richter ......... ..

3,126,880 3,057,337

10/1962 3/1964

Loe Rock........................ et al. .. 273/1065 R

3,306,278 3,415,239

2/1967 12/1968

Spatari.... ............. .. 124/20 A Swett ............................... .. 124/20 B

Lay .......... ..

FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 648,217

1951

United Kingdom ........ .. 223/1065 C

missile can be a bolt having a hook at its front end for engaging the elastic means member and having an en

shot has an arm which is attached to the top of the handgrip and extends forwardly to the fork and rear wardly to a forearm brace. The fork is cocked at such an angle to the axis of the arm that a central line to the eyes of a user is substantially perpendicular to the

line between the attachment points of the elastic to the fork is directed toward the eyes of the user,

thereby facilitating aiming of the slingshot and in creasing the accuracy thereof. 6 Claims, 9 Drawing Figures


1111

3,923,034

Wolf

1451

Dec. 2, 1975

l54l SLINGSHOT

Primary Examiner-Richard J. Apley

[76]

Inventor:

Rodney A. Wolf, 2148 Magnolia Lane, Highland Park, 111. 60035

Assistant Examiner—William R, Browne Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Seymour Rothstein

[22]

Filed:

Sept. 9, 1974

[211

Appl. No.: 504,721

[63]

Continuation of Ser. No. 269,588, July 7, 1972,

[57]

Related US. Application Data abandoned.

the fork portion, the band being effectively tapered so as to increase the velocity imparted to a missile and

materially increase the efficiency of the slingshot as

[52]

US. Cl. ........................

[51]

Int. Cl.2 .......................................... .. F418 7/00

[58]

Field of Search ...... .. 124/20 R, 20 A, 20 B, 21,

124/20 R; 124/41 R

124/22, 35, 41 R, 16; 24/17 B [5 6]

ABSTRACT

A slingshot including a frame or stock including a fork portion and a handle and a resilient band secured to

References Cited

contrasted to prior art devices having a uniform cross

section resilient band. The tapered resilient band may be cut from sheet material, formed from tubular stock or molded. In addition, the band may be uniformly ta

pered or non-uniformly tapered. for example, seg mented tapered.

UNITED STATES PATENTS '

118.108

8/1871

Clcaveland ...................... .. 124/20 R

2,079,937

5/1937

Harris .............................. .. 124/20 B

2,600,524

6/1952

Fcrnsel ............................ .. 124/20 R



[11]

4,133,333

Janssen

[45]

Jan. 9, 1979

[54] SLING SHOT

Primary Examiner-Richard C. Pinkham Assistant Examiner—-William R. Browne

[76] Inventor‘ gigs: Aéizlgsgggzf'o' Box 386’

Attorney, Agent, or Firm—-Melvin R. Stidham

[21] App]. No.2 812,753 .

[22] Filed‘ [51] [52] [58]

[57]

.

' ABSTRACT h

11

u]

An improvement for a slingshot t at ut' izes a tub ar

Jul‘ 5’ 1977

elastic band as the propulsion medium, the ends of the

Int. Cl.2 .... .. F41B 7/00 US. Cl. ......................................... .. 124/20 R Field of Search .............. .. 124/20 R, 20 A, 41 R,

The rod ends are formed with one or more grooves or

124/35; 215/321; 273/72 R; 272/142, 137, 136,

and a pair of semi-cylindrical plastic shells are hinged

144 [56]

.

References Cited

U-S- PATENT DOCUMENTS‘ 1,165,484 3,749,075

12/1915 7/ 1973

Zimmerman .................... .. 273/72 R Saunders .......................... .. 124/20 R

tube being stretched over the ends of the forked rod.

depressions disposed transversely to the axes thereof together to form a rod end cap with internal ridges that . ' terloek with the grooves. A hinged cap is placed over , . .

m

each rod end to provlde a smooth, y1eldable surface over which the elastic tube ends are stretched.



[11]

4,169,453

Hunsicker

[45]

Oct. 2, 1979 7

[s4] COMPOUND SLlNGSHOT [75] Inventor:

Primary Examiner—Richard C. Pinkharn

Glen G. Hunsicker, Topeka, Kans.

[73] Assignee: Dory J. Neale, Sr., Topeka, Kans. ; a part interest

Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Fishburn, Gold & Litman [57]

‘

ABSTRACT

A compound slingshot comprises a longitudinally ex tending support shaped for holding by a user, an elon gate resilient member having one end attached to the

[21] Appl. No.: 839,013 [22] Filed:

- Assistant Examiner-William R. Browne

Oct. 3, 1977

[51]

Int. Cl.2 .............................................. .. F41B 3/00

[52]

U.S. Cl. ............................. .. 124/20 R; 124/41 A;

[58]

Field of Search ............... .. 124/20 R, 35 R, 41 R,

[56]

124/25, 1, 22, 23 R, 24 R, 16, 29, 17, 31, 80, 88, 90; 273/260 References Cited

124/61; 124/80; 124/16

about the marginal surface of the cam. A projectile receiver is operably connected with the, cam by a sec

ond ?exible line, whereby rearward translation of the receiver with respect to the support rotates the cam and tenses the resilient member in such a manner that the

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

force required to retain the receiver at a fully extended

1,153,415 2,307,021

9/1915 l/ 1943

Beaty ..................................... .. 124/1 Cordrey et a]. .......... .. 124/22 UX

3,509,863

5/1970

Barker

3,599,621

8/1971

Scrobell

.. ..... ......

support, and a cam rotatably mounted on the support and having an eccentric marginal surface. A flexible line has one end connected with the free end of the resilient member, and the other end attached to and wound

. . . . ..

124/31 X

.... .. 124/88 X

3,804,072

4/1974

Izuta ...... ..

.. 124/89 X

3,851,638

12/1974

Alexander

.. 124/90 X

3,993,039

11/1976

Groves et a1. ................... .. 124/23 R

position is less than the force required to retain the receiver at an intermediate position thereby providing accurate aiming of the slingshot and increased hurling

capabilities. 10 Claims, 9 Drawing Figures


[111

4,198,949

Cook

[451

Apr. 22, 1980

[54] SLINGSHOT WITH ADJUSTABLE SIGHT [76] Inventor: Julian L. Cook, 106 Morningside Dr., Albany, Ga. 31705

.

[21] Appl. No.: 907,806 [22] Filed: May 19, 1978

Primary Examiner-William R. Browne Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Bell Seltzer, Parks & Gibson [57] ABSTRACT A slingshot for hunting, target shooting, or the like, and which includes an adjustably mounted aiming device

optimumly located between the slingshot prongs for accurate and selective alignment of the projectile trajec tory’s range and horizontal placement. The elastic band

[51]

Int. Cl.2 .............................................. .. F41B 3/00

[52]

US. Cl. .................................. .. 124/20 R; 33/263;

[58]

Field of Search ................... .. 124/20 R, 24 R, 23,

is releasably mounted to the ends of the slingshot prongs, so that the band protrudes in alignment there

124/87, 88; 33/265, 263; 16/110

with, thereby reducing the danger of the projectile

.

{56]

16/110 R

References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

1,072,988

9/1913

Pratt et a1. ................... .. 124/20 R X

1,207,025 12/1916

Grigsby

2,574,599

11/1951

Stieber

.. 124/87 X

124/20 R

2,667,863

2/1954

Styles .... ..

.. 124/20 R

3,018,770

1/ 1962

Saunders .

33/265 X

3,618,585

11/1971

Allison ...... ..

124/20 A

3,901,209

8/1975

Woolsey et al.

4,026,032

5/1977

Smith

....... .. ..

124/20 R . . . . . . . . . ..

33/265

striking the slingshot or the user’s hand, while permit ting the mounting of the aiming device between the prongs and making possible rapid and convenient inter change of elastic bands. A slingshot handle, having a cross-sectional dimension parallel to the projectile’s trajectory greater than the perpendicular dimension, is also provided for improved safety, accuracy, and facil ity of use.

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[1 1]

4,250,861

Ellenburg

[45]

Feb. 17, 1981

[54] FOLDABLE WRIST BRACED SLINGSHOT [76] Inventor: Howard Ellenburg, 2654 44th Ave., Columbus, Nebr. 68601

tic members connected to said yolk. A wrist brace is frictionally, detachably and pivotably mounted to the hand grip near the base thereof. Said wrist brace com

[21] Appl. No.: 952,085

prises a pair of longitudinal members diverging rear wardly from the hand grip and spaced apart to receive

[22] Filed:

the wrist between them and an end member integral

Oct.17,1978

[51]

Int. Cl.3 .............................................. .. F41B 7/00

[52]

....... .. 124/20 R; 124/80

[58]

Field of Search ................... .. 124/20 R, 25, 41 R,

124/41 A, 80, 1, 16,’ 17, 21; 145/61 L; 81/177 ST, 177 E; 273/73 T

[56]


1,730,820

10/1929

2,672,857

3/1954

Gauthier .

Holden ......................... .. 273/73 J X

124/20 R

2,735,417

2/1956

Denekar ........ ..

124/20 R

3,901,209

8/ 1975

Woolsey et a1. ................. .. 124/20 R


Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Larson, Taylor and Hinds [57] ABSTRACT A folding slingshot having a yolk, a hand grip and elas

with said longitudinal members engageable with the user’s wrist. A groove is on each side of said handle near

the base thereof for receipt of end portions of said longi tudinal members. A protruding stop member on said hand grip overhanges each of said grooves and prevents further rotation of said wrist brace. A cam area on said

hand grip below each of said grooves containing two spaced apart cam surfaces; said end portions of the longitudinal members encountering said cam surface upon rotation toward said grooves, thereby spreading slightly said longitudinal members so that after passing over said cam surfaces said end portions of the longitu dinal members snap into said grooves and rest against said respective stop members to lock said wrist brace in

shooting position. 6 Claims, 8 Drawing Figures

United States Patent [19] I Wolf [54]

HAND CATAPULT

4,050,439

[75] Inventor:

Rodney A. Wolf, Stevens Point, Wis.

[73]

Weber Tackle Company, Stevens

Assignee;

POmt’ W15‘

9/1977

[11]

4,265,212

[45]

May 5, 1981

Rudy ................................ .. 124/20 R

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 860155 9/ 1940 France .................................

124/20 R

Primary Examiner-William R. Browne

[21] APPL No’; 370,420

Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Allegretti, Newitt, Witcoff & McAndrews

[22] Filed:

Jan. 18, 1978 .3

g‘ .

[58]

[57]

'-' """""""""""""""""" ......................... ..

Field of Search .......... ..

,

124/20 R, 20 A, 20 B,

124/41 R, 49, 50, 52, 53, 25, 88, 89, 17; 22/4

[56]


2,324,201 7/1943 2,532,798 12/1950 2,585,663 2/1952 2,820,444 1/1958 3,306,278 2/1967 3,683,882 8/1972 3,901,209 8/1975 3,983,860 10/1976

Donaldson

124/20 R

Wright Laubly

124/20 B 124/20 R

Pedersen .

124/20 R

Spatari

ABSTRACT

A hand catapult including a shaped handle designed to

.......... .. 124/22

Braxton ........ ..

124/20 A X

Woolsey et al.

...... .. 124/20 R

Bolton .............................. .. 124/20 R

conform to the hand of the user, a semi-circular carriage secured to the top of the handle in offset relationship to

the longitudinal axis of the handle, resilient band for hurling a missile, and swivel carriage bindings for con necting the resilient band to the carriage. The handle includes handle core to provide heft and weight for improved feel and handling and to permit various acces sories to be attached easily to the handle. The accesso ries may include a leather carrying strap, a wrist brace

toprovide greater stability for better aiming, and an ammunition tube attachment.


Umted States Patent [191

[111

4,273,094

Hogan

[45]

Jun. 16, 1981

[54] SLINGSHOT

[56]


- [76]

Invenwrr

Frank M- Heg?n, 250 Sierra Vista,

2,600,524

6/1952

Fernsel ............................ .. 124/20 R

Tucson, AI‘lZ. 85731

3,494,346

2/1975

Yount et al. .

