US1353663A - Target-throwing device - Google Patents

Description

C. H. NAPIER.

TARGET THROWING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. e, 1920.

Patented Sept. 21, 1920.

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CHARLES H. NAPIER, 0F MACON, GEORGIA.

TARGET-THROWING DEVICE. i

Application filed February 6, 1920. Serial No. 356,763.

T 0 all to ham it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES H. NAPIER, a citizen of the United States of America and a resident of Macon, county ofBibb, state of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Target-Throwing Devices, of which the following is a specification. V The main objects of this invention are to provide an improved device for throwing targetsof the type generally known as clay pigeons;.to provide animproved arrange ment of the two relatively moving parts by which the throwing is effected; to prcvide improved means for imparting a revolving or whirling motion. to the target as it is discharged so as to cause it to sail; to provide improved mechanism for actuating the mov- V able part of said device; and to provide an improved constructlon and arrangement of the parts of a device of this kind, wherebyit may be conveniently used in the hands of a person in a manner similar to that in which a gun is used.v

An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which V Figure 1. is a perspective view of the improved target throwing device.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional detall. Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional detail taken on the line 3'3 of Fig. 2, the target discharging member being shown in its retracted position preliminary to being released for discharging a target.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail of the friction-surfaced roller carried by the target discharging member.

In the specific embodiment herein illustrated, the device comprises a supporting member 1, a target discharging member 2,

The supporting member I made up of twosimilarly constructed parts 4 and 5, the opposed faces'of which are suitably recessed-rand cut away so asto provide a vertically disposed guideway 6 for the target discharging member 2 and a recess 7, separated from the guideway 6 by a partition 8, for housing the impelling mecha- Grooves 9 and 10 are formed inthe opposed faces of the respective parts 4 and 5 and located slightly below the top of the member 1 so as to provide runways for supporting rollers llonthe target discharging member 2.-, The outer endv of the guideway 1 is preferably 6belowthe grooves 9 and 10 and the recess 7 are closed by a block 12, and the rear ends thereof are closed by a handle 13;

A ledge or plate 14 is secured to one side 7 of the member 1 so that the upper face 15 thereof coacts with the top of the parts 4. and 5 to provldea flat surface over which the target is caused to travel. in being dis charged from the device. A guide rail or flange 16 extends along the edge of the plate It substantlally parallel to'the guideway 6 A strip of friction material 17, preferably rubber, is secured to the guide rail 16 so as to extend inwardly therefrom in spaced relation to the face15 of the ledge 14.

The target discharging member :2, as

herein shown, is in the form of a; metal block having rollers 11 secured tothe sides thereof and received in the grooves 9 and 10, whereby themember is reciprocatingly mounted in the guidewayb'. A roller18 is secured on the top of the member2 and has a band of friction material 19, preferably rubber, secured to the periphery thereof. A

shoulder 20 is formed onthe under side of the target" discharging member 2, which is ,4

adapted to engage, a shoulder 21 on the trigger 22 when said discharging member is drawn back to therear end of the guideway 6, A suitable spring 23 normally shifts the trigger 22 to bring the shoulder 21 into position to engage the shoulder 20 on the discharging member 2. A clip or finger hold. 24 is provided on thememberr 2 rearwardly of the roller 18, by which the discharging member 2 is moved into its retracted position. p v The impelling mechanism for the target discharging member 2 comprises'a cable 25, pulleys 26- and 27, and a resilient member 28. The cable 25 extends aroundthe pulley 26 located adjacent to the forward end ofthe member 1 below the guideway ti and has theouter end 29 thereof secured to the tar get discharging member 2. The main portion of the cable is doubled-upon itself in h the recess 7 and has the end 30 thereof connected to the member l near the pulley 26.

' The pulley 27 is located in the loop formedby thedoubling of the cable upon itself. The member 28 is preferably in the form of a rubber band loo u a yoke '31 connected to the pulley 27 and'having the ends secured to pins or shoulders32'within the memberl near the trigger 22. This ar -y frangementof the cable requires the resilient member 28 to stretch only half the distance which the target discharging member 2 is required to travel and thereby doubles the effectiveness of the resilient member 28.

The handle 13 is shaped so as to be conveniently held. in one hand and the under side of the member 1 is shaped so as to rest conveniently in the palm of the other hand, the und r side of the ledge let being also shaped so asto conveniently rest against the thumb and adjacent portion of said other hand, thus enabling one to hold the device in the hands and use it in a manner similar to that in which a gun is used.

The device herein shown and described is operated substantially in the following manner:

By means of the finger clip 24 the target discharging member 2 is drawn to the rear end of the guideway 6 until the shoulders 20 and 21. engage, whereupon the member 2 is held in its retracted position. A target 33 is then placed upon the member 1 and ledge 14: with the rim 34: hearing against the friction rim 19 of the roller 18 and located under the rubber strip'l? and the periphery resting against the edge of said strip.

With the device held in the hands like a gun the trigger 22 is retracted so as to disene the shoulders 20 and 21, whereupon the discharging member 2 is shot out to the end of the guideway 6. As the target 33 is carried along the member 1 and ledge 14-, it is given a rotating movement by reason ofits contact with the friction strips 17 and 19, so that upon being discharged, it tends to sail through the air.

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention has been herein shown and described, it will be understood that numerous details of the construction shown be altered or omitted without departing from the spirit of this invention as defined by the following claims.

