Sling shot patent drawings

July 14, 1953 ‘J. FISHER 2,645,217
CROTCH TYPE ARROW PROJECTOR
Filed July 18, 1950
IVENTOR.
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2,661,731Dec. 8, 1953 A. B. CASEY
CATAPULT WITH ‘IMPROVED FORK AND SLING
‘ Filed. June 4, 1951
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3,101,704Aug. 27, 1963 J. R. MccoRMlcK
SLINGSHOT
Filed Feb. 19, 1962
INVENToR.
JamesR/c/za/o’ McCo/’m/‘c/f
ATTORNEY

nite States atent [19] [111 39865094
Sweeney [45] Feb. 11., 1975
[54] 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
[76]
[22]
[21]
[52]
[51]
[58]
[56]
2,672,857
Robert Sweeney, 8230 S.W. 27 Ln.,
Miami, Fla. 33155
Filed: June 11, 1973
Appl. No.: 369,078
Inventor:
US. Cl. ........................... .. 124/20 R, 124/30 R
Int. Cl. ............................................ .. F4lb 7/00
Field of Search .......... .. 124/20 R, 22, 30 R, 21,
124/41, 20 A, 17
References Cited
UNITED STATES PATENTS
3/1954 Gauthier ......................... .. 124/20 R
Primary Examiner-Richard C. Pinkham
Assistant Examiner-William R. Browne _
Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Paul Ml. Pahules
[57] ABSTRACT
An arm braced and stabilized slingshot having an up
right handle and a fork for attachment of elastic
bands, a single rod releasably engaging said upright
handle and adapted to extend along the lower side of
the forearm of a user, and arm strap for slidably en
gaging said rod thereby transferring forces from the
wrist of operator to the upper forearm thereof.
5 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures
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United States Patent [191
Horel
[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
[2|] Appl. No.: 446,465
[52] US. Cl. ........................... .. 124/20 R; l24/30 R
[51] Int. Cl. .............................................. F4lb 7/00
[58] Field of Search l24/20 R. 20 A, 20 B, 30 R.
l24/4l, 21, 22, 25
[56] References Cited
2.501.568 3/1950 .larnagin .......................... .. l24/20 R
2.807.254 9/1957 Stribling .......................... .. l24/20 R
3,0l8.770 l/l962 Saunders........................... 124/20 B
[11] 3,875,923
[45] Apr. 8, 1975
3,749,075 7/l973 Saunders ........................... 124/20 R
Assistant Examiner-William R. Browne
[57] ABSTRACT
A slingshot having elastic members for projecting an
article and said slingshot having an arm brace or sup
port. The slingshot has a yoke member with a connec
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
Woolsey et al.
1111 3,901,209
1451 Aug. 26, 1975
1541 WRIST BRACED SLINGSI-IOT
[75] Inventors: Robert Woolsey, Irvine; Wallace C.
Kerr, La Habra, both of Calif.
[73] Assignee: L & R Industries, Torrance, Calif.
[22] Filed: Jan. 30, 1974
[211 App]. No.: 437,868
[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] ‘ _ References Cited
1,488,995 4/1924 McCollom ...................... .. 124/30 R
2,672,857 3/1954 Gauthier .... .. 124/20 R
2,735,417 2/1956 Denekar . . . . , . . . . . . . . .. 124/20 R
3,127,885 4/1964 Kline ct al..... ,. 124/30 R X
3,749,075 7/1973 Saunders ......................... .. 124/20 R
3,812,834 5/1974 Saunders ......................... .. 124/20 R
Primary Examirier~Richard J. Apley
Assistant Exan'ziner—William R. Browne
Attorney, Agent, or Firm-—Don B. Finkelstein
[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
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
lows pivotal aiming adjustment of the pistol grip rela—
tive to the brace. The brace may be frictionally held
within the handle, thus preventing rotation of the han
dle with respect to the brace.

United States Patent [19]
Turner
[11] 3,918,427
[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
[52] US. Cl. ...... 124/20 B; 124/30 R; 273/1065 C;
273/1065 R; 273/1065 B; 273/D1G. 10
[51] Int. Cl.2 .......................................... .. F41B 7/00
[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
[56] ' References Cited
I UNITED STATES PATENTS
1,584,729 5/1926 Cates ........................ .. 124/20 B UX
2,532,798 12/1950 Wright ..... ..
2,807,254 9/1957 Stribling.....
2,887,319 5/1959 Lay .......... ..
2,940,758 6/1960 Richter ......... ..
3,057,337 10/1962 Rock et al.3,126,880 3/1964 Loe ........................ .. 273/1065 R
3,306,278 2/1967 Spatari.... ............. .. 124/20 A
3,415,239 12/1968 Swett............................... .. 124/20 B
FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS
648,217 1951 United Kingdom ........ .. 223/1065 C
Primary Examiner—Richard .1. Apley
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Wheeler, Morsell, House &
Fuller
[57] ABSTRACT
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
be drawn back, thereby increasing the force applied to
a missile propelled through the fork by the elastic. The
missile can be a bolt having a hook at its front end for
engaging the elastic means member and having an en
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
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.

Wolf
1111 3,923,034
1451 Dec. 2, 1975
l54l SLINGSHOT
[76] Inventor: Rodney A. Wolf, 2148 Magnolia
Lane, Highland Park, 111. 60035
[22] Filed: Sept. 9, 1974
[211 Appl. No.: 504,721
Related US. Application Data
[63] Continuation of Ser. No. 269,588, July 7, 1972,
abandoned.
[52] US. Cl. ........................ 124/20 R; 124/41 R
[51] Int. Cl.2 .......................................... .. F418 7/00
[58] Field of Search ...... .. 124/20 R, 20 A, 20 B, 21,
124/22, 35, 41 R, 16; 24/17 B
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
Primary Examiner-Richard J. Apley
Assistant Examiner—William R, Browne
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Seymour Rothstein
[57] ABSTRACT
A slingshot including a frame or stock including a fork
portion and a handle and a resilient band secured to
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
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 Patent 1191 [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 [57] ' ABSTRACT h 11 u]
. . An improvement for a slingshot t at ut' izes a tub ar
[22] Filed‘ Jul‘ 5’ 1977 elastic band as the propulsion medium, the ends of the
[51] Int. Cl.2 ...... F41B 7/00 tube being stretched over the ends of the forked rod.
[52] US. Cl. ........................................... 124/20 R The rod ends are formed with one or more grooves or
[58] Field of Search ................ 124/20 R, 20 A, 41 R, depressions disposed transversely to the axes thereof
124/35; 215/321; 273/72 R; 272/142, 137, 136, and a pair of semi-cylindrical plastic shells are hinged
144 together to form a rod end cap with internal ridges that .
. ' terloek with the grooves. A hinged cap is placed over
[56] References Cited m , . .
each rod end to provlde a smooth, y1eldable surface
U-S- PATENT DOCUMENTS‘ over which the elastic tube ends are stretched.
1,165,484 12/1915 Zimmerman ...................... 273/72 R
3,749,075 7/1973 Saunders ............................ 124/20 R 8 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures

Hunsicker
[11] 4,169,453
[45] Oct. 2, 1979 7
[s4] COMPOUND SLlNGSHOT
[75] Inventor:
[73] Assignee:
Glen G. Hunsicker, Topeka, Kans.
Dory J. Neale, Sr., Topeka, Kans. ; a
part interest
[21] Appl. No.: 839,013
[22] Filed: Oct. 3, 1977
[51] Int. Cl.2 ................................................ F41B 3/00
[52] U.S. Cl. ............................... 124/20 R; 124/41 A;
124/61; 124/80; 124/16
[58] Field of Search ................. 124/20 R, 35 R, 41 R,
124/25, 1, 22, 23 R, 24 R, 16, 29, 17, 31, 80, 88,
90; 273/260
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
1,153,415 9/1915 Beaty ....................................... 124/1
2,307,021 l/1943 Cordrey et a]. ............ 124/22 UX
3,509,863 5/1970 Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 124/31 X
3,599,621 8/1971 Scrobell ...... 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
Primary Examiner—Richard C. Pinkharn
- Assistant Examiner-William R. Browne
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
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
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
force required to retain the receiver at a fully extended
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.

Cook
[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
[51] Int. Cl.2 ................................................ F41B 3/00
[52] US. Cl. .................................... 124/20 R; 33/263;
. 16/110 R
[58] Field of Search ..................... 124/20 R, 24 R, 23,
124/87, 88; 33/265, 263; 16/110
{56] References Cited
1,072,988 9/1913 Pratt et a1. ..................... 124/20 R X
1,207,025 12/1916 Grigsby 124/20 R
2,574,599 11/1951 Stieber .. 124/87 X
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. 124/20 R
4,026,032 5/1977 Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 33/265
[111 4,198,949
[451 Apr. 22, 1980
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 ofthe projectile trajec
tory’s range and horizontal placement. The elastic band
is releasably mounted to the ends of the slingshot
prongs, so that the band protrudes in alignment there
with, thereby reducing the danger of the projectile
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. '
f

Ellenburg
[11] 4,250,861
[45] Feb. 17, 1981
[54] FOLDABLE WRIST BRACED SLINGSHOT
[76] Inventor: Howard Ellenburg, 2654 44th Ave.,
Columbus, Nebr. 68601
[21] Appl. No.: 952,085
[22] Filed: 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
1,730,820 10/1929 Holden ........................... 273/73 J X
2,672,857 3/1954 Gauthier . 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
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
prises a pair of longitudinal members diverging rear
wardly from the hand grip and spaced apart to receive
the wrist between them and an end member integral
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 ofend portions ofsaid longi
tudinal members. A protruding stop member on said
hand grip overhanges each ofsaid 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.