3,865,094

2/ 1975

Sweeney .......................... .. 124/20 R

[21] App], No‘; 79,340

.... .. 124/20 R '

Primary Examiner—William R. Browne Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Rummler & Snow

[22]‘ Filed:

Sep. 27, 1979

[57]

ABSTRACT

A device for propelling a missile toward an object. Said

Related [1.5, Application Data .

[63]

.

device includes a handle frame having upwardly and rearwardly divergently disposed, bowed arms and a pair of rubber tubes each slidably mounted on a tube

5233mm“ of Ser‘ No‘ 839315’ Oct’ 3’ 1977’ aban' '

carrying arcuate member integrally formed medially on and positioned above theupper end of the handle, the

I

free portions spaced above each of the arms on which a

[51'] Int. Cl.3 .............................................. .. F418 7/00

rubber tube is slidable thereon, and a sight integrally

[52]

US. Cl. ........... .. .

formed on the upper end of the handle.

[58]

Field of Search ................. .. 124/20 R, 17, 21, 22,

.............. .. 124/20 R

124/35 R, 41 A; 33/265


1111 [45]

United States Patent [19] McBride

4,274,337 Jun. 23, 198i

Primary Examiner-William R. Browne

{54] SLINGSHOT

Attorney, Agent, or Firm—C. A. Phillips

[761 Inventor:

[57]

George H. McBride, 7612 Teal Dr.,

Huntsville, Ala. 35802

A slingshot having a pouch formed of a ?exible, e1on— gated strap which is pleated by permanent creases ex

[21] Appl. No.: 141,285 [22] Filed: Apr. 18, 1980

tending inward from each side along orthogonal and

diagonally intersecting lines, whereby, by pulling end

[51] [52]

Int. Cl.3 .............................................. .. F41B 7/00 U.S. C1. .................................. .. 124/20 A

[58]

Field of Search ................... .. 124/20 R, 20 A, 49,

124/41 R

[56]

ABSTRACT


2,661,731 3,407,798

12/1953 10/1968

Casey ............................... .. 124/20 A Rock ..... .. 124/20 A

3,618,585

11/1971

Allison

4,133,333

11/1979

Janssen I ........................... .. l24/20R

124/20 A

regions of the strap together, a closure is formed to hold

pellets. This closure is operable, and the pellets releas able, in the normal course of shooting by release of the two sides of the strap. Pellets are stored in the handle of the slingshot and are metered by an exiting tubular passageway of a selected dimension and which has a

restricted inner opening, whereby a discrete quantity of pellets are captured in the passageway when the handle is inverted and then righted.


Unlted States Patent [19]

[11] Patent Number:

Webb et a1.

[45]

[54]

ARROW SLINGSHOT

Date of Patent:

[76] Inventors: Ted of 233 H. Broadway Webb; George RM Spector, 3615, New both

7/1924

Deck ..... ..

..

1,748,651 1,704,310 2/1930 3/1929 Holliday Sperry ..

York, N.Y. 10007

2,125,591

1211 Appl- N0~= 594,031

8/1938 Smith ..... ..

2,708,924 2,532,798 12/1950 5/1955 Hurlburt Wright ..

[22]

Med‘ ‘

[51]

Int. Cl.4 .............................................. .. F41B 3/00

[52]

us. (:1. ...................................... .. 124/22; 124/86;

Mar’ 27’ 1984

3,194,226 3,455,288

403/375

Field of Search ............... .. 273/20 R, 20 A, 20 B,

273/21, 22, 24 R, 24 A, 25, 26, 83-85, 17, 86; 403/375

[56]

Mar. 4, 1986

1,434,726 11/1922 Akers .................................. .. 124/22 1,502,499

[58]

4,573,445

7/1965 7/1969

Hoff Knerr .... ..

4,297,985 11/ 1981 Rodriguez 4,458,658

7/1984 Blair ---------------------------- -- 124/20 B X

Primary Examiner-Paul E. Shapiro [57]

ABSTRACT

A slingshot for an arrow is provided and consists of a

References Cited

long barrel open at both ends secured to the top portion

Us PATENT DOCUMENTS

of a handgrip and a device secured to the handgrlp for propelling the arrow through the barrel.

1,207,025 12/1916 Grigsby ...................... .. 124/20 R

1,375,776 4/1921 Buys ................................ .. 124/22 X



[11] Patent Number: [45] Date of Patent:

Ellenburg et al. [54] [76]

FOLDABLE WRIST BRACED SLINGSHOT WITH AMMUNITION STORAGE AND DISPENSING MEANS Inventors: Mark O. Ellenburg, PO. Box 894, F.D.R., New York, NY. 10022; H.

Steve Ellenburg, 3468 Iris Ct., Boulder, Colo. 80302

[21] Appl. No.: 563,173 Dec. 19, 1983 [22] Filed: [51] Int. Cl.‘ .............................................. .. F41B 3/00 [52] U.S. Cl. .................................. .. 124/20 A; 124/49; 220/244; 220/283; 220/343; 221/306; 222/556

[58] [56]

Field of Search ..................... .. 124/20, 45, 49, 50;

222/556, 558; 220/283, 244, 342, 343, 281, 282, 337, 338; 221/206, 306, 303 References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 257,379 1,430,313

5/1882 9/1922

Pohlman et a1. ................ .. 124/20 R Millity ........................... .. 222/556 X

1,487,973

3/1924

3,618,585

11/1971

4,583,513 Apr. 22, 1986

Preston ........................... .. 124/45 x Allison

.... . .. ..

. . . ..

3,718,238 2/1973 Hazard m1. 4,250,861

2/1981

124/20A

222/556x

Ellenberg ........................ .. 124/20R

Primary Examiner-Paul E. Shapiro Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Larson and Taylor

[57]

ABSTRACT

A folding, wrist braced slingshot having a yolk, a hand grip that stores and dispenses ammunition for use and elastic members connected to said yolk. A wrist brace is

frictionally, detachably and pivotably mounted to the hand grip near the base thereof. A pivotable closure means is provided the bottom of the hand grip. The closure swivels to dispense ammunition stored within the hand grip. The yolk comprises a forked portion and a doubled over stem portion wherein the inside base of the stern portion contains a slot and the hand grip con

tains an inwardly projecting member positioned within said stem portion so that the end thereof ?ts in said slot.


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[11] Patent Number:

Stinnett et al.

[45]

[54] SLINGSHOT

2,333,233 1523;; :{Vrgf ............................... .. 3:558?

[76] Inventor-S1 James C- Stinnett, 1101 Walter Dre

4,569,324 2/1986 Garcyia ............................. ,. 124/20 R

,

Apt. D, Dallas, Tex. 75211; George

Spector, 233 Broadway; RM 3815,

Date of Patent: ,

u

4,722,316 Feb. 2, 1988

............................... ..

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

New York, NY 10007

2031743

5/1980 United Kingdom ........... .. 124/20 R

[2]] Appl- NO-I 2,641

Primary Examiner-Richard C. Pinkham

[22] Filed_

Assistant Examiner-Mark S. Graham

Jan 12 1987

.

.

,

[51]

Int. c1.4 . . . . .

[52]

US. Cl. ......................................... .. 124/20 R

[58]

Field of Search ................................... .. 124/ 17-22

6 [5 1

. . . .. F41B 7/00; F41F 7/00

R f C, d e erences “e U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

[57]

ABSTRACT

A slingshot is provided and consists of a forked handle, a missile receiving pouch and resilient members con

necting the pouch to the handle whereby theresilient members are solid cylindrical rubber tubes to improve operating efficiency of the slingshot. In a modi?cation

2 645 217 7/1953 Fisher .............................. .. 124/20 B

the fmked handle is angularly adjustable f°r g‘ea‘er

2,715,895

accuracy‘

6/1952

Loveless ..... ..

124/20 R

3,306,278 3,101,704 2/1967 2/1962 Spatari McCormick .... .. ..

124/20 124/22


United States Patent 119]

[11] Patent Number:

Brown

[45]

[54]

SLINGSHOT

[76]

Inventor:

Date of Patent:

4,651,707

Kinston’ A13“ 36453

Mar. 27, 1990

3/1987 Bozek .............................. .. 124/20 R

4,703,744 11/1987

Jim w. Brown, Rte. 1, Box 182,

4,911,136

T

1

t l. ................... .. l24/2OR

ay me a

Primary Examiner-Randolph A. _Reese Assistant Examiner-Anthony Knight

[21] Appl' No‘: 318,335 [22] Filed: Mar. 3, 1989

Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Richard C. Litman [57] ABSTRACT

Int. GL4 .......................... .. F41B

F41B 5/00

A slingshot is constructed to produce the maximum

U.s. Cl- .................................. -

[58] F_ Id f s ‘e

0

h ea"

122%25241125423315 """""""""" "

’

’

’

124/1316‘ 1’ 25’ 20 R’ 17’ 20 B

[56]

References Cited

the user and includes a cable a minimum assemblyofcooperating force exertedwith a plurality of pulley assemblies. A pair of draw pulley

assemblies are mounted upon a ?xed frame and are

U's' PATENT DOCUMENTS 1,153,415 9/1915

joined, by the cables, to a pair of pulley assemblies carried by the free ends of two resilient limbs extending forwardly and upwardly from their attachment to the frame. A handle assembly, ?xed relative the frame,

3,918,427 11/1975 4’026’032 5/1977

includes an arm guard extending forwardly and rear wardly of the frame and is engaged by ‘a substantial

4959438 10/1979 9/1977 4,169,453 4,169,456 10/1979

1‘e n g th o fth eusersarm ’ t osa 1 bil‘ize th esings 1' 11 o 1 <1 unng ‘

Its use

4,41l,248 10/1983 4,649,891

3/1987 Bozek ......................... .. l24/DIG. l

7 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets

UIllted States Patent [19]

[11] Patent Number:

Ford

[45]

[54]

[76]

HANDHELD WATER BALLOON CATAPULT

Invento?

4 a 922 9 884

Date of Patent:

May 8, 1990

3,901,209

3/1975 Woolsey et a1. ................ .. 124/20 R

3,974,820

8/1976

Ott

.......... .... .

Jack T- Ford, 7033 Hwy- 290 E-

4,240,396 12/1980 Randoll

#111, Austln, Tex. 78723

4,250,861

. . . ..

124/20 R

........ .. 124/17

2/1981 Ellenburg ....................... .. 124/20 R

[21] Appl- N04 324,978


[22]

80528 4/1963 France ............................ .. l24/20R

Filed:

Mar. 15, 1989 .

.

Primary Examiner—Edward M. Coven

Related U's' Apphcatlon Data

Assistant Examiner-Benjamin Layno

[63]

Continuation of Ser- NO- 57,425, Jun- 2, 1937, abandoned.

[51]

Int. Cl.5 .............................................. .. F41B 3/00

[52]

US. Cl. ................... .. 124/201; 124/411

[58] Field of Search

[56]

""""""""""""" "

124/20 R 41 R ’

Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Pravel, Gambrell, Hewitt, Kimball & Krieger [57]

ABSTRACT .

. .

.

A catapult havlng traditional slmgshot components implementing a yolk of greater clearance, thus allowing

References Cited

an enlarged projectile pouch to be attached. These

Us. PATENT DQCUMENTS

features allow projectiles, of greater mass such as water balloons, to be launched with considerable accuracy

2,735,417 2/ 1956 Denekar .......................... .. 124/20 R

and distance. Combined with the above described cata_

3,099,256

pult is a guard which protects ?ngers from the occa sional contact which may occur during projectile launch.

7/1963 Halverson .

124/41 R

3,277,878 10/1966 Pankratz 3,749,075

7/1973

Saunders . . . . . . .

124/20 R . . . ..

124/20 R

3,802,409 4/1974 Mike et a].

124/20 R

3,862,626 1/1975 Doherty

124/41 R

3,875,923

4/1975

Horel .............................. .. 124/20 R



[11] Patent Number:

Barr

[45]

[54]

Date of Patent:

SLINGSHOT INCORPORATING IMPROVED

4,458.658

FEATURES FOR INCREASED ENERGY

4,703,744 11/1987 Taylor et a1.

