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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- This invention relates to sling shot construction, the primary object of the invention being to provide a sling shot wherein the fulcrum point of the frame is in the grasp of the hand of the user, with the leverage portion of the frame between the wrist and elbow of the arm supporting the device, thereby reducing the strain on the hand where it grips the frame, allowing the maximum tension to be applied to the elastic band forming a part of the sling shot, with the minimum amount of efiort on the part of the user of the sling shot.
- An important object of the invention is to provide a sling shot wherein the frame thereof will be steadied and held against moving laterally when the elastic band is being stretched, thereby insuring accuracy in the use of the sling shot.
- Still another object of the invention is to provide means for elevating the ends of the elastic band where the band connects with the frame, to such positions above the frame of the sling shot, that all danger of the steel balls projected by the sling shot, striking the hand of the operator, on leaving the sling shot, will be obviated.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sling shot constructed in accordance with the invention.
- Fig. 2 is an end elevational view thereof, the elastic band having been removed.
- Fig. 3 is a plan view of the frame with the band removed.
- Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 44 of Fig. 1.
- Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 3.
- the frame of the sling shot comprises a main section 5 which is substantially U-shaped, providing a pair of spaced arms 6 and 7, the arms 6 and 7 being connected by an upwardly curved section 8.
- the frame is constructed of substantially wide metal, and during the construction of the frame the metal is slightly twisted so that the curved section 5 will be horizontal, to the end that the curved section 5 may rest directly on the arm of the person using the sling shot,
- the arm 7 has its major portion disposed at an oblique angle with respect to the arm 6, the arm 7 having a straightened portion 9, which is disposed in parallel relation with the arm 6 adjacent to the end thereof.
- the ends of the arms 6 and 7 are connected by a handle 10 which has its ends disposed between the arms, where the handle is secured to the arms by means of the screws 11, the handle providing means to be gripped by the hands of the person using the sling shot.
- the outer surfaces of the arms 6 and 7 are formed with elongated depressions 12 in which the enlargements 13 of the arms 14 are held, the enlargements or ribs 13 acting to prevent pivotal movement of the arms 14 with respect to the arms 6 and 7 when strain is directed thereto, in the operation of the sling shot. Openings are formed in the arms 14 which accommodate the screws 11, securing the arms 14 to the handle.
- the opposite ends of the arms 14 are bent upon themselves providing spaces for the reception of the ends of the elastic band 15, the spaces formed at the opposite ends of the arms 14 being sufliciently wide to accommodate portions of the ends of the band 15 which are folded upon themselves. As better shown by Fig. 1, this folded condition of the ends of the band provides loops 16 into which the pins 17 are disposed, the pins acting to secure the ends of the elastic band 15 to the arms 14.
- the portion of the elastic band intermediate the ends provides a pocket for a steel ball to be positioned against the elastic member and movement by the elastic member, when the elastic member is stretched and then released.
- the elastic band may be stretched a distance and the maximum tension applied to the elastic band, the action of the elastic band being to tilt the rear end of the frame against the arm of the person holding the sling shot, thereby obviating the necessity of tightly gripping the handle 10 in order to prevent twisting of the sling shot, while in operation.
- a frame embodying a substantially U- shaped member constructed of wide strap metal, providing spaced arms, the wide surfaces of said arms being disposed vertically, a bar connected between the ends of the U-shaped frame providing a handle, said arms having elongated depressions formed at the ends thereof, vertical bars rising from the frame at the ends of said handle, said vertical bars having enlargements fitted within said depressions, screws extending through said vertical bars and positioned in the ends of said handle securing said vertical bars against movement with respect to said U-shaped member and handle, and an elastic member having its ends connected to the upper ends of said bars, the intermediate portion of said elastic member providing a pocket for a projectile, and said elastic member adapted to direct a projectile forwardly between said arms when the elastic band is stretched and released.
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1956 J. DENEKAR 2,735,417
SLING SHOT I Filed Nov. 25, 1953 Joseph flenekar INVENTOH 1 1 BY l I I ATTORNEYS SLING SHOT Joseph Denekar, Cohoes, N. Y.
Application November 25, 1953, Serial N 0. 394,321
1 Claim. (Cl. 12420) This invention relates to sling shot construction, the primary object of the invention being to provide a sling shot wherein the fulcrum point of the frame is in the grasp of the hand of the user, with the leverage portion of the frame between the wrist and elbow of the arm supporting the device, thereby reducing the strain on the hand where it grips the frame, allowing the maximum tension to be applied to the elastic band forming a part of the sling shot, with the minimum amount of efiort on the part of the user of the sling shot.
An important object of the invention is to provide a sling shot wherein the frame thereof will be steadied and held against moving laterally when the elastic band is being stretched, thereby insuring accuracy in the use of the sling shot.
Still another object of the invention is to provide means for elevating the ends of the elastic band where the band connects with the frame, to such positions above the frame of the sling shot, that all danger of the steel balls projected by the sling shot, striking the hand of the operator, on leaving the sling shot, will be obviated.
With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.