United States Patent [19] I [11] 4,265,212
Wolf [45] May 5, 1981
[54] HAND CATAPULT 4,050,439 9/1977 Rudy .................................. 124/20 R
[75] Inventor: Rodney A. Wolf, Stevens Point, Wis. FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
[73] Assignee; Weber Tackle Company, Stevens 860155 9/1940 France ................................. 124/20 R
POmt’ W15‘ Primary Examiner-William R. Browne
[21] APPL No’; 370,420 Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Allegretti, Newitt, Witcoff &
McAndrews
[22] Filed: Jan. 18, 1978
. 3 [57] ABSTRACT
g‘ '-'"""""""""""""""""" A hand catapult including a shaped handle designed to
. ......................... .. ,
[58] Field of Search ............ 124/20 R, 20 A, 20 B,
124/41 R, 49, 50, 52, 53, 25, 88, 89, 17; 22/4
References Cited[56]
2,324,201
2,532,798
2,585,663
2,820,444
3,306,278
3,683,882
3,901,209
3,983,860
7/1943
12/1950
2/1952
1/1958
2/1967
8/1972
8/1975
10/1976
Donaldson 124/20 R
Wright 124/20 B
Laubly 124/20 R
Pedersen . 124/20 R
Spatari ............ 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.

124/35 R, 41 A; 33/265
Umted States Patent [191 [111 4,273,094
Hogan [45] Jun. 16, 1981
[54] SLINGSHOT [56] References Cited
- [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. . ...... 124/20 R '
3,865,094 2/1975 Sweeney ............................ 124/20 R
[21] App], No‘; 79,340 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
device includes a handle frame having upwardly and
Related [1.5, Application Data rearwardly divergently disposed, bowed arms and a
. . pair of rubber tubes each slidably mounted on a tube
[63] 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. ............. . ................ 124/20 R formed on the upper end of the handle.
[58] Field of Search ................... 124/20 R, 17, 21, 22,

United States Patent [19] 4,274,337
Jun. 23, 198i
1111
[45]McBride
{54] SLINGSHOT
[761 Inventor: George H. McBride, 7612 Teal Dr.,
Huntsville, Ala. 35802
[21] Appl. No.: 141,285
[22] Filed: Apr. 18, 1980
[51] Int. Cl.3 ................................................ F41B 7/00
[52] U.S. C1. .................................... 124/20 A
[58] Field of Search ..................... 124/20 R, 20 A, 49,
124/41 R
2,661,731 12/1953 Casey ................................. 124/20 A
3,407,798 10/1968 Rock ....... 124/20 A
3,618,585 11/1971 Allison 124/20 A
4,133,333 11/1979 Janssen I............................. l24/20R
Primary Examiner-William R. Browne
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—C. A. Phillips
[57] ABSTRACT
A slingshot having a pouch formed of a ?exible, e1on—
gated strap which is pleated by permanent creases ex
tending inward from each side along orthogonal and
diagonally intersecting lines, whereby, by pulling end
regions ofthe 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: 4,573,445
Webb et a1. [45] Date of Patent: Mar. 4, 1986
[54] ARROW SLINGSHOT 1,434,726 11/1922 Akers .................................... 124/22
1,502,499 7/1924 Deck ....... ..
[76] Inventors: Ted H. Webb; George Spector, both 1,704,310 3/1929 Sperryof 233 Broadway RM 3615, New 1,748,651 2/1930 Holliday ..
York, N.Y. 10007 2,125,591 8/1938 Smith .......
2,532,798 12/1950 Wright1211 Appl- N0~= 594,031 2,708,924 5/1955 Hurlburt ..
- ‘ 3,194,226 7/1965 Hoff[22] Med‘ Mar’ 27’ 1984 3,455,288 7/1969 Knerr ......
[51] Int. Cl.4 ................................................ F41B 3/00 4,297,985 11/1981 Rodriguez
[52] us. (:1. ........................................ 124/22; 124/86; 4,458,658 7/1984 Blair ------------------------------ 124/20 B X
403/375 Primary Examiner-Paul E. Shapiro
[58] Field of Search ................. 273/20 R, 20 A, 20 B,
273/21, 22, 24 R, 24 A, 25, 26, 83-85, 17, 86; [57] ABSTRACT
403/375 A slingshot for an arrow is provided and consists of a
[56] References Cited long barrel open at bothends secured to the top portion
of a handgrip and a device secured to the handgrlp for
Us PATENT DOCUMENTS propelling the arrow through the barrel.
1,207,025 12/1916 Grigsby ........................ 124/20 R
1,375,776 4/1921 Buys .................................. 124/22 X 5 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures

Ellenburg et al.
[11] Patent Number: 4,583,513
[54]
[76]
[21]
[22]
[51]
[52]
[58]
[56]
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
Appl. No.: 563,173
Filed: Dec. 19, 1983
Int. Cl.‘ ................................................ F41B 3/00
U.S. Cl. .................................... 124/20 A; 124/49;
220/244; 220/283; 220/343; 221/306; 222/556
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
257,379 5/1882 Pohlman et a1. .................. 124/20 R
1,430,313 9/1922 Millity ............................. 222/556 X
[45] Date of Patent: Apr. 22, 1986
1,487,973 3/1924 Preston ............................. 124/45 x
3,618,585 11/1971 Allison . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 124/20A
3,718,238 2/1973 Hazard m1. 222/556x
4,250,861 2/1981 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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United States Patent [191 [11] Patent Number: 4,722,316
Stinnett et al. [45] Date of Patent: Feb. 2, 1988
[54] SLINGSHOT 2,333,233 1523;; :{Vrgf ................................. 3:558?, , u ............................... ..
[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, 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_ Jan 12 1987 Assistant Examiner-Mark S. Graham. . ,
[51] Int. c1.4 . . .. . . .. .. F41B 7/00; F41F 7/00 [57] ABSTRACT
[52] US. Cl. ........................................... 124/20 R A slingshot is provided and consists of a forked handle,
[58] Field of Search ..................................... 124/17-22 a missile receiving pouch and resilient members con
6 R f C, d necting the pouch to the handle whereby theresilient
[5 1 e erences “e members are solid cylindrical rubber tubes to improve
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 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 6/1952 Loveless ....... 124/20 R accuracy‘
3,101,704 2/1962 McCormick .. 124/203,306,278 2/1967 Spatari ...... 124/22 5 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures

United States Patent 119] [11] Patent Number: 4,911,136
Brown [45] Date of Patent: Mar. 27, 1990
[54] SLINGSHOT 4,651,707 3/1987 Bozek ................................ 124/20 R
4,703,744 11/1987 T 1 t l. ..................... l24/2OR
[76] Inventor: Jim w. Brown, Rte. 1, Box 182, ay me a
Kinston’ A13“ 36453 Primary Examiner-Randolph A. _Reese
Assistant Examiner-Anthony Knight
[21] Appl' No‘: 318,335 Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Richard C. Litman
[22] Filed: Mar. 3, 1989 [57] ABSTRACT
Int. GL4 ............................ F41B F41B 5/00 A slingshot is constructed to produce the maximum
U.s. Cl- .................................. -
a minimum of force exerted[58] F_ Id f s h 122%25241125423315 the user and includes a cable assembly cooperating with
‘e 0 ea" """"""""""" ’ ’ ’ a plurality of pulley assemblies. A pair of draw pulley
124/1316‘ 1’ 25’ 20 R’ 17’ 20 B assemblies are mounted upon a ?xed frame and are
[56] References Cited joined, by the cables, to a pair of pulley assemblies
carried by the free ends of two resilient limbs extending
U's' PATENT DOCUMENTS forwardly and upwardly from their attachment to the
1,153,415 9/1915 frame. A handle assembly, ?xed relative the frame,
3,918,427 11/1975 includes an arm guard extending forwardly and rear
4’026’032 5/1977 wardly of the frame and is engaged by ‘a substantial
4959438 9/1977 1 n th fth ’ t 1 bil‘ th 1' 11 1 <1 ‘4,169,453 10/1979 ‘e g o eusersarm osa ize esings o unng
4,169,456 10/1979 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: 4 922 884a 9
Ford [45] Date of Patent: May 8, 1990
[54] HANDHELD WATER BALLOON CATAPULT 3,901,209 3/1975 Woolsey et a1. .................. 124/20 R
3,974,820 8/1976 Ott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 124/20 R
[76] Invento? Jack T- Ford, 7033 Hwy- 290 E- 4,240,396 12/1980 Randoll .......... 124/17
#111, Austln, Tex. 78723 4,250,861 2/1981 Ellenburg ......................... 124/20 R
[21] Appl- N04 324,978 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
[22] Filed: Mar. 15, 1989 80528 4/1963 France .............................. l24/20R
. . Primary Examiner—Edward M. Coven
Related U's' Apphcatlon Data Assistant Examiner-Benjamin Layno
[63] Continuation of Ser- NO- 57,425, Jun- 2, 1937, aban- Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Pravel, Gambrell, Hewitt,
doned. Kimball & Krieger
[51] Int. Cl.5 ................................................ F41B 3/00 [57] ABSTRACT
[52] US. Cl. ..................... 124/201; 124/411 . . . .
[58] Field of Search 124/20 R 41 R A catapult havlng traditional slmgshot components
"""""""""""""" ’ implementing a yolk of greater clearance, thus allowing
[56] 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 7/1963 Halverson . 124/41 R
3,277,878 10/1966 Pankratz 124/20 R
3,749,075 7/1973 Saunders . . . . . . . . . . .. 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
pult is a guard which protects ?ngers from the occa
sional contact which may occur during projectile
launch.
8 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets

United States Patent [19] [11] Patent Number: 5,072,715
Barr [45] Date of Patent: Dec. 17, 1991
[54] SLINGSHOT INCORPORATING IMPROVED 4,458.658 7/1984 Blair ................................... 124/201
FEATURES FOR INCREASED ENERGY 4,703,744 11/1987 Taylor et a1. ............_ 124/20.3 X
STORAGE AND ENHANCED
PERFORMANCE FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
872927 6/1971 Canada ............................. .. 124/201
[761
121]
i221
[5ll
[52]
[58]
[561
David W. Barr, 223 La Fonda,Inventor:
Houston, Tex. 77060
Appl. No.: 514,152
Filed: Apr. 25, 1990
Int. Cl.5 ................................................ F41B 31/02
US. Cl. ......................... 124/201; 124/17
Field of Search .................... 124/201, 20.3, 25.6,
124/25, 22, 17, 21
References Cited
316,525 4/1885 Cooper 124/201 X
1,072,988 9/1913 Pratt et al. 124/201 X
1,153,415 9/1915 Beaty ....... 124/201 X
2,853,992 9/1958 Wheeler 124/203 X
3,524,439 8/1970 Dantzler .. 124/203
3,749,075 7/1973 Saunders .. .. 124/201
3,812,834 5/1974 Saunders .. ............. .. 124/201
3,857,379 12/1974 Burghardt ............... 124/201
3,865,094 2/1975 Sweeney ...... 124/201
3,875,923 4/1975 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 ........ 124/201
4,133,333 1/1979 .lanssen 124/201
4,169,453 10/1979 Hunsicker 124/201
4,198,949 4/1980 Cook .......... .. 124/201
4,250,861 2/1981 Ellenburg . 124/201
4,273,094 6/1981 Hogan ...... 124/201
4,278,065 7/1981 Wales ....... 124/201
4,332,230 6/1982 Lozier ...... 124/201
4,373,503 2/1983 Saunders ...... 124/201
4,411,248 10/1983 Kivenson ........................... 124/201
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Angus Laidlow, “NowzSuper Accurate slingshots”,
Popular Mechanics, Jan. 1984, 4 pages.
Primary Examiner-Peter M. Cuomo
Attorney, Agent, or Firm-John R. Flanagan
[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
position upon stretching of a power band connected to
the ?ip-fork. Upon being moved to its shooting position,
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
and extends inclined forwardly and downwardly there
from so as to position the forward end of the mainframe
on a centerline through a user‘s arm and hand holding
the slingshot.

Saunders et al.
[54] SLINGSHOT CONSTRUCTION
[76] Inventors: Charles A. Saunders, Box 476 -
Industrial Site, Columbus, Nebr.
68601-0476; Eugene E. Saunders,
2501 - 18th St., Columbus, Nebr.
68601
[21] App1.No.: 892,338
[22] Filed: Jun. 2, 1992
[51] Int. Cl.5 ................................. ............. F413 3/02
[52] US. Cl. ........................ 124/204; 124/17
[58] Field of Search ...... ,............. 124/17, 20.1
2,715,895 8/1955 Loveless.
2,995,129 8/1961 Malott ................................124/20.1
3,018,770 1/1962 Saunders 124/201
3,511,221 5/1970 Saunders 124/201
3,524,439 8/1970 Dantzler .
3,749,075 7/1973 Saunders ............................ 124/201
3,812,834 5/1974 Saunders 124/201
4,373,503 2/1983 Saunders 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.
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUS005230323A
[11] Patent Number:
[45] Date of Patent:
5,230,323
Jul. 27, 1993
Copy-of front page of catalog (1983) of Saunders Ar
chery Co. with attached copy of p. 12.
Copy of front page of catalog (1984) of Saunders Ar
Copy-of front page of catalog (1985) of Saunders Ar
Copy-of front of catalog (1986) of Saunders Archery
Co. with attached copy of p. 22.
Co. with attached copy of p. 24. ‘
Primary Examiner-Randolph A. Reese
Assistant Examiner-John Ricci
Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Henderson & Sturm
[57] 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 ofelastic
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: 5,279,276
Nagel et al. [45] Date of Patent: Jan. 18, 1994
[54] SLINGSHOT AND PROJECI'ILE THEREFOR
[76] Inventors: Dietmar Nigel, 147 South Rd,
Chester, NJ. 07930; Craig P. Nadel,
201 Wingate Rd., Parsippany, NJ.
07054
[21] Appl. No.: 969,003
[22] Filed: Oct. 30, 1992
[51] Int. (11.5 ................................................ F41B 7/00
[52] US. Cl. ........................ 124/204; 124/202
[58] Field of Search ....................... 124/18, 20.1, 20.2,
124/203
101,382 3/1870
102,594 5/1870
219,180 9/1879
1,626,892 5/1927
2,708,429 5/1955 ..
3,865,094 2/1975 Sweeney ............................ 124/201
Am'szant Examiner-John Ricci
Attorney, Agent, or Finn—Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman,
Pavane 1
[57] 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
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 ofthe prongs carries one of
a pair of confrontingly opposed posts that extend out
wardly from the prong and on the periphery ofwhich 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,
the elastic members are released from the post slots and
travel with the projectile body toward the target.
33Claims,4l)rawing$heets

_ US005345922A
Ott [45] 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: Peter P. Ott, 237 Canyon Acres Dr., 5,125,388 6/1992 Nicely et a1_ _
Laguna Beach, Calif. 92651
[21] Appl. No.: 177,233
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
396374 5/1924 Fed. Rep. of Germany 124/20.l
[22] Filed: Jan. 4, 1994
Prima Examiner—Randol h A. Reese
[51] Int. Cl.5 . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . .. F41B 7/00 Assism’zt Examiner_AnthO§y Knight
[52] US. Cl. ............................... 124/20.1; 124/16 Art A t F. _P S .th L d & R
[58] Field of Search ................. 124/201, 16, 17, 20.3, We)" gen’ 0’ "m 0m’ m‘ ’ an e 056
124/25, 35.1, 1 [57] ABSTRACT
[56] References Cited A catapult device having a main body portion, a down
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 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 are each attached at one end 1° 3 molecule holder and
3,918,427 11/1975 Turner ............................... 124/203 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 7/1984 Blair ................................... 124/201
4,703,744 11/1987 Taylor et a1. . 10 Claims, 1 Drawing Sheet

l|ll|||||l|l|l||lll|||ll|l|l||l|lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUSO05501207A
Black [45] Date of Patent: Mar. 26, 1996
[54] ARM BRACED SLINGSHOT 5,072,715 12/1991 Barr .......................................124/20.1
5,230,323 7/1993 Saunders et a1. ...................... 124/201
[76] Inventor: Sidney L. Black, 1823 Sherry La.,
Edmond, Okla, 73003 Primary Examiner—-John A. Ricci
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Robert K. Rhea
[21] Appl. No.: 363,084
[22] Filed: Dec. 23, 1994
[57] ABSTRACT
An improved target practice and hunting slingshot is formed
[51] Int. Cl.6 F41B 3/02 by a U-shaped member having elongated legs adapted to
[521 US. Cl. .................................... 124/20.1 extend along Opposite Sides of a forearm with the bight
[58] Field of Search .................................. 124/201, 20.3, 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
[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 the respective frame leg for better Sighting alignment of the
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
4,265,212 5/1981 Wolf ...... 124/20.1
4,877,007 10/1989 Olson ................................. 124/203 X 10 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets

IllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUSOO5531209A
Unlted States Patent [19] [11] Patent Number: 5 531 209a a
Liedtke [45] Date of Patent: Jul. 2, 1996
[54] COMPOUND SLINGSHOT 4,411,248 10/1983 Kivenson ............................... 124/20.l
4,651,707 3/1987 Bozek .......... . 124/20.1 X
Invgntor; J_ Liedtke, First St” 4,703,744 11/1987 Taylor 61 al. . 12400.1
Rogers City, Mich 49779 4,911,136 3/1990 Brown .................................... 124/20.l
Primary Examiner——Eric K. Nicholson
[21] Appl. No.3 239,900 Assistant Examiner—Johr1 A. Ricci
[22] Filed May 9 1994 Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Michael I. Kroll- 5
[51] Int. c1.6 ........................................................ F41B 3/02 [57] ABSTRACT
[52] US. Cl. 124/20.1 A compound slingshot is provided, which consists of a
[58] Field of Search ................................0. 124/201, 20.2, weapon operated by manual energy, to propel a small missile
124/20_3, 21, 22, 25_6 towards a target. A structure is coupled to the weapon, for
increasing the speed of the small missile towards the target,
[56] References Cited by using less manual energy by applying tension to the
bowstn'ng of the speed increasing structure so that an elastic
U'S' PATENT DOCUMENTS band with a pouch will propel the small missile.
1,153,415 9/1915 Beaty ................................. l24/20.1 X
4,169,453 10/1979 Hunsicker ............................. 124/22 X 9 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets

Unlted States Patent [19] [11] Patent Number: 5,619,978
Flournoy [45] Date of Patent: Apr. 15, 1997
[54] SLINGSHOT 4,852,543 8/1989 Mosser ................................... 124/20.1
5,016,601 5/1991 Ferguson et a1. . 124/201
[76] Inventor; Jerry Flournoy, HC 27 Box 77N, 5,072,715 12/1991 Barr ....................................... 124/201
Spicewood, Tex. 78669 _ _ _
Primary Examiner-John A. R1cc1
[21] Appl No _ 645 506 Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Stephen R. Greiner. .. ,
[22] Filed: May 14, 1996 [57] ABSTRACT
[51] Int. Cl.6 ........................................................ F41B 3/02 An improved Projectile launching Weapon or Slingshot The
[52] US. Cl. ........................................... 124/201; D22/106 Slingshot is Pmvided with a rigid frame having a Projectile
[58] Field ofSearch .................................. 124/201 20.3- launching PM“ 1° which is Secured a mean“ supp‘mng
D22/106 portion. The projectile launching portion includes a ?rst
elongated member having a forward end and a rearward end.
[56] References Cited To the forward end of the ?rst elongated member is secured
a fork adapted for the attachment of elastomen'c tubes. A
115- PATENT DOCUMENTS crossmember is secured to the rearward end of the ?rst
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
124/201 crossmember between the terminal end thereof and the ?rst
124/2111 elongated member.
124/201
.. 124/201
1,606,609 11/1926 Wheeler ..
3,865,094 2/1975 Sweeney .
3,875,923 4/1975 Horel ......
3,918,427 11/1975 Turner.
3,974,820 8/1976 Ott .......
4,050,438 9/1977- Pfotenhaue ....................... 124/201 18 Claims, 1 Drawing Sheet
IO
0
so / 12 32 / 38
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(12) United States Patent
US006823855B2
(10) Patent N0.: US 6,823,855 B2
Omi (45) Date of Patent: Nov. 30, 2004
(54) SLINGSHOT, SLINGSHOT RELEASER, AND 3,672,346 A * 6/1972 Plumb
RELEASER-INCORPORATED SLINGSHOT 4,784,106 A * 11/1988 Kees
DEVICE 5,431,145 A * 7/1995 Strait et al.
_ _ _ 5,546,924 A * 8/1996 Todd
Inventor: Shohe1 OHILAIIJO 5,551,412 A * 9/1996 Warnke
. _ . 5,762,056 A * 6/1998 Kysilka
(73) Asslgnee' 0m‘ Kogyo Co" Ltd‘ (JP) 5,894,672 A * 4/1999 Ellenburg et al.
6,564,787 B1 * 5/2003 Barryot1ce: u ect to an 1sc aimer, t e term 0 t is* N ' s bj yd' 1 ' h f h'
patent is extended or adjusted under 35
U.S.C. 154(b) by 107 days.
(21) Appl. N0.: 10/191,651
(22) Filed: Jul. 9, 2002
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2003/0056775 A1 Mar. 27, 2003
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
Aug. 22, 2001 (JP) ..................................... .. 2001-251297
Sep. 18, 2001 (JP) ..................................... .. 2001-283846
(51) Int. Cl.7 ................................................. .. F41B 3/02
(52) US. Cl. ................ .. 124/201; 124/352
(58) Field of Search ......................... .. 33/265; 124/201,
124/202, 20.3, 35.2
(56) References Cited
2,501,568 A * 3/1950 Jarnagin
* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner—John A. Ricci
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Akerman Senter?tt
(57) ABSTRACT
A slingshot device having an improved target hitting rate.
The slingshot device includes a slingshot, Which is provided
With a front sight and a handgrip, and a releaser, Which is
provided With a rear sight. The releaser is used to stretch an
elastic band of the slingshot. The draWing distance of the
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.

United States Patent
US007059314B1
(12) (10) Patent N0.: US 7,059,314 B1
Teague (45) Date of Patent: Jun. 13, 2006
(54) SLING BOW 3,517,657 A * 6/1970 Alban ..................... .. 124/203
3,923,034 A * 12/1975
(76) Inventor: Marshall Teague, 10720 Royal Forest 4,198,949 A * 4/1980
Dr' Conroe TX (Us) 77303 4,265,212 A 5/1981 Wolf
’ ’ 4,573,445 A 3/1986 Webb et a1.
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 4’873’963 A 10/1989 Lemmen
. . 4,877,007 A 10/1989 Olson
patent 1s extended or adjusted under 35 5 803 067 A 9/1998 E11, , enburg et 31.
USC 154(1)) by 0 days- 13402,?31 s 12/1998 Mahan
(21) Appl. No.: 11/224,207 * cited by examiner
(22) Filed: sep_ 12, 2005 Primary Examinerilohn A. Ricci
(74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiMary J. Gaskin
(51) Int. Cl.
F41B 3/02 (2006.01) (57) ABSTRACT
(52) US. Cl. .................................... .. 124/203
(58) Field of Classi?cation Search ............... 124/201, A sling bow having a frame shaped With a handle and a
124/202, 20.3 Y-shaped end into Which an off-center, quarter-circle shaped
See application ?le for complete search history. notch is cut, against the side of Which the shaft of a
conventional arroW rests before it is launched. Slots cut in
(56) References Clted the extensions of the Y-shaped end hold the ends of two
US. PATENT DOCUMENTS
1,748,651 A 2/1930 Holliday
2,613,659 A * 10/1952 Hutson .................... .. 124/203
2,691,973 A 10/1954 Hutson
2,715,895 A 8/1955 Loveless
3,455,288 A 7/1969 Knerr
3,494,346 A 2/1970 Yount et a1.
straps, the opposite ends ofeach 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.: US 7,506,642 B2
Edwards (45) Date of Patent: Mar. 24, 2009
(54) HIGH-VELOCITY HUNTING SLINGSHOT 3,865,094 A * 2/1975 Sweeney ................. .. 124/20.1
3,875,923 A * 4/1975 Horel ................... .. 124/20.1
Inventor: Christopher MI Edwards’ Dayton, NV 3,901,209 A * 8/1975 Woolsey 6t .... ..(Us) D297,041 S * 8/1988 Bongiorni .. .... .. D22/106
4,873,963 A * 10/1989 Lemmen .... .. 124/20.3
- _ . . 5,632,262 A * 5/1997 Hanson .......... .. .. 124/20.1
(73) Asslgnee' Flts Agam LLC’ Dayton’ NV (Us) 5,894,672 A * 4/1999 Ellenburg et a1. . 33/265
(*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer’ the term ofthis ' 6,595,160 131* 7/2003 Wllllamson ............... .. 119/702
patent is extended or adjusted under 35 * cued by examlner
U'S'C' 154(1)) by 309 days‘ Primary Examinerilohn Ricci
(21) Appl NO _ 11/537 458 (74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiLeWis and Roca LLP. .. ,
(22) Filed: Sep. 29, 2006 (57) ABSTRACT
A high-poWer and high-Velocity slingshot comprising: a
(65) Prior Publication Data handle; a forearm brace con?gured to be coupled to the bot
tom end of the handle; an assembly rod con?gured to be
Us Zoos/0078367 A1 Apr' 3’ 2008 coupled to the top end of the handle; a left yoke branch
(51) Int CL con?gured to be coupled to the assembly rod opposite the
F413 3/02 (2006 01) handle such that the left yoke branch may sWiVel about the
' assembly rod; a right yoke branch con?gured to be coupled to
(2;) Cl} .... ..... ................... 11224722811 the assembly rod Opposite the handle Such that the right yoke
( ) 1e 0 assl ca Ion ear1c2 132M166’ branch may sWiVel about the assembly rod; an ammunition
S 1. t. ?l f 1 t ' ’ h ’t pouch con?gured to receive and release ammunition; a ?rst
ee app 10a Ion e or Comp 6 e Seam 15 Dry‘ tubular thrust band con?gured to couple the ammunition
(56) References Cited pouch to the left yoke branch opposite the assembly rod; and
3,306,278 A * 2/1967 Spatari ...................... .. 124/22
3,749,075 A * 7/1973 Saunders .. 124/20.1
3,812,834 A * 5/1974 Saunders ................. .. 124/20.1
43 38 49a 45 47 47 81 49b 85 91
a second tubular thrust band con?gured to couple the ammu
nition pouch to the right yoke branch opposite the assembly
rod.
89

US007900620B1
Walters et al. (45) Date of Patent: Mar. 8, 2011
(54) SLINGSHOT CONSTRUCTION (56) References Cited
(76) Inventors: Wayne R. Walters, Fall Branch, TN US PATENT DOCUMENTS
(Us); Robert W- Pannell: Klngspon: TN 2,996,060 A * 8/1961 Appleby ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, “ 124/411
(Us) 5,224,703 A * 7/1993 OSher . . . . . . . . . . .. 473/513
2003/0034019 Al * 2/2003 Lewis . .... .. l24/20.l
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis 2006/0191521 A1* 8/2006 Gee ............................ .. 124/201
patent is extended or adjusted under 35 * Cited by examiner
U.S.C. 154(b) by 444 days.
(21) Appl' NO‘: 11/894,093 Primary Examiner * John R1cc1
(22) Filed: Aug. 20, 2007 (57) ABSTRACT
_ _ A slingshot for delivering (?ring) a fragile, easily breakable
Related U‘s‘ Apphcatlon Data shelled pellet such as a gelatin shelled game scent ball to a
(60) Provisional application No. 60/839,149, ?led on Aug. target Site in a Woods, ?eld, Or the like, whereby the P611m
21, 2006' breaks apart at impact at the target site and disperses the scent,
Wherein a pellet carrying breech structure is al?xed to the
(51) Int. Cl. slingshot pouchor ?ring bands andis providedWithanaxially
F41B 3/02 (2006.01) oriented pellet receiving cavity partly de?ned by ?exible
(52) us. Cl. ..................................................... .. 124/201 ?ngers which can held the Pellet in place When eeekihg the
(58) Field of Classi?cation Search ............... .. 124/20.1, Slingshot but which easily releases the Pellet eh ?ring
124/241
See application ?le for complete search history. 17 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets

US008347868B2
Saunders (45) Date of Patent: Jan. 8, 2013
(54) COLLAPSIBLE LOCKING SLINGSHOT 2,672,857 A 12/1952 Gauthier
2,663,924 A * 12/1953 Albrecht ................... .. 24/265R
(75) Inventor: Charles Saunders, Columbus, NE (US) 3,084,739 A * 4/1963 Jaf’vorskl ~ 160/402
3,205,547 A * 9/1965 Riekse .......................... .. 24/462
- , 3,225,407 A * 12/1965 Daniels ......................... .. 24/462
(73) Asslgnee' gallmdgrs Aglceherg Company’ 3,407,798 A * 10/1968 Rock ..... .. .. 124/202
011m us, (U ) 3,982,306 A * 9/1976 Curry .. 24/462
3,999,258 A * 12/1976 C . . . . . . . . . .. 24/462
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis 4,198,949 A * 4/1980 (9:51: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,“ 124/201
patent is extended or adjusted under 35 4,273,094 A 6/1981 Hogan
U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. 4,274,387 A 6/1981 McBride
4,722,316 A 2/1988 Stinnett et al.
(21) Appl. No.: 12/849,644 4,911,136 A 3/1990 Brown
5,230,323 A 7/1993 Saunders et a1.
(22) Filed: Aug 3, 2010 5,345,922 A 9/1994 on
5,501,207 A 3/1996 Blank
. . . 5,765,229 A 6/1998 McLeod
(65) Pmr Pubhcatlon Data 5,894,672 A 4/1999 Ellenburg
US 2010/0300419 A1 Dec. 2, 2010 6,786,213 B1 9/2004 Lee
6,968,835 B2 11/2005 Lee
Related US. Application Data * Cited by examiner
(60) 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. Primary Examiner * JOhIl R1001
14, 2005, HOW Pat- N0~ 7,484,505 (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
(60) Provisional application No. 60/638,547, ?led on Dec.
22’ 2004' (57) ABSTRACT
(51) /02 (2006 01) The present invention provides for a collapsible locking
A443 17/00 (200601) slingshot having a quick-release interchangeable band
(52) U 5 Cl 124/20 1_ 24/265 R_ 24/462 replacement safety system. The present invention also
,' ' ' """ "I """ "_""" " ' ’ ’ includes a self-centering, open-pocket slingshot pouch and a
(58) Fleld of clalsglf/ggtgoggég unique dual-taperedband. The slingshotcollapses into alock
See application mefar cén’lple'te’ Search h’istory ’ able case, improving the slingshot’s safety, and enhancingthe
' protection and longevity of the slingshot’s components. The
(56) References Cited slingshot incorporates a unique shoot-over design in which
344,840 A 7/1886 Lester
1,207,025 A * 12/1916 Grigsby ..................... .. 124/201
2,552,415 A * 5/1951 Fachon ..................... .. 24/265R
the arms generally are parallel to the shooter’s arm during
operation.

Umted States Patent [191 [11] Patent Number: 4,852,543
Mosser [45] Date of Patent: Aug. 1, 1989
[54] SLING APPARATUS 3,949,729 4/1976 Pfotenhauer .
4,014,126 3/1977 Samuels et al. .
[76] Inventor: Kenneth J. Mosser, PO. Box 242, 4,314,771 2/19g2 Lambert _
Clarissa, Minn. 56440 4,593,673 6/1986 Kees ...................................... 124/22
[21] Appl. No.: 242,824 Primary Examiner—-Randolph A. Reese
. _ Assistant Examiner-Anthony Knight
[22] Elm‘ Sep' 12’ 1988 Attorney, Agent, or Firm-‘-—Burd, Bartz & Gutenkauf
[62]
[51]
[52]
[53]
[56]
D. 226,203
Related U.S. Application Data
Division of Ser. No. 20,862, Mar. 2, 1987, Pat. No.
4,805,583.
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
1/1973 Gibbs et a1. .
8/1902 Pease .
9/1913 Pratt et al. .
l/ 1953 Foster ............................. ..
2/1958 Malott .
9/1963 Connor .
9/1967 Brill .
l/l975 Field .
9/1975 Schera, Jr. .
707,000
1,072,988
2,625,926
2,823,483
3,102,526
3,341,203
3,858,989
3,907,334
124/20 R
IIS/
[57] ABSTRACT
An apparatus for slinging and putting an object that has
an elongated cylindrical shaft which accommodates a
spurred putter head and a sling assembly on opposite
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
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.
1-9
109/

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FIG. 7
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Ulllted States Patent [19] [11] Patent Number: 4,877,007
Olson [45] Date of Patent: Oct. 31, 1989
[54] SLING' BOW FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
[76] Invento? Elwin N 018011, 361 N- Washington 1556026 2/1968 France .............................. 124/20 B
St., PO. B 507, W' k b , Ariz. _ ,
85358 ax w an urg Primary Examiner-Randolph A. Reese
Assistant Examiner-Peter M. Cuomo
[21] AppL No’; 228,501 Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Cahill, Sutton & Thomas
5 ABSTRACT
[22] Filed: Aug. 5, 1988 [ 7]_ _ . _
A sling bow for launching arrows has a handle to which
[51] Int. Cl.‘ ................................................ F41B 7/00 are connected a pair of sling posts to which a twin arm
[52] US. Cl. .................................... 124/22; 124/20 B; Sling is attached- The sling arms are made at least in part
124/20 R of elastic material which can be stretched and then
[58] Field of Search ..................... l-24/22, 20 R, 20 B, released to propel the arrow between the sling posts. A
124/21, 20 A, 41 A, 24 R, 25, 86 movable arrow rest connected between the sling arms
near the sling posts rises to support the forward end of
[56] References Cited the arrow when the sling is stretched. When the sling is
In [E released and relaxes the arrow rest drops out of the way
U'S' PATENT DOC NTS of the arrow so as not to interfere with its ?ight. Other
3,2223%‘; 112F213“ ----------------------------~ features include a pivoted yoke mounting for the sling
, , 1s er - 6 ' - '
2,735,417 2/1956 Dcllck?l' 124/29 R post- to‘mlism umfomftensm 1“ the two 51mg Fmns and
3 057 337 10/1962 Rock et al 124/20 A a plVO mountmg or an arm rest extending rear
3,728,996 4/1973 Miller .... 124/22 wardl? mm the handle t° Permit the b°w t° be used by
4:307:699 12/1981 Cuesta ....... 124/22 b°th right and left-handed Persons
4,407,261 10/1983 Elliott ....... 124/41 A
4,458,658 7/1984 131m .............................. 124/20 B x 10 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets

US. Patent Oct.31, 1989 ' Sheet 2 of2 4,877,007
33 40 4/38
37 39

Europaisches Patentamt
European Patent Office
Dffice europeen des brevets
2) Publication number: 9 4 2 8 3 4 4 A Z
EUROPEAN PATENT A P P L I C A T I O N
© Application number: 90312272.9
© Date of filing: 09.11.90
© int. ci.5: F41 B 3/00
® Priority: 15.11.89 AU 7384/89 © Applicant: Deck, Kenneth Shorland
137A Bums Road
© Date of publication of application: Turramurra, New South Wales(AU)
22.05.91 Bulletin 91/21
@ Inventor: Deck, Kenneth Shorland
© Designated Contracting States: 137A Bums Road
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE 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).
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2,040,15012, 1936. c. c. MERRILL
SLING GUN
Filed April 25, 1935
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(is 67/701713‘
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M. OOLONEY.
Spring-Gun.
No. 213,976. Patented April 8,1879.
I
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.JifyronCalone'j.

2,501,568March 21‘, 1950 M. JARNAGIN
suncsaow PISTOL
Filed July 17, 1948
' ' INVENTOR.
'MMVl/V JAR/VA Gl/V

$522,060Sept. 12, 1950 A. c. RIDLAND
HARPOON GUN
3 Sheets-Sheet 1Filed Jan. 20, 1947
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Sept. 12, 1950 A. c. RIDLAND 2,522,060
' HARPOON GUN
Filed Jan. 20, 1947 3 Sheets-Sheet 2
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A4emu/05p C.2/01.AND.
INVENTOR.
B . .
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2,522,060Sept. 12, 1950 A. c. RlDLAND
HARPOON GUN
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SLINGSHOT GUN
May 19, 1953
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Filed July 23, 1951
ATTORNEYS

2,638,885J. R. KEADLE
SLINGSI-IOT GUN
May 19, 1953
2 Sheets-Sheet 2Filed July 23, 1951
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INVENTOR.
c/a/Wes‘ É Kandi?,
ATTD RN >EYE

2,708,924May 24, 1955 E. A. HURLBURT
SLINGSHOT GUN
Filed Sept. 4, 1951

G. B. WOODS ' 2,818,849 ,Jan. 7, 1958'
SPEAR GUN
FiledOct. 4. 1954
INVENTOR
George Bryon!‘ Woods, Oeo’d.
By Doris McKay Woods, Exec.
YB
E/
3/