STORAGE AND ENHANCED PERFORMANCE

Inventor:

David W. Barr, 223 La Fonda, Houston, Tex. 77060

Apr. 25, 1990 i221 Filed: [5 ll Int. Cl.5 .............................................. .. F41B 31/02 ....................... .. 124/201; 124/17 [52] US. Cl. [58] Field of Search .................. .. 124/201, 20.3, 25.6, 124/25, 22, 17, 21

References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 316,525 4/1885 Cooper 124/201 X 1,072,988

9/1913 Pratt et al.

124/201 X

1,153,415

9/1915

124/201 X

Beaty ..... ..

2,853,992 9/1958 Wheeler

7/1984 Blair ................................. .. 124/201 ........... ._ 124/20.3 X

6/1971

Canada ............................. .. 124/201

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Angus Laidlow, “NowzSuper Accurate slingshots”,

12 1] Appl. No.: 514,152

[561

Dec. 17, 1991

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 872927

[761

5,072,715

124/203 X

[57]

ABSTRACT‘

An improved slingshot includes an elongated main frame and a fork assembly pivotally mounted about a transverse axis at the forward end of the mainframe.

The fork assembly includes a pivotal flip-fork resiliently biased to normally assume a lowered neutral non-shoot

ing position in which is lies below the path of ?ight of a projectile shot by the slingshot. The ?ip-fork is pivot ally movable against the bias to an upright shooting

3,524,439

8/1970 Dantzler ..

3,749,075

7/1973

Saunders ..

.. 124/201

position upon stretching of a power band connected to

3,812,834

5/1974

Saunders ..

............. .. 124/201

the ?ip-fork. Upon being moved to its shooting position,

Burghardt Sweeney .... ..

............. .. 124/201 124/201

3,857,379 12/1974 2/1975

3,865,094 3,875,923

4/1975

124/203

Popular Mechanics, Jan. 1984, 4 pages. Primary Examiner-Peter M. Cuomo Attorney, Agent, or Firm-John R. Flanagan

Horel ............. ..

124/201

3,901,209 8/ 1975 Woolsey et al.

124/201

3,918,427 11/1975

Turner ....... ..

124/203

3,923,034 12/1975

Wolf .......... ..

124/201

3,949,729

4/1976

Pfotenhauer .

124/203

3,974,820

8/1976

Ott .......... ..

124/201

3,983,860 10/1976

Bolton .... ..

124/201

4,050,438

9/1977

Pfotenhauer .

124/201

4,050,439

9/1977

Rudy ...... ..

4,133,333 1/1979 .lanssen

124/201

124/201

the flip-fork stores energy in addition to that being stored in the elastic power band as the latter is stretched

to load the slingshot. The mainframe of the slingshot includes a hand grip located between forward and rear ward ends of the mainframe and rearward and forward

frame portions extend respectively rearwardly and for wardly of the hand grip. The rearward frame portion is connected to a lower end of the hand grip for placement under a user’s wrist and forearm when the hand grip is held by the user’s hand, whereas the forward frame portion is connected to an upper end of the hand grip

4,169,453 10/1979 Hunsicker

124/201

4,198,949

4/1980

124/201

and extends inclined forwardly and downwardly there

4,250,861

2/1981 Ellenburg .

124/201

4,273,094

6/1981

Hogan .... ..

124/201

from so as to position the forward end of the mainframe on a centerline through a user‘s arm and hand holding

Wales ..... .. Lozier .... .. Saunders .... .. Kivenson ......................... ..

124/201 124/201 124/201 124/201

4,278,065 7/1981 4,332,230 6/1982 4,373,503 2/1983 4,411,248 10/1983

Cook .......... ..

the slingshot. 27 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets

llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll US005230323A


[11] [45]

Saunders et al. [54] SLINGSHOT CONSTRUCTION [76]

Patent Number: Date of Patent:

5,230,323 Jul. 27, 1993

Copy-of front page of catalog (1983) of Saunders Ar

Inventors: Charles A. Saunders, Box 476 -

Industrial Site, Columbus, Nebr.

68601-0476; Eugene E. Saunders, 2501 - 18th St., Columbus, Nebr. 68601

chery Co. with attached copy of p. 12.

Copy of front page of catalog (1984) of Saunders Ar chery Co. with attached copy of p. 12.

Copy-of front page of catalog (1985) of Saunders Ar chery Co. with attached copy of p. 16.

Copy-of front of catalog (1986) of Saunders Archery

[21] App1.No.: 892,338

Co. with attached copy of p. 22.

[22] Filed:



Jun. 2, 1992

[51]

Int. Cl.5 ................................. ........... .. F413 3/02


[52]

US. Cl. ...................... .. 124/204; 124/17


[58]

Field of Search .... ..


[56]

, ........... .. 124/17, 20.1


References Cited


U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 2,715,895 8/1955 Loveless. 2,995,129

8/1961


Primary Examiner-Randolph A. Reese

Malott .............................. ..124/20.1

3,018,770 1/1962 Saunders 3,511,221 5/1970 Saunders 3,524,439

8/1970 Dantzler .

3,749,075

7/1973

‘

124/201 124/201

Assistant Examiner-John Ricci Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Henderson & Sturm

[57]

Saunders .......................... .. 124/201

3,812,834 5/1974 Saunders 4,373,503 2/1983 Saunders

124/201 124/201

4,569,324

2/1986

Garcia .......... ..

124/201

4,722,316

2/1988

Stinnett et a1. .

124/201

4,873,964 10/1989

Bonoan ......... ..

.. 124/201

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Copy-one sheet from Kessler Sales Corporation show ing the product title: Hand Held Slingshot-File #40,137-patented Feb. 11, 1986.

ABSTRACT

A slingshot construction (10) including a handle mem ber (20), a pair of upwardly projecting arm elements (32) attached to the handle member (20), a pair of elastic bands (13) attached on one end to the arm elements (32) and attached on the other end to a pouch (14); wherein,

the improvement comprises using multiple lengths of rubber tubing (40) as the elastic bands (13) on each side

of the slingshot.


llllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllIllllllllll _

US005279276A

Umted States Patent [19]

[11] Patent Number:

Nagel et al.

[45]

Date of Patent:

5,279,276 Jan. 18, 1994

[54] SLINGSHOT AND PROJECI'ILE THEREFOR

Attorney, Agent, or Finn—Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman,

[76] Inventors: Dietmar Nigel, 147 South Rd, Chester, NJ. 07930; Craig P. Nadel, 201 Wingate Rd., Parsippany, NJ.

Pavane

07054

[51] [52]

[58]

Oct. 30, 1992

Int. (11.5 .............................................. .. F41B 7/00 US. Cl. ...................... .. 124/204; 124/202 Field of Search ..................... .. 124/18, 20.1, 20.2,

124/203

[56]

References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 3/1870 5/1870 9/1879 5/1927

101,382 102,594 219,180 1,626,892

2,708,429

5/1955

3,865,094

2/1975

ABSTRACI‘

A slingshot is operable for propelling a projectile toward a target. The projectile is formed as a body from which a pair of elastic members outwardly and nonde

[21] Appl. No.: 969,003 [22] Filed:

[57]

1

tachably extend. The slingshot includes a yoke having ?rst and second substantially upwardly and outwardly extending prongs and a user-graspable handgrip de pending downwardly. Each of the prongs carries one of a pair of confrontingly opposed posts that extend out wardly from the prong and on the periphery of which a slot is de?ned. In use, the elastic members are releasably received in the respective post slots and the projectile is grasped by the user and drawn rearwardly to stretch the elastic members against their elastic urgency. When the projectile is then released, the elastic members contract

that propel the projectile toward the target. As the projectile passes between and beyond the yoke prongs, ..

Sweeney .......................... .. 124/201

the elastic members are released from the post slots and

travel with the projectile body toward the target.

Primary Examiner-Randolph A. Reese Am'szant Examiner-John Ricci

33Claims,4l)rawing$heets

_

US005345922A


[11] Patent Number:

Ott

[45]

5,345,922

Date of Patent:

Sep. 13, 1994

[54]

CATAPULT DEVICE

4,877,007 10/1989 Olson ............................... .. 124/203 4,911,136 3/1990 Brown .............................. ..124/20.1

[76]

Inventor:

5,125,388 6/1992 Nicely et a1_ _

Peter P. Ott, 237 Canyon Acres Dr.,

Laguna Beach, Calif. 92651


[21] Appl. No.: 177,233 [22] Filed:

396374 5/1924 Fed. Rep. of Germany

Prima [51]

Int. Cl.5 . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. F41B 7/00

[52]

US. Cl. ............................. .. 124/20.1; 124/16

[58]

Field of Search ............... .. 124/201, 16, 17, 20.3,

124/25, 35.1, 1 [56]

124/20.l

Jan. 4, 1994


Examiner—Randol h A. Reese

Assism’zt Examiner_AnthO§y Knight

Art We)"

[57]

A

t gen’ 0’

F.

_P

"m

S .th L 0m’

m‘

’

d &R an e

056

ABSTRACT

A catapult device having a main body portion, a down wardly extending pistol grip, and a pair of forwardly

1,892,405 12/1932 Metzger .............................. .. 124/17

extending Spaced arm‘ A pair of elasionieric members

3,494,346 2/1970 Yount et a1. ..................... .. 124/201 3,918,427 11/1975 Turner ............................. .. 124/203

are each attached at one end 1° 3 molecule holder and at the other end to one Of a plurality of Spaced Open

3,974,820 8/1976 Ott .

slots on opposite sides of the main body portion. The

4,050,438 9/1977 Pfotenhauer ..................... .. 124/201

elastomeric members pass about spaced rotatable Pul

4’169’453 10/1979 Hfmsicker '

leys mounted in each free end of the spaced arms.

4,411,248 10/1983

Klvenson .

4,458,658

Blair ................................. .. 124/201

7/1984

4,703,744 11/1987 Taylor et a1. .

10 Claims, 1 Drawing Sheet

l|ll|||||l|l|l||lll|||ll|l|l||l|lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll USO05501207A United States Patent [19]

[11] Patent Number:

Black

[45]

[54]

ARM BRACED SLINGSHOT

Date of Patent:

5,230,323

[21] Appl. No.: 363,084

7/1993

Saunders et a1. .................... .. 124/201

Primary Examiner—-John A. Ricci Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Robert K. Rhea

[57]

Dec. 23, 1994

ABSTRACT

F41B 3/02

An improved target practice and hunting slingshot is formed by a U-shaped member having elongated legs adapted to

US. Cl. .................................. .. 124/20.1 Field of Search ................................ .. 124/201, 20.3,

extend along Opposite Sides of a forearm with the bight P0rtion distmsed fmwardly of a usef’s hand when gn'PPing

124/17

a handle transversely extending between the legs. Inverted L-shaped posts surmounted on the respective forward end

[51] Int. Cl.6 [521 [58]

Mar. 26, 1996

5,072,715 12/1991 Barr ..................................... ..124/20.1

[76] Inventor: Sidney L. Black, 1823 Sherry La., Edmond, Okla, 73003

[22] Filed:

5,501,207

[56]

References Cited

portion of each leg adjacent the bight portion have their foot

portion projecting generally rearwardly in parallel relation U-S- PATENT DOCUMENTS

and angularly disposed relative to the longitudinal axis of

2,807,254

9/1957 Stribling .............................. .. 124/201

3,749,075

7/1973

Saunders . . . . . .

. . . . .. 124/201

missile pocket of a Sling connected with the Post foot

3,812,834

5/1974 Saunders . . . . . .

. . . . .. 124/201

portions and transferring the strain of stretching the sling

3,865,094

2/1975 Sweeney .

.... .. 124/201

resilient members to the forearm of a user.

3,875,923

4/1975

Horel

. . . . ..124/20.1

5/1981

Wolf

4,265,212

4,877,007

. . ... .

the respective frame leg for better Sighting alignment of the

.... .. 124/20.1

10/1989 Olson ............................... .. 124/203 X


IllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll USOO5531209A Unlted States Patent [19]

[11] Patent Number:

Liedtke

[45]

[54]

COMPOUND SLINGSHOT

Date of Patent:

J_ Liedtke, First St” Rogers City, Mich 49779

-

Bozek ........ ..