I claim:

1. A target throwing device, comprising a support providing a flat surface over which a target may be caused to travel, a guide rail extending along said surface, a target discharging member adapted to move a target over said surface for discharging the same om said device, and friction means on said rail adapted to contact with the target and cause the rotation thereof during its travel over said surface. 7

2. A target throwing device, comprising a support providing a flat surface over which te may be caused to travel, a guide rail extending along said surface, a target discharging member adapted to move a target over said surface for discharging the same from said device, and a strip of rubber secured to said rail and extending outwardly therefrom and spaced awayfrom said surface and adapted to contact with the target and cause the rotation thereof during its travel over said surface.

3. A target throwing device, comprising a support providing a flat surface over which a target may be caused to travel, a guide rail extending along said surface, a target discharging member adapted to move a target over said surface for discharging the same em said device, and friction means on said rail and said discharging member adapted to contact with the target and coact therewith and with each other to cause the rotation thereof during the travel along said surface.

A target throwing device, comprising a support providing a flat surface over which a target may be caused to travel, a guide rail extending along said surface, a target discharging member adapted to move a taret over said surface for discharging the ame from said device, a strip of rubber seu ed to said rail and extending outwardly herefrom and spaced away from said surface and adapted to contact with the target, and a rotatable part on said member having a friction surface also adapted to contact with the target and hold the same in contact with said strip and coact therewith and with said strip of rubber to cause the rotation of the target during its travel over said firstmentioned surface.

5. A target throwing'device, comprising a support providing a fiat surface over which a target may be caused to travel, a target discharging member movable along said surface for discharging a target from said device, a cable doubled upon itself and having one end connected to said member and'the other end to said support, a pulley located in the loop formed by the doubling of said cable, and resilient means connected to said pulley and said support adapted to provide the power for moving said member.

6. A target throwing device, comprising a support providing a flat surface over which a target may be caused to travel, a target discharging member movable along said surface for discharging a target from said device, a stationary pulley located at the outer end of said surface, a cable extending partly around said. pulley and having the end thereof connected .to said member, said cable being doubled upon itself and having the other end secured to said support adjacent to said pulley, a second pulley located in the loop formed by the doubling of said cable, and

resilient means connected to said second pulley and said support and adaptedto provide the power for moving said member.

7. A targetthrowing device, comprising a member, a ledge arranged on one side of said member and coacting with the top of said member to provide a surface over which a target may be caused to travel, said member having. a vertically disposed guideway arranged therein and having grooves formed at the sides of said guideway, a block having means on the sides thereof extending into said grooves for slidably supporting said block in said guideway, a pulley located in said member adjacent the outer end thereof, a cable extending partially around said pulley and having one end thereof connected to said block, and a resilient member connected to said support and to said cable and adapted to provide the power for moving said block outwardly along said guideway for discharging a target from said device.

8. A target throwing device, comprising a member, a ledge arranged on one side of said member and coacting with the top of said member to provide a surface over which a target may be caused to travel, said member having a vertically disposed guideway arranged therein and having grooves formed at the sides of said guideway, a block having means on the sides thereof extending into said grooves for slidably supporting said block in said guideway, a pulley located in said member adjacent the outer end thereof, a cable extending partially around said pulley and having one end thereof connected to said block, said cable extending rearwardly from said pulley below said guideway and being doubled upon itself and extending forwardly and having the other end thereof connected to said support adjacent to said pulley, a second pulley located in the loop formed by the doubling of said cable, and resilient means connected to said pulley and to said support and adapted to provide the power for moving said block outwardly along said guideway to discharge a target from said device.

9. A target throwing device, comprising a member, a ledge arranged on one side of said member and coacting with the top of.

said member to provide a surface over which a target may be caused to travel, said member having a vertically disposed guideway arranged therein and having grooves formed at the sides of said guideway, a block having means on the'sides thereof extending into said grooves for slidably supporting said block in said guideway, a pulley located in said member adjacent the outer end thereof, a cable extending partially around said pulley and having one end thereof connected to said block, a resilient member connected to said support and to saidcable and adapted to provide the power for moving said block outwardly along said guideway for discharging a target from said device, a handle secured to the other end of said member, and a trigger arranged adjacent to said handle and normally urged to engage said block and hold the same in its retracted position preparatory to being released to discharge a target from said device. 10. A target throwing device, comprisin a support, a ledge secured to one side 0 said support and coacting with the top thereof to provide a flat surface over which a target may be caused to travel, a guide rail extending along one edge of said ledge, a target discharging member reciprocatingly mounted on said support so as to travel substantially parallel to said rail,

and means for normally urging said discharging member toward the outer end of said support. 7

11. A target throwing device, comprising a member, a ledge arranged on one side of said member and coacting with the top of said member to provide a surface over which a target may be caused to travel, a guide rail extending along one edge of said ledge, said member having a vertically dis posed guideway arranged therein and having groove formed at the sides ofsaid guideway, a block having means on the sides thereof extending into said grooves for slidably supporting saidblock in said guideway, a pulley located in said member adjacent the outer end thereof, acableextending partially around said pulley: and 7 having one end thereof connected to said block, a'resilient member connected to said support and to said cable and adapted to provide the power for moving said blockoutwardly along said guideway for discharging a target from said device, a strip of rubber secured to said guide rail so as to form a friction surface adapted to contact with the target, anda rotatable part mount ed on said block and having a'friction surface adapted to contact with a target and coact therewith and'with said rubber strip during the movement ofsaid target along said surface to impart a revolving motion to the target. I

12. A target throwing device, comprising normally urging said discharging member.

toward the outer end of said support, a handlesecured to the other end of said member, and a trigger arranged adjacent to said handle and normally adapted to hold said member in its retracted position prepara-,

'tory to its being released to cause the discharge of a target.

ary, 1920.

12 5 Signed atChicago this 3d day of Febru CHARLES HINAPIER.

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