G. ALLEY.
SPRING GUN.
(Nb Model.)
Patented Aug. 30,1887..69,153. .
z?z'inesses. I
y .

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
[21] Appl. ‘No.: 350,055
[52] US. Cl. ............... 124/20 R,‘l24/20 B,- 124/41,
» 124/35 R, 124/22
- [51] Int. Cl. ................................ .......... .. F4lb 7/00
[58] Field of Search........ .. 124/35 R, 27, 28, 29, 17,
. - l24/20R, 20 B, 41, 22; 43/6, 19
‘UNITED'STATES PATENTS _
2,842,114 _7/195s Duncan.................. 124/35 x
3,741,190 6/1973 Lopez.....~............................ .. 43/6 X
FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS
5/1924 Germany ......................... .. 124/20 R396,374
Primary Examiner-George J. Marlo,
Assistant Examiner—William R. Browne
’ Attorney, Agent, 0r-Firm—R0bert!E. Krebs
[57] ABSTRACT
A slingshot type device for projecting shots or arrows.
The device has a carriage which has the ends of two '
elastic members attached thereto. The carriage is
manually moved forwardly on guide rails, during
which time .the elastic members are stretched. While
the carriage is being moved forwardly the opposite
ends ofthe elastic members are attached to a gate
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. -

United States Patent [19] [11] 4,278,065
Wales [45] Jul. 14, 1981
[54] SLINGSHOT TYPE GUN 3,067,730 12/1962 Merl ........ ...................... .. 124/40 x
' , 3,812,834 5/1974 Saunders .... .. 124/20 R
[75] Inventor 316118"! L- Wales, Rogue Rlver, 3,857,379 12/1974 Burghardt ..................... 124/35 R x
reg. 1 ‘
. . . Primary Examiher—,Richard C. Pinkhamr - a
L73] Assignees. llj3everly A. Wales? Allen Wilkins, Assistant Examiner_winiam R‘ Browne
0th of Rogue River, Oreg. ; part A A 3 F. J D G. J
interest to each ttorney, gent, or 1rm-—- ames . ivnan, r.
[21] Appl. No.: 28,988 [57] ABSTRACT
[22] Filed; ' Alm 11’ 1979 I A gun utilizing an elongate elastic component to propel
'3 ' a projectile. A gun stock mounts at its forward end the
Clci - 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 A[ 1 ' ' ‘ """""""""""""""""" " 12 located approximately at the normal trigger location.
. ’ The release mechanism is embodied within stock at
[58] Field of Search ............... 124/17, 16, 41 R, 35 R, . .
tached members with one member being movable to
124/20 R, 40, 18 . .
effect release of the tensioned elastic member and pro
[56] References Cited jectile therein. The release mechanism includes a sight
U_S_ PATENT DOCUMENTS opening along with a; bail shaped safety to prevent inad
1,844,756 2/1932 Gillette .................................. 124/18 vertent Project‘ e re ease‘
2,040,150 5/1936 Merrill 124/17 X
2,708,924 5/1955 Hurlburt ................................ 124/17 6 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures

Kiss, Jr.
[54] POWERFUL, COLLAPSIBLE, COMPACT
SPEAR GUN
Zoltan C. Kiss, Jr., 1257 Calle
Castano, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
[76] Inventor:
91360
[21] Appl. N0.: 189,723
[22] Filed: Sep. 22, 1980
[51] Int. Cl.3 .............................................. .. F41B 7/04
[52] US. Cl. ........................................ 124/22; 124/45;
124/31; 124/80
[58] Field of Search ................... 124/17, 22, 41 R, 45,
124/80, 86, 84, 1; 43/6
3,016,891 l/l962 Ebeling ................................. 124/22
3,340,642 9/1967 Vasiljevic ....... 124/22 X
3,741,190 6/1973 Lopez ....... .. .. 124/41 R X
Primary Examiner—Richard C. Pinkham
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Poms, Smith, Lande & Rose
[11] 4,318,389
[45] Mar. 9, 1982
[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
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
pling halfway along its length so that the spear may be
unthreaded and the two parts thereof both secured
along the length ofthe housing. One of the parts may be
stored on the gun when the gun is not in use. A special
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.

(No Model.)
G. W. KELLEY.
- TOY SPRING eUN.
No. 437,605. - Y Patented Sept. 30, 1890.
le
@VMM/eamo. ' Y _5M/nemo@
ZÄJ ' 33M 9W, Wigwam¿MM5

J. W. BRUTON.
TARGET GUN.
(No Model.)
No. 440,538. Patented- Nov. 11, 1890.
..t_` `lill!

O 6
Kees [45] Date of Patent: Jun. 10, 1986
[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 Galen D- Kees, Rte- 2, BOX 1713, 4,278,065 7/1981 Wales ...... ..... 124/20 R
Durand, Wis. 54736 4,318,389 3/1982 Kiss, Jr. 124/22
[21] APPL No‘: 727,512 4,372,282 2/1983 Sanders ............................. 124/24 R
[22] Filed: Apr_ 26, 1985 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
620284 10/1935 Fed. Rep. of Germany 124/20 R
[51] Int. Cl.‘ ................................................ F4113 3/00 1240973 8/1960 France _________________________________ 124/22
US. Cl. .................................. .
France ..........................u B
124/35 R; 124/41 R; 124/41 A
[58] Field of Search ................... 124/20, 17, 22, 35 R, Primary Examiner-Paul E. Shapiro
124/41 A, 41 R, 24 R, 25 Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Leo Gregory
[56] References Cited [57] ABSTRACT
U'S- PATENT DOCUMENTS A sling shot device consisting of a gun stock having an
440,538 11/1890 Bruton .......................... 124/35 R X extensible red like barrel, an elastic band carried by the
1,581,626 4/1926
1,832,340 11/1931
2,501,568 3/1950
2,613,659 10/1952
2,638,885 5/1953
2,645,217 7/1953
2,708,924 5/1955
Barth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 124/22 X
Williams .. 124/35 R X
Jarnagin 124/20 R
Hutson 124/20 B
Keadle . . . . . . . . .. 124/20
Fisher ...... .. 124/20 B
Hurlburt ............................... 124/17
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.

Kees [45] Date of Patent: Nov. 15 19889
[54] SLING SHOT GUN DEVICE 2,638,885 5/ 1953 Keadle .......
2,708,924 9/1951 Hurlburt[76] Inventor: Galen D. Kees, Rte. 2, BOX 1713, 3,857,379 12/1974 Burgh-amt "
Durand, W15. 54736 4,206.740 6/1980 Lydon .......... .. ..
[21] Appl NO _ 100 886 4,593,673 6/1986 Kees .................................... .. lZ-l/ZO
. _ Primary Examiner—Randolph A. Reese
[22] Flled' Sep' 25’ 1987 Assistant Examiner—Anthony Knight
[51] Int. Cl.4 ................................................ F41B 3/00 Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Leo Gregory
52 US. Cl. ............................ 124/20 R‘ 124/35 R;
[ 1 124/87; 124/16 [57] ABSTRACT
[58] Field of Search ............... 124/20 R, 17, 22, 35 R, A hand operated sling shot gun device consisting of a
124/25, 37, 41 R, 41 A, 87 pistol grip having an extensible barrel, an elastic band
[56] References Cited carried by the barrel, a band holding member carried by
the grip holding the band under tension with the device
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS being loaded with a missile, the barrel and grip having
1,232,340 11/1931 Williams ............................... 124/17 sights and a band releasing member
2,040,l50 5/1936 Merrill ....... 124/17 X
2,501,568 3/1950 Jarnagin ............................ 124/20 X 5 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets
/75

Ferguson et a1.
[54]
[76]
[21]
[22]
[51]
[52]
[58]
[56]
SLINGSHOT WITH ADJUSTABLE SIGHT
James C. Ferguson; MarvinC. Hanz;
Galen A. Moeller, all of423 S. Irving,
San Angelo, Tex. 76903
Appl. No.: 406,272
Filed: Sep. 12, 1989
Int. Cl.5 ................................................ F41B 3/02
US. Cl. .................................. 124/20.l; 124/87
Field of Search ..................... 124/20 R, 20 B, 22,
124/17, 87, 88, 21, 20.1, 20.3
References Cited
l/1953 Foster ............................... 124/20 R
8/1961 Hombostel ..... .. 124/22
5/1970 Saunders ........ 124/20 R
4/1980 Cook ................................. 124/20 R
Inventors:
2,625,926
2,995,128
3,511,221
4,198,949
5,016,601
May 21, 1991
[11] - Patent Number:
[45] Date ‘of Patent:
Blaser .................................... 124/21
AttanasioKees .......................
Kees ......... ..
Mosser .............................. 124/17 X
4,386,598 6/1983
4,437,449 3/1984
4,593,673 6/1986
4,784,106 11/1988
4,805,583 2/1989
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.