. 124/20.1 X

5

Int. c1.6 ...................................................... .. F41B 3/02

[52] US. Cl. [58]

3/1987

4,703,744 11/1987 Taylor 61 al. . 12400.1 4,911,136 3/1990 Brown .................................. .. 124/20.l

Primary Examiner——Eric K. Nicholson Assistant Examiner—Johr1 A. Ricci Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Michael I. Kroll

[21] Appl. No.3 239,900 [22] Filed May 9 1994 [51]

Jul. 2, 1996

4,411,248 10/1983 Kivenson ............................. .. 124/20.l 4,651,707

Invgntor;

5 a 531 a 209

[57]

ABSTRACT

124/20.1

A compound slingshot is provided, which consists of a

Field of Search ................................ 0. 124/201, 20.2, 124/20_3, 21, 22, 25_6

weapon operated by manual energy, to propel a small missile towards a target. A structure is coupled to the weapon, for

[56]

1,153,415

References Cited

increasing the speed of the small missile towards the target, by using less manual energy by applying tension to the

U'S' PATENT DOCUMENTS

bowstn'ng of the speed increasing structure so that an elastic band with a pouch will propel the small missile.

9/1915 Beaty ............................... .. l24/20.1 X

4,169,453 10/1979 Hunsicker ........................... .. 124/22 X


Unlted States Patent [19]

[11] Patent Number:

Flournoy

[45] Date of Patent:

[54]

SLINGSHOT

[76]

Inventor;

4,852,543 5,016,601

Jerry Flournoy, HC 27 Box 77N,

5,619,978 Apr. 15, 1997

8/1989 Mosser ................................. .. 124/20.1 5/1991 Ferguson et a1. . 124/201

5,072,715 12/1991 Barr ..................................... .. 124/201

Spicewood, Tex. 78669

_

_

_

Primary Examiner-John A. R1cc1 [21]

Appl No _ 645 506 .

[22] Filed: [51] [52] [58]

..

Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Stephen R. Greiner

,

May 14, 1996

[57]

ABSTRACT

Int. Cl.6 ...................................................... .. F41B 3/02 US. Cl. ......................................... .. 124/201; D22/106 Field ofSearch ................................ .. 124/201 20.3-

An improved Projectile launching Weapon or Slingshot The Slingshot is Pmvided with a rigid frame having a Projectile launching PM“ 1° which is Secured a mean“ supp‘mng

D22/106

portion. The projectile launching portion includes a ?rst

[56]

elongated member having a forward end and a rearward end. To the forward end of the ?rst elongated member is secured a fork adapted for the attachment of elastomen'c tubes. A crossmember is secured to the rearward end of the ?rst

References Cited 115- PATENT DOCUMENTS

D. 352,086 11/1994 on ....................................... .. 1322/1015

emngated member and includes a mminal end de?ning a

124/201

handgn'p. A forearm supporting portion is secured to the

1,606,609

11/1926 Wheeler ..

3,865,094

2/1975 Sweeney .

124/201

crossmember between the terminal end thereof and the ?rst

3,875,923

4/1975

124/2111

elongated member.

Horel .... ..

3,918,427 11/1975 Turner.

124/201

3,974,820

8/1976

Ott ..... ..

4,050,438

9/1977- Pfotenhaue .......................

0

.. 124/201

124/201

18 Claims, 1 Drawing Sheet

IO

so /

12

32

/ 38

/

.-_\.

.2._

.-—~.

.

/

...

‘

4O

US006823855B2

(12) United States Patent Omi

(54)

(10) Patent N0.: (45) Date of Patent:

SLINGSHOT, SLINGSHOT RELEASER, AND

3,672,346 A * 6/1972 Plumb

RELEASER-INCORPORATED SLINGSHOT DEVICE

4,784,106 A * 11/1988 Kees 5,431,145 A * 7/1995 Strait et al.

_

Inventor: .

_

_

5,546,924 A

Shohe1 OHILAIIJO _

.

(73) Asslgnee' 0m‘ Kogyo Co" Ltd‘ (JP) *

US 6,823,855 B2

N ot1ce: '

*

8/1996

Todd

5,551,412 A *

9/1996 Warnke

5,762,056 A

6/1998

*

Nov. 30, 2004

Kysilka

5,894,672 A * 4/1999 Ellenburg et al. 6,564,787 B1 *

s u bj ect to an yd'1sc 1 aimer, ' t h e term 0 f t h'is

5/2003 Barry

patent is extended or adjusted under 35

U.S.C. 154(b) by 107 days.

(21) Appl. N0.: 10/191,651

* cited by examiner

(22) Filed:

Jul. 9, 2002

Primary Examiner—John A. Ricci (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Akerman Senter?tt

(65)

Prior Publication Data

(57)

ABSTRACT

US 2003/0056775 A1 Mar. 27, 2003

(30)

Foreign Application Priority Data (JP) ..................................... .. 2001-251297 (JP) ..................................... .. 2001-283846

With a front sight and a handgrip, and a releaser, Which is provided With a rear sight. The releaser is used to stretch an

Int. Cl.7 ................................................. .. F41B 3/02 US. Cl. ................ .. 124/201; 124/352 Field of Search ......................... .. 33/265; 124/201,

elastic band of the slingshot. The draWing distance of the

Aug. 22, 2001 Sep. 18, 2001

(51)

(52) (58)

A slingshot device having an improved target hitting rate. The slingshot device includes a slingshot, Which is provided

124/202, 20.3, 35.2

(56)

References Cited

elastic band is adjusted by changing the position of the handgrip. The front sight is movable in directions that are perpendicular to the shooting direction of a pellet. The rear sight has a sight slit, Which is used to determine the draWing direction of the elastic band.

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 2,501,568 A *

3/1950 Jarnagin


US007059314B1

(12)

United States Patent

(10) Patent N0.: US 7,059,314 B1 (45) Date of Patent: Jun. 13, 2006

Teague (54)

SLING BOW

3,517,657 A * 3,923,034 A *

(76)

Inventor:

Marshall Teague, 10720 Royal Forest Dr' Conroe TX (Us) 77303

4,198,949 A * 4,265,212 A

(*)

Notice:

Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this

’

’ .

4,573,445 A .

patent 1s extended or adjusted under 35

4/ 1980 5/1981 Wolf 3/1986 Webb et a1.

4’873’963 A

10/1989 Lemmen

4,877,007 A

10/1989

13402,?31 s

12/1998 Mahan

5 , 803 , 067 A

USC 154(1)) by 0 days-

6/1970 Alban ..................... .. 124/203 12/1975

Olson

9/1998 E11 enburg

et 31.

(21) Appl. No.: 11/224,207

* cited by examiner

(22) Filed:

Primary Examinerilohn A. Ricci (74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiMary J. Gaskin

sep_ 12, 2005

(51)

Int. Cl. F41B 3/02

(52)

US. Cl. .................................... ..

(58)

Field of Classi?cation Search ............. .. 124/201,

A sling bow having a frame shaped With a handle and a

124/202, 20.3 See application ?le for complete search history.

Y-shaped end into Which an off-center, quarter-circle shaped notch is cut, against the side of Which the shaft of a

(2006.01)

(57)

ABSTRACT

124/203

conventional arroW rests before it is launched. Slots cut in

(56)

References Clted US. PATENT DOCUMENTS

1,748,651 A

2/1930 Holliday

2,613,659 A *

10/1952

Hutson .................... .. 124/203

2,691,973 2,715,895 3,455,288 3,494,346

10/1954 8/1955 7/1969 2/1970

Hutson Loveless Knerr Yount et a1.

A A A A

the extensions of the Y-shaped end hold the ends of two

straps, the opposite ends of each being connected to gripping portions Which are connected to each other With a bent Wire,

against Which the nock of the arroW is placed. The shape of the notch and the symmetry of the slots alloW a shooter to launch a conventional arroW accurately.


US007506642B2

(12) Ulllted States Patent

(10) Patent N0.:

Edwards (54)

(45) Date of Patent:

HIGH-VELOCITY HUNTING SLINGSHOT Inventor:

Christopher (Us) MI Edwards’ Dayton, NV

_

.

2/1975 Sweeney ................. .. 124/20.1

3,875,923 A *

4/1975

3,901,209 D297,041 A S *

.

5,632,262

(73)

Asslgnee' Flts Agam LLC’ Dayton’ NV (Us)

(*)

Notice:

(21)

..

124/20.1

4/1999 Ellenburg et a1. .

33/265

7/2003 Wllllamson ............... .. 119/702

(57) ABSTRACT A high-poWer and high-Velocity slingshot comprising: a handle; a forearm brace con?gured to be coupled to the bot tom end of the handle; an assembly rod con?gured to be coupled to the top end of the handle; a left yoke branch

con?gured to be coupled to the assembly rod opposite the handle such that the left yoke branch may sWiVel about the assembly rod; a right yoke branch con?gured to be coupled to

'

Cl} S

.... .. 124/20.3 .......... ..

(74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiLeWis and Roca LLP

Sep. 29, 2006

0

.... .. D22/106

,

Us Zoos/0078367 A1 Apr' 3’ 2008 (51) Int CL F413 3/02 (2006 01)

1e

Hanson

Primary Examinerilohn Ricci


( )

5,894,672 A *

5/1997

Lemmen

U'S'C' 154(1)) by 309 days‘

(65)

(2;)

*

8/1988 8/1975 Woolsey Bongiorni6t .. 10/1989

' 6,595,160 131* * cued by examlner

..

(22) Filed:

A

Horel ................... .. 124/20.1

Subject to any disclaimer’ the term ofthis patent is extended or adjusted under 35

Appl NO _ 11/537 458 .

Mar. 24, 2009

3,865,094 A *

4,873,963 A * -

US 7,506,642 B2

.... ..... ................. .. 11224722811 assl ca Ion ear1c2

1. t.

?l f

ee app 10a Ion

(56)

1 t

132M166’ ' ’h

e or Comp 6 e Seam

’t

the assembly rod Opposite the handle Such that the right yoke branch may sWiVel about the assembly rod; an ammunition pouch con?gured to receive and release ammunition; a ?rst

15 Dry‘

tubular thrust band con?gured to couple the ammunition

References Cited

pouch to the left yoke branch opposite the assembly rod; and

US. PATENT DOCUMENTS

nition pouch to the right yoke branch opposite the assembly

a second tubular thrust band con?gured to couple the ammu 3,306,278 A *

2/1967

Spatari ...................... .. 124/22

3,749,075 A *

7/1973

Saunders

3,812,834 A *

5/1974

Saunders ................. .. 124/20.1

43

38 49a

45

47

rod.

.. 124/20.1

47

81

49b 85 91


89

US007900620B1

(12) Ulllted States Patent Walters et al. SLINGSHOT CONSTRUCTION

(76)

Inventors: Wayne R. Walters, Fall Branch, TN

Notice:

US 7,900,620 B1


(54)

(*)

(10) Patent N0.: (56)

Mar. 8, 2011

References Cited US PATENT DOCUMENTS

(Us); Robert W- Pannell: Klngspon: TN

2,996,060 A *

8/1961 Appleby ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, “ 124/411

(Us)

5,224,703

*

7/1993

OSher

.....

. . . . . ..

2003/0034019 Al *

2/2003

Lewis

.

.... .. l24/20.l

Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis

2006/0191521 A1*

8/2006 Gee ............................ .. 124/201


* Cited by examiner

A

473/513

U.S.C. 154(b) by 444 days. (21)

Appl' NO‘: 11/894,093

(22) Filed:

Primary Examiner * John R1cc1

Aug. 20, 2007 _ _ Related U‘s‘ Apphcatlon Data

(60)

Provisional application No. 60/839,149, ?led on Aug. 21, 2006'

(51)

Int. Cl.

(57)

ABSTRACT

A slingshot for delivering (?ring) a fragile, easily breakable shelled pellet such as a gelatin shelled game scent ball to a

target Site in a Woods, ?eld, Or the like, whereby the P611m breaks apart at impact at the target site and disperses the scent, Wherein a pellet carrying breech structure is al?xed to the

F41B 3/02 (52) (58)

slingshot pouch or ?ring bands and is provided With an axially

(2006.01)

us. Cl. ..................................................... .. 124/201 Field of Classi?cation Search ............... .. 124/20.1, 124/241

See application ?le for complete search history.

oriented pellet receiving cavity partly de?ned by ?exible ?ngers which can held the Pellet in place When eeekihg the Slingshot but which easily releases the Pellet eh ?ring


US008347868B2

(12) Ulllted States Patent

(10) Patent N0.:

Saunders (54) (75)

-

(73)


COLLAPSIBLE LOCKING SLINGSHOT Inventor:

Charles Saunders, Columbus, NE (US) ,

12/1952 Gauthier

2,663,924 A *

12/1953

4/1963 Jaf’vorskl ~

3,205,547 A *

9/1965

Riekse .......................... .. 24/462

12/1965

Daniels ......................... .. 24/462

*

3,407,798 A * 10/1968 Rock ..... ..

(U )

3,982,306 A * A

*

......

4,273,094 A

6/1981 Hogan

U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.

4,274,387 A

6/1981 McBride

Filed:

Aug 3, 2010 .

.

.

Pmr Pubhcatlon Data US 2010/0300419 A1 Dec. 2, 2010

.. 124/202 24/462 . . . ..

24/462

4/1980 (9:51: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, “ 124/201

4,722,316 A

2/1988 Stinnett et al.

4,911,136 A

3/1990 Brown

5,230,323 A

7/1993 Saunders et a1.

5,345,922 A

9/1994 on

5,501,207 A

3/1996 Blank

5,765,229 A

6/1998

5,894,672 A 6,786,213 B1

4/1999 Ellenburg 9/2004 Lee

6,968,835 B2

Related US. Application Data

(60)

C

4,198,949 A *

(22)

(60)

12/1976

Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis

Appl. No.: 12/849,644

160/402

9/1976 Curry ..


(21)

(65)

Albrecht ................... .. 24/265R

3,084,739 A *

3,999,258

Notice:

Jan. 8, 2013

2,672,857 A

3,225,407 A

Asslgnee' gallmdgrs Aglceherg Company’ 011m us,

(*)

US 8,347,868 B2

McLeod

11/2005 Lee

* Cited by examiner

Continuation of application No. 12/343,978, ?led on Dec. 24, 2008, noW Pat. No. 7,827,977, Which is a

_

division of application No. 11/302,792, ?led on Dec. 14, 2005, HOW Pat- N0~ 7,484,505

Primary Examiner * JOhIl R1001 (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

_

Provisional application No. 60/638,547, ?led on Dec.

22’ 2004'

(51)

/02 A 443 17/00

(52)

U 5 Cl ,' '

(57)

(2006 01) (200601)

The present invention provides for a collapsible locking slingshot having a quick-release interchangeable band

124/20 1_ 2 4 /2 65 R_ 2 4 /4 62 ' """ "I """ "_ """ "

' ’

’

replacement safety system. The present invention also includes a self-centering, open-pocket slingshot pouch and a

(58) Fleld of clalsglf/ggtgoggég See application me far cén’lple'te’ Search h’istory ’ '

(56)

ABSTRACT

References Cited

unique dual-taperedband. The slingshot collapses into alock able case, improving the slingshot’s safety, and enhancing the protection and longevity of the slingshot’s components. The

slingshot incorporates a unique shoot-over design in which the arms generally are parallel to the shooter’s arm during

US. PATENT DOCUMENTS 344,840 A 1,207,025 A * 2,552,415 A *

operation.

7/1886 Lester 12/1916 5/1951

Grigsby ..................... .. 124/201 Fachon ..................... .. 24/265R


Umted States Patent [191

[11] Patent Number:

Mosser

[45]

[54]

SLING APPARATUS

Date of Patent:

Inventor:

4,314,771 2/19g2 Lambert _

Clarissa, Minn. 56440

4,593,673

Assistant Examiner-Anthony Knight

Sep' 12’ 1988

Attorney, Agent, or Firm-‘-—Burd, Bartz & Gutenkauf

[57]

Related U.S. Application Data

[51] [52] [53] [56]

6/1986 Kees .................................... .. 124/22

Primary Examiner—-Randolph A. Reese

_

[22] Elm‘

[62]

3/1977 Samuels et al. .

Kenneth J. Mosser, PO. Box 242,

[21] Appl. No.: 242,824 .

Aug. 1, 1989

3,949,729 4/1976 Pfotenhauer . 4,014,126

[76]

4,852,543

Division of Ser. No. 20,862, Mar. 2, 1987, Pat. No.

ABSTRACT

An apparatus for slinging and putting an object that has an elongated cylindrical shaft which accommodates a

4,805,583.

spurred putter head and a sling assembly on opposite

Int. CL“ .............................................. .. F41B 3/00

U.S. Cl. ................................... .. 124/20 R; 124/17

Field of Search ................. .. 124/17, 20 R, 22, 21,

124/16; 403/362, 377; 52/103 References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

D. 226,203

1/1973

Gibbs et a1. .

707,000 1,072,988 2,625,926 2,823,483 3,102,526 3,341,203 3,858,989 3,907,334

8/1902

Pease .

9/1913

Pratt et al. .

l/ 1953

Foster ............................. ..

2/1958 9/1963

Malott . Connor .

9/ 1967

Brill .

l/l975

Field .

9/1975

Schera, Jr. .

ends thereof. A hand grip is provided on the shaft to hold the apparatus in a desired position. The object is directed toward a desired target by positioning the spur of the putter head into the ground and drawing and releasing the sling while the shaft is held at the desired angle. When the object is on a putting surface, the appa ratus is converted into a putter by removing the sling section from the apparatus. The apparatus can be con verted into a ?rearm target thrower by substituting a

124/20 R

staked end section for the putter section. When the

staked end is implanted into the ground, the sling is used to propel objects into the air for ?rearm shooting prac tice.


IIS/ 1-9

109/

US. Patent

Aug. 1, 1989

US. Patent

FIG.4

Aug. 1,1989

Sheet 2 of3

v

HA9

F165

4,852,543

"v

'9 W P

20

FIG.6

US. Patent

Aug. 1, 1989

Sheet 3 of 3

FIG. 7 I:

I23

I23

\

I29 I36

I22

H6’

l-——9

9 ll?

i \' [iii-

"

ii ' | I||.

[09/1

4,852,543

O

Ulllted States Patent [19]

[11] Patent Number:

Olson

[45]

[54] SLING' BOW [76]

Invento?

Date of Patent:

4,877,007 Oct. 31, 1989


Elwin N 018011, 361 N- Washington St., PO. B

85358

ax

507, W' k

b

w an urg

, Ariz.

1556026 2/1968 France ............................ .. 124/20 B _

,

Primary Examiner-Randolph A. Reese Assistant Examiner-Peter M. Cuomo

[21] AppL No’; 228,501

Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Cahill, Sutton & Thomas

[22] Filed:

5 ABSTRACT [ 7]_ _ . _ A sling bow for launching arrows has a handle to which

Aug. 5, 1988

[51] Int. Cl.‘ .............................................. .. F41B 7/00 [52] US. Cl. .................................. .. 124/22; 124/20 B; 124/20 R [58] Field of Search ................... .. l-24/22, 20 R, 20 B,

are connected a pair of sling posts to which a twin arm Sling is attached- The sling arms are made at least in part of elastic material which can be stretched and then released to propel the arrow between the sling posts. A

124/21, 20 A, 41 A, 24 R, 25, 86 References Cited

movable arrow rest connected between the sling arms near the sling posts rises to support the forward end of the arrow when the sling is stretched. When the sling is

In [E U'S' PATENT DOC NTS

released and relaxes the arrow rest drops out of the way of the arrow so as not to interfere with its ?ight. Other

[56]

features include a pivoted yoke mounting for the sling

3,2223%‘; 112F213“ ---------------------------- ~ 2,735,417 2/1956 Dcllck?l' 124/29 R

post- to‘mlism umfomftensm 1“ the two 51mg Fmns and

3,728,996 4/1973 Miller ....

wardl? mm the handle t° Permit the b°w t° be used by

,

,

1s

er

3 057 337 10/1962 Rock et al

4:307:699 12/1981 Cuesta 4,407,261 10/1983

Elliott

124/20 A

124/22 ..... .. 124/22

-

a plVO

6

'

-

mountmg or an arm rest extending rear

b°th right and left-handed Persons

..... .. 124/41 A

4,458,658 7/1984 131m ............................ .. 124/20 B x

'


US. Patent 33

Oct.31, 1989

'

Sheet 2 of2 40

38

37

4,877,007 4/

39

Europaisches Patentamt European Patent Office

2) Publication number:

Dffice europeen des brevets EUROPEAN

PATENT

9 428

344

AZ

APPLICATION

© int. ci.5: F41 B 3 / 0 0

© Application number: 90312272.9 © Date of filing: 09.11.90

© Applicant: Deck, Kenneth Shorland 137A Bums Road Turramurra, New South Wales(AU)

® Priority: 15.11.89 AU 7384/89 © Date of publication of application: 22.05.91 Bulletin 91/21 © Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

@ Inventor: Deck, Kenneth Shorland 137A Bums Road Turramurra, New South Wales(AU) © Representative: Jones, Colin et al W.P. THOMPSON & CO. Coopers Building Church Street Liverpool L1 3AB(GB)

© Slingshot. © A slingshot or bow which can fire darts and other projectiles (21) has a power sling (2) attached to a power draw unit (5) and to a carriage (3), both of which are mounted on a guide rail (7) and are slidable thereon independently of each other. Projec-

tiles (21) are fired when the carnage (3) is freed from the cocked position upon release of a catch (14) by pressing a trigger (13).

eg < CO 00 M

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Xerox Copy Centre

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69 73

70

72 \ 64

FIG.

13

FIG.

9

11

12, 1936.

2,040,150

c. c. MERRILL SLING GUN

Filed April 25, 1935

‘

lid/5X74)?

(is 67/701713‘

I"

,

I

-

0'.

'

M. OOLONEY.

Spring-Gun. No. 213,976.

Patented April 8,1879.

I

l

n n Inventors

.Jifyron Calone'j.

March 21‘, 1950

M. JARNAGIN

2,501,568

suncsaow PISTOL

Filed July 17, 1948

'

'

INVENTOR.

'MMVl/V JAR/VA Gl/V

Sept. 12, 1950

A. c. RIDLAND

$522,060

HARPOON GUN

3 Sheets-Sheet 1

Filed Jan. 20, 1947

qmmmlmml

"i 1am " a; “Ilium I .h

4

IIIHIHIIWM

‘

A4 EXANDEP C’. P/DmA/D, '

IN VEN TOR.

4% M6?

, 47709415345:

Sept. 12, 1950

A. c. RIDLAND '

2,522,060

HARPOON GUN

Filed Jan. 20, 1947

3 Sheets-Sheet 2

w

41

w G5,

72

A4 emu/05p C. 2/01. AND. IN VEN TOR.

B

.

.

07'1004/5Y5;

Sept. 12, 1950

2,522,060

A. c. RlDLAND HARPOON GUN

s sheets-sheet 3

Filed Jan. 20, 1947

F” A i

M aw ,1, amm Mm . M

I h 5"

/ M

” a m A

” a, VC 4. 4uN ,.H V w W. y

,1 a ,

H“Mm DH

// ,u5Pl . 1/, VIME I.. =

iNM.2;.”4.

M”DV.

I HP

A a

5‘IJ /N M

..D .

L

M

Miué/M,

May 19, 1953

J. R. KEADLE

2,638,885

SLINGSHOT GUN

Filed July 23, 1951

Kw@_Nr

ATTORNEYS

May 19, 1953

J. R. KEADLE

2,638,885

SLINGSI-IOT GUN

Filed July 23, 1951

2 Sheets-Sheet 2

w

INVENTOR.

c/a/Wes‘ É Kandi?, ATTD RN >EYE

May 24, 1955

E. A. HURLBURT SLINGSHOT GUN

Filed Sept. 4, 1951

2,708,924

Jan. 7, 1958'

G. B. WOODS

' 2,818,849 ,

SPEAR GUN

FiledOct. 4. 1954

3/

INVENTOR

George Bryon!‘ Woods, Oeo’d. By Doris McKay Woods, Exec. BY

E/

(Nb Model.)