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Nicely et al. [45] Date of Patent: Jun. 30, 1992
[54] COMPOUND SPEAR sum; 4,703,744 11/1987 Taylor et a]. ...................... 124/201
. 4,926,834 5/1990 Chauvin .............................. .. 124/25
[76] Inventors: Michael J. Nicely, 3801 Aqula Dr.;
Stephen J. Nicely, 2028 Midshipman FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
D1“, bO‘h °f staffmd, Va- 22554 396374 5/1924 Fed. Rep. of Germany l24/20.l
[21] APPL N95 6071046 Primary Examiner-Peter M. Cuomo
[22] Filed: Oct. 31, 1990 [57] ABSTRACI‘
Related U.S_ Application Data A compound spear sling including a frame, a pair of
_ ‘ ' pulleys each with a cam portion and a cable track, an
[63] 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 ................................................ The draw cable is retracted the spear to its ready
U-s. Cl- .................................. position_ As the draw cablc is retracted, rotates the
_ 124/22 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
124/22’ 17’ 25'6’ 25 achieved upon reaching a READY position.
[56] References Cited 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 The Pulleys are POsitioned ‘0 enable a Spear 1° Pass
4,169,453 10/1979 Hunsicker ____._ 124/201 therebtween subsequent to release of the draw cable.
4,169,546 10/1979 Van House 124/25 X
4,651,707 3/1987 Bozek .................................... 124/17 10 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets

Farless
1150052439521
[45] Date of Patent: Sep. 14, 1993
[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
2,996,060 8/1961 Appleby ........................ 124/20.1 X
3,057,338 10/1962 lwamoto 124/22
3,269,380 8/1966 Stevens . .. 124/25
3,783,852 l/l974 Shepherd .. ..... .. 124/22
3,857,379 12/1974 Burghardt . . 124/203 X
4,125,106 11/1978 Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 124/17
4,169,453 10/1979 Hunsicker . 124/20 R
4,388,914 6/1983 Cesin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 124/27
4,411,248 10/1983 Kivenson .. .. 124/20 R
124/203
124/17
...... .. 124/25
.. l24/20R
4,593,673 6/1986 Kees ..........
4,651,707 3/1987 Bozek ........
4,662,345 5/1987 Stephens .......
4,703,744 11/1987 Tayloretal .
4,784,106 11/1988 Kees .. 124/201
5,072,715 12/1991 Barr ..................... 124/201
396374 5/1924 Fed. Rep. of Germany 124/201
Assistant Examiner-Harry C. Kim
Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Joseph E. Gerber
[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
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
embodiment of the velocity increasing mechanism in
cludes a rod, the forward end of which is axially slid
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.
44 /0
ii 68 3 '7 27/
r S: S x
[6 “__‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ /48
5¢sI 46. . _. 1
50v 4 1 1 c

Messud
US005363833A
Patent Number: 5,363,833
Nov. 15, 1994
[11]
[45] Date of Patent:
987364 1/1983 U.S.S.R..
Primary Examiner—-Randolph A. Reese
Assistant Examiner—John Ricci
Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Foley & Lardner
[57] ABSTRACT
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
ble with a conventional arm-loaded gun. The gun com
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
effect the discharge of the spear.
[54] LEG-LOADING SPEAR GUN
[76] Inventor: Paul Messud, 24 Woralul Street,
Warramanga, ACT 2611, Australia
[21] Appl. No.: 39,170
[22] PCT Filed: Oct. 4, 1991
[86] PCT No.: PCT/AU91/00456
§ 371 Date: Apr. 15, 1993
§ 102(e) Date: Apr. 15, 1993
[87] PCT Pub. No.: WO92/07229
PCT Pub. Date: Apr. 30, 1992
[30] Foreign Application Priority Data
Oct. 15, 1990 [AU] Australia .............................. PK2801
[51] Int. Cl.5 .............................................. .. F41B 7/04
[52] U5. Cl. ......................................... 124/26; 124/21
[58] Field of Search ....................... 124/16, 17, 21, 22,
124/26, 27, 35.1, 40; 43/6
2,267,163 12/1941 Moser .................................... 124/17
2,856,912 10/1958 Erickson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 124/27
3,006,330 10/1961 De Bach 124/22
3,656,252 4/1972 Sherman ...... 124/27X
3,857,379 12/1974 Burghardt .
3,949,731 4/1976 Caso ..................................... 43/6X
4,318,389 3/1982 Kiss, Jr. ................................ 124/22
157206 4/1954 Australia .
212121 1/1958 Australia .
0428344 5/1991 European Pat. Off. .
2272363 12/1975 France .
270537 5/1970 U.S.S.R. .
30 42 47
43 44 36 46 82 35
111/ I

Warnke
Hllllmmmumum[110110511111]!in]1||||nunm|1|||ml
[45] Date of Patent: Sep. 3, 1996
[54] VERTICALLY ORIENTED SLINGSHOT
RELEASE APPARATUS
[76] Inventor: Wesley J. Warnke, 7060 Binney St,
Omaha, Nebr. 68104
[21] Appl. No.: 411,278
[22] Filed: Mar. 27, 1995
[51] Int. Cl.6 ........................................................ F41B 3/02
[52] US. Cl. 124/20.1
[58] Field of Search .................................. 124/201, 20.3,
124/21, 22
2,638,885 5/1953 Keadle ................................... 124/201
2,708,924 5/1955 Hurlburt .. ........ .. 124/17
3,277,878 10/1966 Pankratz .. 124/201
3,306,278 2/1967 Spatari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 124/22
3,857,379 12/1974 Burghardt . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 124/201
3,949,729 4/1976 Pfotenhauer ....... 124/20,] X
4,278,065 7/1981 Wales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 124/201
4,784,106 11/1988 Kees ..................................... .. 124/201
Primary Examiner—]ohn A. Ricci
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—.lohn A. Beehner
[57] ABSTRACT
A slingshot device for accurate shooting of a projectile
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.
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.

USOO5642723A
Hogan [45] Date of Patent: Jul. 1, 1997
[54] ELASTIC BAND PROJECTILE SLINGER 4,721,092 1/1988 Waiser .................................. 124/25 X
4,860,719 8/1989 Scheiterlein
[76] Inventor; Howard w, Hogan, 3131 S_ Shore DL, 5,072,715 12/1991 Barr ....................................... 124/20.1
Albany. Ol'eg. 97321
Primary Examiner—J0hn A. Ricci
[21] Appl No - 5579366 Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Eugene M. Eckelman
[22] Filed: Nov. 13,1995 [57] ABSTRACT
[51] Int. c1.6 ........................................................ F41B 7/04 An elastic band Projectile slinger has an elongated base
[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
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
[56] 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
213’976 4/1879 coloney ‘ has a point member ofmagnetically susceptible material and
267,679 11/1882 Craudall .................................... 124/17 . . .
316,525 4/1885 Cooper ....... 124/20.1 X 15 Secured 11‘ the elude Frack by a magnet mwnted on the
348,860 9/1886 Newbnry ................................... 124/25 base- when the ‘118861 1S Operated t° release the latch’ the
1,377,215 9/1932 Albisu , contraction of the elastic bands moves the latch rapidly
2,762,358 9/1956 Kinnaman . forward, releasing the elastic bands to contract in the for
2,995,128 8/1961 Hombostel . ward direction and carry the arrow forwardly therewith. As
3,265,054 3/1966 Gruenenfelder - the contracting bands move forwardly beyond the front end
Benedict .............................u X of the base, the support plate pivots and down
3’857’379 12/1974 Burghardt ‘ wardly in front of the base to afford maximum extension of
2:33:33? 211333 Elf-2????............................,124/25 thebands andmmum msmhe mow
4,593,673 6/1986 Kees .
4,693,228 9/1987 Simonds et al. .......................... 124/25 15 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets
'%(I.1

USOO5762056A
O
Kysilka [45] Date of Patent: Jun. 9, 1998
[54] SLING BOW 4,877,007 10/1939 Olson .
4,911,136 3/1990 Brown .
[76] Inventor: James Otto Kysilka, R0. Box 1581. 5372315 12/1991 B?“
Farg0_ N_ Dak 581074581 5,125,388 6/1992 N1cely et a]. .
5,243,955 9/1993 Farless .
5,279,276 1/1994 Nagel et a1v .
[21] APPI- NO-I 739,719 5501207 3/1996 Black .
[22] Filed: Oct. 29, 1996 Primary Examiner-Teny Lee Melius
6 Assistant Examiner—Thomas A. Beach
[51] Int. Cl. ........................................................ F41B 7/00 Attorney Agent’ or F1. Merchant‘ Goum Smith Eden‘
[52] US. Cl. ........................... 124/203; 124/201; 124/87 Welt“ & Schmidt BA
[58] Field of Search .................................. 124/203, 20.1. .
124/26. 21. 22. 87 [571 ABSTRACT
. A preferred embodiment sling bow has rigid guide tubes
[56] References Cited mounted to a universal frame which allows both the handle
U_S_ PATENT DOCUMENTS and guide tube assembly to pivot. The elastic thrust tubes are
I _ disposed inside the rigid guide tubes and secured to their
gmlmw'ck """"""""""""""" forward ends with tension adjusters. A pull-limiting/safety
’ ’ .uys """" " line is disposed inside each elastic tube and is connected to
2,645,217 7/1953 Fisher ....... 12400.3 th b . . h d d fth 1 . b
2,307,254 9/1957 Stribling ................................ 124/201 e "W smngPmmPatet “6W” 6“ 0 “mm” c
3,013,770 1/1962 Saundm _ and to the tension adjuster proximate the forward end of the
3,455233 7,1969 Knen , elastic tube. Sights are mounted on the upper guide tube. and
3,517,657 6/1970 Alban . arrow rests are installed between the two guide tubes. A pull
3,918,427 11/1975 Turner . knob or pull loop is secured to the bow string center position.
3,983,860 10/1976 Bolton .................................... 124/2111 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
4,332,230 6/1982 Lozier . . . . .
4 373503 2,1983 Saunders ultra violet (UV) degradation protection of the elastic tubes.
4,411,243 10/1983 Kit/6118011‘ ............................... 124/201 Safety Protection for the Show“ an elastic mbc Shwld
4,437,449 3,1984 Amnasio‘ 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 . 20 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets

US006564787B1
(12) United States Patent (10) Patent N0.: US 6,564,787 B1
Barry (45) Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
(54) LASER AIMED SLINGSHOT 2,501,568 A * 3/1950 Jarnagin
2,715,895 A * 8/1955 Loveless
(76) Inventor: Daniel C. Barry, 1352 Cottage Ave., 3,857,379 A * 12/1974 Burghardt
Conan Station, 4,050,438 A * 9/1977 Pfotenhauer
4,278,065 A * 7/1981 Wales
( * ) Notice; Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 5,551,412 A * 9/1996 Warnke ..................... 124/201
patent is extended or adjusted under 35
U.S.C. 154(1)) by 0 days. * Cited by examiner
(21) Appl. No.: 09/998,188 _ _
Primary Examiner—John A. R1cc1
(22) Filed? Dec- 3! 2001 (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Slater & Cole, LLP; Robert
(51) Int. c1.7 ................................................. .. F41B 3/02 L~ Slam E59
(52) US. Cl. .................................................... .. 124/201 (57) ABSTRACT
(58) Field of Search ............................. .. 124/201, 20.2,
124/203, 25, 87 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.
1,188,027 A * 6/1916 Widdop 3 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets

United States Patent
US007168424B1
(12) (10) Patent N0.: US 7,168,424 B1
Wing (45) Date of Patent: Jan. 30, 2007
(54) SLING-SHOT RIFLE 4,050,438 A 9/1977 Pfotenhauer
4,278,065 A * 7/1981 Wales ...................... .. 124/20.1
Inventor: Stan Wing, La” Sedro 4,784,106 A * ll/l988 Kees . . . . . . . . . . ..Woolley WA (Us) 98284 4,852,543 A * 8/1989 Mosser .... .. .. 124/20.1
’ 5,431,145 A * 7/1995 Strait et al. . 124/17
(>3) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer’ the tenn ofthis A * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 5,579,749 A 12/1996 Wilkinson
patent is extended or adjusted under 35 5 619 978 A 4/l997 F1, , Ournoy
U-S-C- 154(b) by 31 days- 6,564,787 B1 5/2003 Barry
(21) Appl. N0.: 11/099,898 * Cited by examiner
(22) Filed: Apr. 5, 2005 Primary Examinerilohn A. Ricci
(74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiMichael P. Hughes; Hughes
(51) Int. Cl. LaW Firm, PLLC
F41B 3/02 (2006.01)
(52) us. Cl. .................................... .. 124/20.1 (57) ABSTRACT
(58) Field of Classi?cation Search ............. .. l24/20.l, _ _ _ _ _
124/202, 203, 25 Aprojectlle launching device having at least ?rst and second
See application ?le for Complete Search history elastic members that are attached to a projectile pocket
Where a tong member is adapted to grasp the projectile
(56) References Cited pocket With the projectile therein and reposition the projec
437,605 A 9/1890 Kelley
440,538 A 11/1890 Wilkins
675,534 A 6/1901 Bruton
1,188,027 A 6/1916 Widdup
1,606,609 A 11/1926 Wheeler
2,638,885 A 5/1953 Keadle
3,857,379 A 12/1974 Burghardt
3,949,729 A 4/1976 Pfotenhauer
y-j;
g...
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 ofthe 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
Mitchell (45) Date of Patent: Sep. 19, 2006
(54) SLING SHOT BLOW GUN COMBINATION (56) References Cited
DEVICE U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
(76) Inventor: Edward Mitchell, 1340 Gault Way, 2,625,926 A * 1/1953 Foster ..................... .. 124/201
Sparks, NV (US) 89431 2,667,863 A * 2/1954 Styles .... .. 124/201
3,415,239 A * 12/1968 Swett .......... ..
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 3,949,729 A * 4/1976 Pfotenhauefpatent is extended or adjusted under 35 i i ?e“ "" "
, , osser ........... ..
U'S'C' 154(1)) by 0 days‘ 5,016,601 A * 5/1991 Ferguson 6161. .
(21) Appl. NO.Z 10/789,270 5,437,260 A * 8/1995 King .............. ..
5,551,412 A * 9/1996 Warnke ................... .. 124/201
(22) Filed: Feb. 28, 2004
* cited by examiner
(65) Prior Publication Data _ _
Primary Examinerilohn A. R1cc1
Us 2006/0180133 A1 Aug' 17’ 2006 (74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiRobert Ryan Morishita;
(51) Int. Cl. Morishita LaW Firm, LLC
F41B 3/02 (2006.01)
F413 1/00 (2006.01) (57) ABSTRACT
(52) US. Cl. ...................................... .. 124/20.1; 124/62 A unique human powered Weapon for hunting or target
shooting combining a sling shot, an arroW shooting device
(58) Field 61 Classi?cation Search ............... 124/201, and a blOW 81111 With Sights and collapsability
124/203, 25, 62
See application ?le for complete search history. 5 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets

U.S. Patent Sep. 19, 2006 Sheet 1 013 US 7,107,979 B2

U.S. Patent Sep. 19, 2006 Sheet 2 0f 3 US 7,107,979 B2

U.S. Patent Sep. 19, 2006 Sheet 3 0f 3 US 7,107,979 B2
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US007926474B2
(12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 7,926,474 B2
Berry (45) Date of Patent: Apr. 19, 2011
(54) UNDERWATER CATAPULT IN WHICH THE (56) References Cited
ARROW IS PROPELLED ALONG THE
LENGTH OF THE BARREL US. PATENT DOCUMENTS
1,866,926 A 7/1932 Colby
(76) Inventor: Marc-Antoine Berry, 2 i Earlier ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~ , , ec er .......................... ..
DouZa1ns-par-Cast1llonnes (FR) 4,169,456 A 10/1979 Van House
4,458,658 A * 7/1984 Blair .......................... .. 124/20.1
(*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis 5,029,850 A : 7/1991 vanlstraaten .. 482/125' ' 5,243,955 A 91993 Far eSS ......... .. .. 124 20.1
$12318 llssixgeltdegsjrdadlusted under 35 5,345,922 A * 9/1994 on ............................... 124/20.1
' ' ' ( ) y ays' 5,931,145 A 8/1999 Oviedo-Reyes
6,273,078 B1* 8/2001 Schwesinger ................. .. 124/16
(21) APPl' NO‘ 10/563’623 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
. _ FR 1554932 1/1969
(22) PCT Filed. Jul. 5, 2004 FR 2795604 1,2001
FR 2798188 3/2001
(86) PCT No.: PCT/FR2004/001732 * cited by examiner
§ 371 (c)(1), Primary Examiner * John Ricci
(2), (4) Datei May 30, 2006 (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Greenblum & Bernstein,
(87) PCT Pub. No.: WO2005/004594
PCT Pub. Date: Jan. 20, 2005
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2006/0243262 A1 Nov. 2, 2006
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
1111- 8, 2003 (FR) .................................... .. 03 08304
(51) Int. Cl.
F41B 7/04 (2006.01)
(52) US. Cl. ....................................... .. 124/20.3; 124/22
(58) Field of Classi?cation Search .................. .. 124/17,
124/20.3, 21, 22
See application ?le for complete search history.
P.L.C.
(57) ABSTRACT
The invention relates to an underwater catapult in Which the
arroW is propelled along the length ofthe barrel. The inventive
catapult comprises a system Which can be used to launch a
gun arroW With bungee cords along the length ofthe shaft. The
system comprises ?xed ormoving pulleys Which are disposed
on each side at the head of the gun and ?xed or adjustable
anchoring points (lugs, recesses) Which are open for loading
underthe 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
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.
For Ihe abstract

US. Patent Apr. 19, 2011 Sheet 1 0110 US 7,926,474 B2

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US. Patent Apr. 19, 2011 Sheet 3 0f 10 US 7,926,474 B2
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US. Patent Apr. 19, 2011 Sheet 4 or 10 US 7,926,474 B2
a
4m.wb.%Fm
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1 — Serial mount for 2 rubber bands
Side view ofend ofstock
Top view ofend of stock
Fig5
2_ - Parallel mount for 2 rubber bands
Side view ofend of stock
( C)
Top view of end ofstock
UK10
Fig 6
3 - Parallel sen'al mount for 3 rubber bands
Side view ofend ofstock
Top view ofend ofstock
Fig 7

Seam“ ‘me a‘b assembly Side view ofend ofmodi?ed stock Seem!“ [me X‘Y of
ofthe smock1 pulicy system, with 3x36 ofpulley flame the moblie pu?ey frame
and mobile puliey frame
with axies
Fig 9
Fig 8 S// Fig 10
S —poim ofattachment
ofthe bottom band

Side View of ‘be 5556 Section line XY of the two half slides
Stock
Perforation for the axle
ofthe mo pulleys
! I.
1,
Perfaration for bolts forjoining
Axle Wllh set screws mounted
Ha‘ “she's moderately lightly onto the slide
the two half-slides through
the slot in the StOCk
Fig 12Figil
Section line ZT
End ofstock with slot for slide
2 I Rubber shock absorber inserted
L (varies depending on kinematics)
Fig 14Fig 13

Section line XY seen from the
lCfl without pulleys, axle or washers
x 1 Stock
- ---------- -- if)???’
r‘ A, "_ 2:2: ‘Id/‘4
Q Pulleys axle
Fig 15
Bottom band anchor
Top view
/""
F’
Fitting for assembly ‘I __ _ __ in
ofthe two half-slides tr
with screws or bolts __ l ..
‘
/ i
Flange of the slide for _laterally maintaining the fork » -— a‘ _"'J
of the pulley frame "_ __
_,/-
. '- //
FIg l / Toppartofthe fork
of the pulley ?'ame

Section line XY seen from
Snde vlew ofend ofstock the le? without pulleys, axle or washers
X / Slot in pullcy ?ame Stock
Pulieys axle
I.
“Te?on” siide ’
channel set
into the stock
Shock absorbers
Rivet or screw
for joining
/ lbs 2 half-?amesC
___________Y
Bottom band anchor
Fig 18 Fig 19

Left view
Section tine XY
'25-'67;
Cable remm pulley
Traction cable
‘ 9 attached to connecting __
F1g “Oscrews on the two ha!f-siidcs>_/””
Bottom band anchor
Top view
Section line MN
Fig 22

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