G. ALLEY. SPRING GUN. .69,153.

Patented Aug. 30,1887.

.

z?z'inesses. I y

.

United States Patent 1191 Burghardt

[111

3,857,379

[45] Dec. 31, 1974

[54] SLINGSHOT-TYPE DEVICE WITH ELASTIC PROPULSION MEANS

'

[76] Inventor: Edward Lewis Burghardt, PO. Box 130, Vernal, Utah 84078 [22] Filed: Apr. 11, 1973

Primary Examiner-George J. Marlo, Assistant Examiner—William R. Browne ’ Attorney, Agent, 0r-Firm—R0bert!E. Krebs

[21] Appl. ‘No.: 350,055

[57]

ABSTRACT

[52]

The device has a carriage which has the ends of two '

A slingshot type device for projecting shots or arrows. US. Cl. ............. .. 124/20 R,‘l24/20 B,- 124/41, » -

124/35 R, 124/22

elastic members attached thereto. The carriage is

[51]

Int. Cl. ................................

.......... .. F4lb 7/00

manually moved forwardly on guide rails, during

[58]

Field of Search ........ .. 124/35 R, 27, 28, 29, 17,

which time .the elastic members are stretched. While

.

-

l24/20R, 20 B, 41, 22; 43/6, 19

the carriage is being moved forwardly the opposite ends ofthe elastic members are attached to a gate

[56] 2,842,114 3,741,190

References Cited ‘UNITED'STATES PATENTS _ _7/195s Duncan ................ .. 124/35 x 6/1973

Lopez.....~............................ .. 43/6 X

FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 396,374 5/1924 Germany ......................... .. 124/20 R

member. The carriage is moved forwardly until it be~ comes locked to the forward end of the device. A trig ger is operated on to permit the gate member to pivot ’ and release the tensioned elastic members to project a projectile.

-



[11]

4,278,065

Wales

[45]

Jul. 14, 1981

[54]

SLINGSHOT TYPE GUN '

[75] Inventor

,

316118"! L- Wales, Rogue Rlver,

3,067,730

12/1962

3,812,834

5/1974

3,857,379 12/1974

reg.

.

r

-

.

0th of Rogue River, Oreg. ; part

interest to each

[21] Appl. No.: 28,988

[

1

[58]

Filed; ' '3 ' '

' Clci ‘

.... .. 124/20 R

Burghardt ................... .. 124/35 R x

1

.

a

L73] Assignees. llj3everly A. Wales? Allen Wilkins,

[22]

Merl ........ ...................... .. 124/40 x Saunders

Assistant Examiner_winiam R‘ Browne A

ttorney,

[57]

Alm 11’ 1979

I

"""""""""""""""""" - e e e e e e . . e . I e I e . . . . . - ~ n e - u e - - ~ - 1 ~ e" -e I - e ~ e - e e - e n

‘

Primary Examiher—,Richard C. Pinkham

A

3

gent, or

F.

J

1rm-—- ames

D G. .

ivnan,

J

r.

ABSTRACT

A gun utilizing an elongate elastic component to propel a projectile. A gun stock mounts at its forward end the 12

. ’ Field of Search ............. .. 124/ 17, 16, 41 R, 35 R,

located

approximately A

at

the

normal

trigger

location.

The release mechanism is embodied within stock at . .

References Cited

tached members with one member being movable to . . effect release of the tensioned elastic member and pro jectile therein. The release mechanism includes a sight

U_S_ PATENT DOCUMENTS

opening along with a; bail shaped safety to prevent inad

124/20 R, 40, 18

[56] 1,844,756

2/1932

Gillette ................................ .. 124/18

2,040,150

5/1936

Merrill

2,708,924

5/ 1955

Hurlburt .............................. .. 124/17

vertent Project‘ e re ease‘

124/17 X 6 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures


[11]

4,318,389

Kiss, Jr.

[45]

Mar. 9, 1982

[54] POWERFUL, COLLAPSIBLE, COMPACT SPEAR GUN

[76] Inventor:

Zoltan C. Kiss, Jr., 1257 Calle Castano, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 91360

[57]

'

ABSTRACT

A spear gun is collapsible to approximately one-half of the full length of a conventional spear gun by the use of both (1) a spear made of two parts and (2) by the use of a hollow shortened spear gun housing from which an

extension for holding the slings or elastics for propelling the spear may protrude. The extension is slidably

[21] Appl. N0.: 189,723 [22] Filed: Sep. 22, 1980

mounted within the hollow spear gun housing and has at its outer end a sling holder, or arrangements for hold ing the slings or elastics. The spear has a threaded cou

[51]

Int. Cl.3 .............................................. .. F41B 7/04

[52]

US. Cl. ...................................... .. 124/22; 124/45;

124/31; 124/80

pling halfway along its length so that the spear may be

[58]

Field of Search ................. .. 124/ 17, 22, 41 R, 45,

unthreaded and the two parts thereof both secured

[56]

124/80, 86, 84, 1; 43/6 References Cited

stored on the gun when the gun is not in use. A special

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 3,016,891 3,340,642 3,741,190

l/l962 9/1967 6/1973

Ebeling ............................... .. 124/22 Vasiljevic ..... .. 124/22 X Lopez ....... .. .. 124/41 R X

Primary Examiner—Richard C. Pinkham

along the length of the housing. One of the parts may be compact trigger mechanism may include a release shaft in the hand grip of the spear gun which inter?ts with a recess in the spear, and is provided with a thumb actu

ated release. Concurrently with releasing the spear, the other end of the shaft includes a mechanism which

releases the spear retaining line.

Assistant Examiner-William R. Browne

Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Poms, Smith, Lande & Rose


(No Model.)

G. W. KELLEY. - TOY SPRING eUN.

No. 437,605.

-

Y

Patented Sept. 30, 1890.

le

@VMM/eamo.

ZÄJ

'

Y

_5M/nemo@

' 33M 9W, Wigwam ¿MM5

(No Model.)

J. W. BRUTON. TARGET GUN.

No. 440,538.

Patented- Nov. 11, 1890.

lill!

..t\_`

`

O

6


[11] Patent Number:

Kees

[45]

[54]

SLING SHOT GUN STRUCTURE

2,896,604 7/1959 Rebikoff .............................. .. 124/22 3,857,379 12/1974 Burghardt .. 124/20 B X

[76]

Inventon

[21]

Galen D- Kees, Rte- 2, BOX 1713,

4,278,065

Durand, Wis. 54736

4,318,389 3/1982 Kiss, Jr.

APPL No‘: 727,512

[22] Filed:

Date of Patent:

7/1981

4,593,673 Jun. 10, 1986

Wales . . . . . .

. . . .. 124/20 R

Apr_ 26, 1985

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 620284 10/ 1935 Fed. Rep. of Germany

[51]

124/22

4,372,282 2/ 1983 Sanders ........................... .. 124/24 R

Int. Cl.‘ .............................................. .. F4113 3/00

1240973

124/20 R

8/1960 France _______________________________ __ 124/22

US. Cl. .................................. . France .......................... u

124/35 R; 124/41 R; 124/41 A [58] Field of Search ................. .. 124/20, 17, 22, 35 R,

124/41 A, 41 R, 24 R, 25

[56]

References Cited

4/1926 11/1931 Williams 3/1950 Jarnagin 10/1952 Hutson 5/1953

2,645,217 7/1953 2,708,924 5/ 1955

Barth

... ....

Keadle

..

. .. ..

Fisher .... ..

ABSTRACT

A sling shot device consisting of a gun stock having an

440,538 11/1890 Bruton ........................ .. 124/35 R X

1,581,626 1,832,340 2,501,568 2,613,659 2,638,885

Primary Examiner-Paul E. Shapiro

Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Leo Gregory

[57]

U'S- PATENT DOCUMENTS

B

. . . . . . . ..

124/22 X

124/35 R X

124/20 R 124/20 B . . . ..

extensible red like barrel, an elastic band carried by the

barrel, a member holding the band under tension while loaded with a missile, the barrel and stock having sights and a band releasing member. The sling shot structure is adaptable to use a conventional arrow as a missile.

124/20

.. 124/20 B

Hurlburt ............................. .. 124/17



[11]

Patent Number:

4,784,106

Kees

[45]

Date of Patent:

Nov. 15 9 1988

[54]

SLING SHOT GUN DEVICE

2,638,885

[76]

Inventor:

[21]

.

_

Keadle ..... ..

Galen D. Kees, Rte. 2, BOX 1713,

3,857,379 2,708,924 12/1974 9/1951 Burgh-amt Hurlburt "

Durand, W15. 54736

4,206.740

6/1980

Lydon .......... ..

4,593,673

6/1986

Kees .................................... .. lZ-l/ZO

Appl NO _ 100 886

[22] Flled'

5/ 1953

..

Primary Examiner—Randolph A. Reese

Sep' 25’ 1987

Assistant Examiner—Anthony Knight

[51]

Int. Cl.4 .............................................. .. F41B 3/00

52

US. Cl. .......................... .. 124/20 R‘ 124/35 R;

[58]

Field of Search ............. .. 124/20 R, 17, 22, 35 R,

A hand operated sling shot gun device consisting of a

[56]

124/25, 37, 41 R, 41 A, 87 References Cited

pistol grip having an extensible barrel, an elastic band carried by the barrel, a band holding member carried by the grip holding the band under tension with the device being loaded with a missile, the barrel and grip having

[ 1

124/87; 124/16

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 1,232,340 11/1931 Williams ............................. .. 124/17 2,040,l50

5/1936

Merrill ..... ..

2,501,568

3/1950 Jarnagin .......................... .. 124/20 X

Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Leo Gregory

[57]

ABSTRACT

sights and a band releasing member

124/17 X


/75


[11] - Patent Number:

Ferguson et a1.

[45]

[54] [76]

4,386,598 6/1983 4,437,449 3/1984

SLINGSHOT WITH ADJUSTABLE SIGHT Inventors: James C. Ferguson; MarvinC. Hanz;

4,593,673 6/1986

Galen A. Moeller, all of 423 S. Irving, San Angelo, Tex. 76903

[21] Appl. No.: 406,272 Sep. 12, 1989 [22] Filed: [51] Int. Cl.5 .............................................. .. F41B 3/02 [52] US. Cl. ................................ .. 124/20.l; 124/ 87 [58] Field of Search ................... .. 124/20 R, 20 B, 22,

124/17, 87, 88, 21, 20.1, 20.3

[56]

References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 2,625,926 l/ 1953 Foster ............................. .. 124/20 R ..... .. 124/22 2,995,128 8/1961 Hombostel 124/20 R 3,511,221 5/1970 Saunders ...... .. 4,198,949 4/1980 Cook ............................... .. 124/20 R

Date ‘of Patent:

4,784,106 11/1988 4,805,583 2/ 1989

5,016,601 May 21, 1991

Blaser .................................. .. 124/21

Attanasio Kees ..................... .. Kees ......... ..

Mosser ............................ .. 124/17 X

Primary Examiner-Peter M. Cuomo Attomey, Agent, or Firm-Berman, Aisenberg & Platt

[57]

ABSTRACT

A slingshot includes a hand grip and a crotch which are adjustably mounted on a shoulder engaging stock. The

crotch has a sighting element which is adjustable for elevation and windage. The sighting element extends into the ?eld of view and is ?exible to allow the projec tile to push it out of the way without affecting the path

of the projectile. 10 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets

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US005125388A


[11] Patent Number:

Nicely et al.

[45]

[54]

COMPOUND SPEAR sum;

4,926,834

[76] Inventors: Michael J. Nicely, 3801 Aqula Dr.; Stephen J. Nicely, 2028 Midshipman D1“, bO‘h °f staffmd, Va- 22554

[21] APPL N95 6071046 [22] Filed: Oct. 31, 1990

[63]

5/1990

Chauvin .............................. .. 124/25

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 396374 5/1924 Fed. Rep. of Germany

l24/20.l

Primary Examiner-Peter M. Cuomo [57] ABSTRACI‘

Related U.S_ Application Data ‘

Jun. 30, 1992

4,703,744 11/1987 Taylor et a]. .................... .. 124/201 .

_

Date of Patent:

5,125,388

A compound spear sling including a frame, a pair of

'

pulleys each with a cam portion and a cable track, an

Continuation-impart of Ser. No. 549,433, Jul. 6, 1990,

elastomeric material connecting each cam to the frame,

abandoned'

and a draw cable.

Int. CLS .............................................. .. U-s. Cl- ................................ .. _

124/22

The draw cable is retracted the spear to its ready position_ As the draw cablc is retracted, rotates the cams which stretch the elastic material in such a way

[58]

Field of Search ..................... .. 124/20.1, 20.3, 21,

and in Such a direction that a mechanical advantage is

[56]

124/22’ 17’ 25'6’ 25 References Cited

achieved upon reaching a READY position. Release of the draw cable reverses rotation of the pul

us' PATENT DOCUMENTS

leys due to a snap-action of the elastomeric material.

2.715,s95 8/1955 Loveless ......................... .. 124/22 X 4,169,453 10/1979 Hunsicker ____ ._ 124/201

4,169,546 10/1979 Van House 4,651,707

The Pulleys are POsitioned ‘0 enable a Spear 1° Pass therebtween subsequent to release of the draw cable.

124/25 X

3/1987 Bozek .................................. .. 124/17


1150052439521


[11] Patent Number: [45] Date of Patent:

Farless [54] MECHANICAL SHOOTING APPARATUS

[76] Inventor:

Bruce W. Farless, 5001 Creekside Dr., Shingle Springs, Calif. 95682 [21] Appl. No.: 780,089 [22] Filed: on. 17, 1991 [51]

In. 01.5 .............................................. .. F4113 3/02

[52] us. a. ................................ _.124/2o.1;124/2o.3;

124/22 [58]

Field of Search ............... .. 124/16, 17, 20.1, 20.2,

124/203, 21, 22 [56]

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 8/1961

Appleby ...................... .. 124/20.1 X

3,057,338 10/1962 lwamoto 3,269,380

8/1966 Stevens .

3,783,852

124/22 .. 124/25

l/l974

Shepherd ..

..... .. 124/22

3,857,379 12/1974

Burghardt .

. 124/203 X

4,125,106

Kelly

. . . . . . ..

11/1978

. .. ... .... . ..

4,169,453 10/1979 Hunsicker . 4,388,914

6/1983

Cesin

. . . . . . ..

4,411,248 10/1983

Kivenson .. Kees ........ .. Bozek ...... .. Stephens ..... ..

6/1986 3/1987 5/1987

Barr

124/27

.. 124/20 R

124/203 124/17 ...... ..

4,703,744 11/1987 Tayloretal 4,784,106 11/1988 Kees .. 5,072,715 12/1991

124/17

124/20 R

.. .. .....

4,593,673 4,651,707 4,662,345

[57] ABSTRACT A mechanical shooting apparatus is disclosed, the appa ratus having an elongate body comprised of two con

nectedly displaceable‘body members, the ?rst body member having a pair of opposed pulleys adjacent its rearward end and another pair adjacent its forward end, and further including an elongate track portion on its upper surface. A loop member having a linearly resil ient segment is seated against the second body member’s

forward end, opposing lengths of the loop extending rearwardly around the rearward pulleys, and forwardly around the forward pulleys, a sliding dog being at tached to the loop between the forward pulleys and

References Cited 2,996,060

. ..

124/25

l24/20R

being slidably engaged with the track portion A trigger for holding the sliding dog rearwardly when drawn from between the pulleys, and for suddenly releasing the dog, is provided. A velocity increasing mechanism replacing the sliding dog is also disclosed, the mecha nism comprising a ferrule affixed to the loop between the forward pulleys. A length of resilient tube is bound in coaxial relation to the ferrule’s rearward end, a cap

having a downward-projecting spur being disposed at the rearward end of the tube, and a trigger being pro vided for holding the cap rearwardly by its spur for sudden release. One embodiment of the velocity in creasing mechanism includes a seat interior to the cap for receiving a spear or an arrow. A pellet projecting

124/201

embodiment of the velocity increasing mechanism in

................... .. 124/201

cludes a rod, the forward end of which is axially slid

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 396374 5/1924 Fed. Rep. of Germany 124/201

Primary Examiner-Randolph A. Reese

ingly received in the ferrule, the rearward end of which is ?xed to the interior of the cap, the rod being of suffi cient length such that when the tube is axially elon gated, the rod’s forward end remains in the ferrule.

Assistant Examiner-Harry C. Kim Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Joseph E. Gerber


44

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68

3 '7 r

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5¢s\I 50v

S:

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.

.

5,243,955 Sep. 14, 1993

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US005363833A


[11] [45]

Messud [54] LEG-LOADING SPEAR GUN [76] Inventor: Paul Messud, 24 Woralul Street, Warramanga, ACT 2611, Australia

[21] Appl. No.:

39,170

[22] PCT Filed: [86] PCT No.:

Oct. 4, 1991 PCT/AU91/00456

§ 371 Date: § 102(e) Date:

Apr. 15, 1993 Apr. 15, 1993

Australia ............................ .. PK2801

Int. Cl.5 .............................................. .. F41B 7/04 U5. Cl. ....................................... .. 124/26; 124/21

[58]

Field of Search ..................... .. 124/ 16, 17, 21, 22,

[56]

124/26, 27, 35.1, 40; 43/6 References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 2,267,163 12/1941

Moser .................................. .. 124/17

2,856,912

Erickson

. . ... . . . . . .. .

. . . . ..

124/27

3,006,330 10/1961 De Bach 3,656,252

4/1972

124/22

Sherman .... ..

124/27X

3,857,379 12/1974 Burghardt . 3,949,731 4,318,389

4/ 1976 Caso ................................... .. 43/6X 3/1982 Kiss, Jr. .............................. .. 124/22

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 157206 212121

4/1954 1/1958

0428344

5/1991

2272363 12/1975 270537 5/1970

30

43

1/1983 U.S.S.R..

Primary Examiner—-Randolph A. Reese Assistant Examiner—John Ricci Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Foley & Lardner

ABSTRACT

prises a barrel (32) with a pistol-grip (30) at the butt end and a head (34) adapted to guide the spear. The spring comprises two rubbers (36) arranged on either side of the barrel and aligned with its axis, the forward ends of the rubbers being connected to a forward slider (40) adapted to slide on the barrel and the rear ends being connected to a rear slider (42) also adapted to slide on

the barrel. The forward slider (40) is ?tted with releas able non-return dogs (47) that normally prevent it from moving rearwards along the barrel, while the rear slider (42) is adapted to be retained by trigger-operated

catches (43). The gun is operated by manually releasing nonreturn dogs (47) and moving both sliders (40 and 42) and the rubbers (36) rearwards until the rear slider (42)

is engaged by trigger catches (43). The butt (30) of the gun is then grasped by the hands and foot stops (46) on forward slider (40) are engaged by the feet and moved forward to extend the rubbers (36). The spear is then placed in position with its butt engaging a socket (44) on rear slider (42). The gun is aimed and the trigger oper ated to release catches (43) and the rear slider (40) to

Australia . Australia .

effect the discharge of the spear.

European Pat. Off. . France . U.S.S.R. .


42

44

Nov. 15, 1994

ble with a conventional arm-loaded gun. The gun com

[51] [52]

10/1958

Date of Patent:

987364

[57]

Foreign Application Priority Data

Oct. 15, 1990 [AU]

5,363,833

A spear-gun is disclosed which can be loaded by hold ing the butt end in the hands and moving a slider for wards with the feet to extend a spring. This allows a person of given strength to more easily load the gun or to store more energy in the spring than would be possi

[87] PCT Pub. No.: WO92/07229 PCT Pub. Date: Apr. 30, 1992

[30]

Patent Number:

47

36

82

46

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[11]

Warnke


[54] VERTICALLY ORIENTED SLINGSHOT RELEASE APPARATUS

[76] Inventor: Wesley J. Warnke, 7060 Binney St, Omaha, Nebr. 68104

[21] Appl. No.: 411,278 [22] Filed: [51]

Mar. 27, 1995

Int. Cl.6 ...................................................... .. F41B 3/02

[52]

US. Cl.

[58]

Field of Search ................................ .. 124/201, 20.3,

124/20.1

124/21, 22 [56]

References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 2,638,885 2,708,924

3,277,878

5/1953

Keadle ................................. .. 124/201

5/1955

Hurlburt ..

........ .. 124/17

10/1966 Pankratz ..

3,306,278

2/1967

3,857,379

12/1974

Spatari

124/201

... ... . .

Burghardt

. ... ...

3,949,729

4/1976 Pfotenhauer

4,278,065

7/1981

4,784,106

11/1988

Wales

.. . ... . . .. . .. .

. . . . . . . . ..

. . . . . ..

124/22

124/201

Kees ..................................... .. 124/201

Primary Examiner—]ohn A. Ricci Attorney, Agent, or Firm—.lohn A. Beehner

[57]

5,551,412 Sep. 3, 1996

having an elongated stationary support channel having for ward and rearward portions. A movable carriage is slidably engaged by the stationary support channel and movable between an extended, forward cocked position and a

retracted rearward holding position. A locking device is mounted on the forward portion of the elongated stationary support channel to releasably lock the carriage in the extended, forward cocked position. An elongated elastic band has opposite ends mounted in vertically spaced relation on the carriage. A pouch for releasably retaining the projec tile is positioned at a midpoint of the elastic band device. A trigger is mounted on the stationary support channel and movable between an engagement position in releasable engagement with the pouch of the elastic band device, and a release position. Upon movement of the carriage to the

forward cocked position, the elastic band is substantially stretched such that when the trigger is released, the elastic band is operative to propel a projectile in the pouch for

wardly.

124/201

..... .. 124/20,] X . . . . . ..

Patent Number:

The slingshot apparatus may also include a sighting device mounted above the departure path of line of departure of the projectile. The sighting device may have a plurality of sighting apertures to accorrunodate different target distances.

ABSTRACT

A slingshot device for accurate shooting of a projectile


USOO5642723A


[11] Patent Number:

5,642,723

Hogan


Jul. 1, 1997

[54]

[76]

ELASTIC BAND PROJECTILE SLINGER

Inventor;

Howard w, Hogan, 3131 S_ Shore DL,

Albany. Ol'eg. 97321

4,721,092

1/1988 Waiser ................................ .. 124/25 X

4,860,719

8/1989 Scheiterlein

5,072,715 12/1991 Barr ..................................... .. 124/20.1

[21] Appl No - 557 9366

Primary Examiner—J0hn A. Ricci Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Eugene M. Eckelman

[22] Filed:

[57]

Nov. 13,1995

[51]

Int. c1.6 ...................................................... .. F41B 7/04

[52] [53]

124/22; 124/20.3; 124/40 Field of Search ................................ .. 124/20.l, 20.3,

124/21, 22, 26, 27, 35.1, 40 [56] 213’976

ABSTRACT

An elastic band Projectile slinger has an elongated base

forming an elongated projectile guide track along its length. A pivoted support plate on the front end of the base anchors a pair of elongated elastic bands which are stretchable to a releasable latch adjacent the rear end of the base. Release of the latch is controlled by a ?nger-operated trigger. An

References Clted

elongated arrow projectile is positionable in the guide track

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

with the rear nock end of the arrow engaging a cord joining the rear ends of the elastic bands. The front end of the arrow has a point member of magnetically susceptible material and . . . 15 Secured 11‘ the elude Frack by a magnet mwnted on the

4/1879 coloney ‘

267,679

11/1882

Craudall .................................. .. 124/17

316,525 348,860 1,377,215 2,762,358 2,995,128 3,265,054

4/1885 9/1886 9/1932 9/1956 8/1961 3/1966

Cooper ..... .. 124/20.1 X Newbnry ................................. .. 124/25 Albisu ,

Kinnaman . Hombostel .

forward, releasing the elastic bands to contract in the for ward direction and carry the arrow forwardly therewith. As

Gruenenfelder -

Benedict ............................. u 3’857’379 12/1974 Burghardt ‘

base- when the ‘118861 1S Operated t° release the latch’ the contraction of the elastic bands moves the latch rapidly

the contracting bands move forwardly beyond the front end X

2:33:33? 211333 Elf-2???? ............................ ,124/25 4,593,673

6/1986 Kees .

4,693,228

9/1987 Simonds et al. ........................ .. 124/25

of the base, the support plate pivots and down wardly in front of the base to afford maximum extension of

thebands andmmum msmhe mow 15 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets

'% (I .1

USOO5762056A O


[11] Patent Number:

5,762,056

Kysilka


Jun. 9, 1998

[54]

SLING BOW

4,877,007 10/1939 Olson . 4,911,136

[76] Inventor: James Otto Kysilka, R0. Box 1581. Farg0_ N_ Dak 581074581

[21]

APPI- NO-I 739,719

[22] Filed:

Oct. 29, 1996

[51] [52]

Int. Cl. ...................................................... .. F41B 7/00 US. Cl. ......................... .. 124/203; 124/201; 124/87

[58]

Field of Search ................................ .. 124/203, 20.1.

124/26. 21. 22. 87 . References Cited U_S_ PATENT DOCUMENTS I ’

_

.uys """ "

9/1993 Farless . 1/1994 Nagel et a1v .

5501207

3/1996 Black .

Assistant Examiner—Thomas A. Beach Attorney Agent’ or F1. Merchant‘ Goum Smith Eden‘ Welt“ & Schmidt BA .

[571

ABSTRACT

disposed inside the rigid guide tubes and secured to their

forward ends with tension adjusters. A pull-limiting/safety

"

line is disposed inside each elastic tube and is connected to

2,645,217

7/1953 Fisher ..... ..

2,307,254

9/1957 Stribling .............................. .. 124/201

3,013,770 3,455233

Saundm _ Knen , Alban . Turner . Bolton .................................. .. 124/2111

1/1962 7,1969 3,517,657 6/1970 3,918,427 11/1975 3,983,860 10/1976

6/1992 N1cely et a]. .

A preferred embodiment sling bow has rigid guide tubes mounted to a universal frame which allows both the handle and guide tube assembly to pivot. The elastic thrust tubes are

gmlmw'ck """""""""""""" " ’

5,125,388 5,243,955 5,279,276

Primary Examiner-Teny Lee Melius

6

[56]

3/1990 Brown .

5372315 12/1991 B?“

12400.3

th b

.

.

h

d

d fth

e "W smngPmmPatet “6W” 6“ 0

1

.

b

“mm” c

and to the tension adjuster proximate the forward end of the elastic tube. Sights are mounted on the upper guide tube. and arrow rests are installed between the two guide tubes. A pull knob or pull loop is secured to the bow string center position. Whgn thc bow String is pulled back the arrow will stay

41169353 10/1979 H‘m5_1cker ~

aligned with the sights due to the universal pivot feature of

4,297,985 11/1981 Rodriguez ............................... .. 124/22

the sling bow Fcaturcs 01. the preferred embodiment includc

4 373503 2,1983 Saunders 4,411,243 10/1983 Kit/6118011‘ ............................. .. 124/201 4,437,449 3,1984 Amnasio‘

4,332,230

6/1982

Lozier .

ultra violet (UV) degradation protection of the elastic tubes. Safety Protection for the Show“ an elastic mbc Shwld break or become detached from its mounting, over-draw

4,453’553

7/1984 Blair,

protection, right or left-hand shooting capability, and col

4,573,445

3/1986 Webb et a1, .

lapsibility of the sling bow handle parallel to the guide tubes

4,668,344

5/1987 Mitchell .............................. .. 124/22 X

to facilitate storage in a pocket. holster. or backpack.

4,703,744

11/1987 Taylor et a1. .................... .. 124/203 X

4,873,963 10/1989 Lemmen .

.

.

.


.

US006564787B1

(12) United States Patent Barry

(54)


LASER AIMED SLINGSHOT

Inventor: Notice;

*

8/1955 Loveless

Daniel C. Barry, 1352 Cottage Ave.,

3,857,379 A * 12/1974 Burghardt

Conan Station,

4,050,438 A * 4,278,065 A

(*)

May 20, 2003

2,501,568 A * 3/1950 Jarnagin 2,715,895 A

(76)

US 6,564,787 B1

Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this

*

5,551,412 A *

9/1977 Pfotenhauer 7/1981 Wales

9/1996 Warnke ................... .. 124/201


U.S.C. 154(1)) by 0 days. (21)

Appl. No.: 09/998,188

(22) Filed?

* Cited by examiner _

_

Primary Examiner—John A. R1cc1

Dec- 3! 2001

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Slater & Cole, LLP; Robert

(51) (52)

Int. c1.7 ................................................. .. F41B 3/02 US. Cl. .................................................... .. 124/201

(58)

Field of Search ............................. .. 124/201, 20.2,

124/203, 25, 87

L~ Slam E59 (57)

ABSTRACT

An improved elastorner driven slingshot device having an adjustably mounted laser beam source adaptable to accorn

(56)

References Cited

rnodate both distance to the target and variations in the

projectile velocity Whereby target accuracy is enhanced. U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

1,188,027 A * 6/1916 Widdop


US007168424B1

(12)

United States Patent

(10) Patent N0.: US 7,168,424 B1 (45) Date of Patent: Jan. 30, 2007

Wing (54)

SLING-SHOT RIFLE Inventor:

Woolley Stan Wing, WA (Us) 98284 La” Sedro

’ (>3)

Notice:

4,050,438 A

9/1977 Pfotenhauer

4,278,065 A *

7/1981

4,784,106 4,852,543 A *

ll/l988 8/1989

Kees Mosser. . . ..... . . ..

5,431,145 A *

7/1995

Strait et al. .

A

*

12/1996

Wales ...................... .. 124/20.1

Subject. to any disclaimer’. the tenn ofthis

5,579,749


5 , 619 , 978 A

4/l997 F1 Ournoy

U-S-C- 154(b) by 31 days-

6,564,787 B1

5/2003 Barry

. . . . .. 124/20.1

124/17

Wilkinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

(21) Appl. N0.: 11/099,898

* Cited by examiner

(22) Filed:

Primary Examinerilohn A. Ricci (74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiMichael P. Hughes; Hughes LaW Firm, PLLC

Apr. 5, 2005

(51)

Int. Cl. F41B 3/02

(52)

us. Cl. .................................... ..

(58)

Field of Classi?cation Search ............. ..

(2006.01) 124/20.1 l24/20.l,

124/202, 203, 25 See application ?le for Complete Search history

(56)


437,605 A

9/1890 Kelley

440,538 A 675,534 A

11/1890 Wilkins 6/1901 Bruton

1,188,027 A

6/1916 Widdup

1,606,609 A 2,638,885 A

11/1926 Wheeler 5/1953 Keadle

3,857,379 A

12/1974 Burghardt

3,949,729 A

4/1976 Pfotenhauer

y-j; g...

(57)

ABSTRACT _

_

_

_

_

Aprojectlle launching device having at least ?rst and second elastic members that are attached to a projectile pocket Where a tong member is adapted to grasp the projectile

pocket With the projectile therein and reposition the projec tile pocket rearWardly to store energy Within the ?rst and second elastic members. The tong member is adapted to be mounted to the base frame of the projectile launching device Where the projectile is positioned in a substantially consis tent manner from shot to shot and active involvement is

required by the shooter to maintain the projectile launching device in a stored energy state.


US007107979B2

(12) Ulllted States Patent Mitchell (54)


SLING SHOT BLOW GUN COMBINATION

(56)

Inventor:

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS Edward Mitchell, 1340 Gault Way, Sparks, NV (US) 89431

2,625,926 A * 2,667,863 A * 3,415,239 A *

(*)

Notice:

patent Subjectistoextended any disclaimer, or adjusted the term under of this 35

3,949,729 i A i* ,

U'S'C' 154(1)) by 0 days‘ (21)

1/1953 Foster ..................... .. 124/201 2/1954 Styles .... .. 124/201 12/1968

Swett .......... ..

4/1976 ?e“ Pfotenhauef "" "

,

osser

5,016,601 A *

Appl. NO.Z 10/789,270

(22) Filed:

Sep. 19, 2006

References Cited

DEVICE (76)

US 7,107,979 B2

........... ..

5/1991 Ferguson 6161. .

5,437,260 A *

8/1995 King .............. ..

5,551,412 A *

9/1996

Warnke ................... .. 124/201

Feb. 28, 2004 * cited by examiner

(65)


_

_

Primary Examinerilohn A. R1cc1

Us 2006/0180133 A1 Aug' 17’ 2006 Int. Cl. F41B 3/02 (2006.01) F413 1/00 (2006.01)

(74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiRobert Ryan Morishita; Morishita LaW Firm, LLC

(52)

US. Cl. ...................................... .. 124/20.1; 124/62

A unique human powered Weapon for hunting or target

(58)

Field 61 Classi?cation Search ............. .. 124/201,

and a blOW 81111 With Sights and collapsability

(51)

(57)

ABSTRACT

shooting combining a sling shot, an arroW shooting device

124/203, 25, 62 See application ?le for complete search history.


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Berry (54)


UNDERWATER CATAPULT IN WHICH THE

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ARROW IS PROPELLED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE BARREL (76)

Inventor:

References Cited

Marc-Antoine ~ Berry, ~

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2 i

4,169,456 A 4,458,658 A *

(*) Notice:

7/1984

Blair .......................... .. 124/20.1

5,029,850 A : 7/1991 vanlstraaten .. 5,243,955 A 91993 Far eSS ......... ..

$12318 llssixgeltdegsjrdadlusted under 35

5,345,922 A *

9/1994 on ............................. .. 124/20.1

5,931,145 A

8/1999 Oviedo-Reyes

6,273,078 B1*

8/2001

(21) APPl' NO‘

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Earlier ec er .......................... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ..~~

10/1979 Van House

Subject' to any disclaimer,' the term ofthis ' ' '

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US. PATENT DOCUMENTS 1,866,926 A 7/1932 Colby

DouZa1ns-par-Cast1llonnes (FR)

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10/563’623 _

PCT Filed.

PCT No.:

Jul. 5, 2004

PCT/FR2004/001732

§ 371 (c)(1),

(2), (4) Datei

482/125 ..

124 20.1

Schwesinger ................. .. 124/16

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS FR

1554932

FR

2795604

1/1969

1,2001

FR

2798188

3/2001

* cited by examiner Primary Examiner * John Ricci

May 30, 2006

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.

(87)

PCT Pub. No.: WO2005/004594

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PCT Pub. Date: Jan. 20, 2005

The invention relates to an underwater catapult in Which the

ABSTRACT

arroW is propelled along the length of the barrel. The inventive (65)

Prior Publication Data US 2006/0243262 A1

Nov. 2, 2006

catapult comprises a system Which can be used to launch a

gun arroW With bungee cords along the length of the shaft. The system comprises ?xed or moving pulleys Which are disposed on each side at the head of the gun and ?xed or adjustable

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Foreign Application Priority Data 1111- 8, 2003

(FR) .................................... .. 03 08304

anchoring points (lugs, recesses) Which are open for loading under the gun and Which serve as support points to the tension

cords for the movement thereof. The aforementioned pulleys can be used to load the large-sectioned bungees Which are

linked to variable- and standard-length bungees under the catapult for loading and poWer utilities. The catapult can be

(51)

Int. Cl. F41B 7/04

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US. Cl. ....................................... .. 124/20.3; 124/22

(58)

Field of Classi?cation Search .................. .. 124/17,

(2006.01)

124/20.3, 21, 22 See application ?le for complete search history.

used to store more energy and use the integral characteristics of the elastic rubber. In this Way, underWater hunters can equip themselves With an arm Which is very powerful, accu

rate and recoil free compared to those currently available.


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1 — Serial mount for 2 rubber bands

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Rubber shock absorber inserted

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