Referring to the drawing:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sling shot constructed in accordance with the invention.
Fig. 2 is an end elevational view thereof, the elastic band having been removed.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the frame with the band removed.
Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 44 of Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 3.
Referring to the drawing in detail, the frame of the sling shot comprises a main section 5 which is substantially U-shaped, providing a pair of spaced arms 6 and 7, the arms 6 and 7 being connected by an upwardly curved section 8.
As shown, the frame is constructed of substantially wide metal, and during the construction of the frame the metal is slightly twisted so that the curved section 5 will be horizontal, to the end that the curved section 5 may rest directly on the arm of the person using the sling shot,
nited States Patent 0 at a point between the wrist and elbow. As clearly shown by Fig. 3 of the drawing the arm 7 has its major portion disposed at an oblique angle with respect to the arm 6, the arm 7 having a straightened portion 9, which is disposed in parallel relation with the arm 6 adjacent to the end thereof. The ends of the arms 6 and 7 are connected by a handle 10 which has its ends disposed between the arms, where the handle is secured to the arms by means of the screws 11, the handle providing means to be gripped by the hands of the person using the sling shot.
The outer surfaces of the arms 6 and 7 are formed with elongated depressions 12 in which the enlargements 13 of the arms 14 are held, the enlargements or ribs 13 acting to prevent pivotal movement of the arms 14 with respect to the arms 6 and 7 when strain is directed thereto, in the operation of the sling shot. Openings are formed in the arms 14 which accommodate the screws 11, securing the arms 14 to the handle.
The opposite ends of the arms 14 are bent upon themselves providing spaces for the reception of the ends of the elastic band 15, the spaces formed at the opposite ends of the arms 14 being sufliciently wide to accommodate portions of the ends of the band 15 which are folded upon themselves. As better shown by Fig. 1, this folded condition of the ends of the band provides loops 16 into which the pins 17 are disposed, the pins acting to secure the ends of the elastic band 15 to the arms 14.
The portion of the elastic band intermediate the ends provides a pocket for a steel ball to be positioned against the elastic member and movement by the elastic member, when the elastic member is stretched and then released.
From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction of the sling shot, the elastic band may be stretched a distance and the maximum tension applied to the elastic band, the action of the elastic band being to tilt the rear end of the frame against the arm of the person holding the sling shot, thereby obviating the necessity of tightly gripping the handle 10 in order to prevent twisting of the sling shot, while in operation.
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:
In a sling shot, a frame embodying a substantially U- shaped member constructed of wide strap metal, providing spaced arms, the wide surfaces of said arms being disposed vertically, a bar connected between the ends of the U-shaped frame providing a handle, said arms having elongated depressions formed at the ends thereof, vertical bars rising from the frame at the ends of said handle, said vertical bars having enlargements fitted within said depressions, screws extending through said vertical bars and positioned in the ends of said handle securing said vertical bars against movement with respect to said U-shaped member and handle, and an elastic member having its ends connected to the upper ends of said bars, the intermediate portion of said elastic member providing a pocket for a projectile, and said elastic member adapted to direct a projectile forwardly between said arms when the elastic band is stretched and released.
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US2807254A (en) * | 1954-10-28 | 1957-09-24 | George W Stribling | Sling shot |
US2930614A (en) * | 1954-08-06 | 1960-03-29 | Judson C Mcintosh | Body exercising device |
US3285236A (en) * | 1964-10-26 | 1966-11-15 | Shafer Ira | Slingshot |
US3306278A (en) * | 1963-12-02 | 1967-02-28 | William C Spatari | Elastic band u-shaped projectile launching device |
US3641695A (en) * | 1969-08-25 | 1972-02-15 | Raymond G Zenick | Device for casting a fishing line |
US3834368A (en) * | 1971-06-04 | 1974-09-10 | E Geiger | Archery bow with a sling shot in combination |
US3901209A (en) * | 1974-01-30 | 1975-08-26 | L & R Ind Inc | Wrist braced slingshot |
US4250861A (en) * | 1978-10-17 | 1981-02-17 | Howard Ellenburg | Foldable wrist braced slingshot |
US4877007A (en) * | 1988-08-05 | 1989-10-31 | Olson Elwin N | Sling bow |
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US4996968A (en) * | 1987-07-17 | 1991-03-05 | Otis Hollingsworth | Handle apparatus for compound bow |
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US3306278A (en) * | 1963-12-02 | 1967-02-28 | William C Spatari | Elastic band u-shaped projectile launching device |
US3285236A (en) * | 1964-10-26 | 1966-11-15 | Shafer Ira | Slingshot |
US3641695A (en) * | 1969-08-25 | 1972-02-15 | Raymond G Zenick | Device for casting a fishing line |
US3834368A (en) * | 1971-06-04 | 1974-09-10 | E Geiger | Archery bow with a sling shot in combination |
US3901209A (en) * | 1974-01-30 | 1975-08-26 | L & R Ind Inc | Wrist braced slingshot |
US4250861A (en) * | 1978-10-17 | 1981-02-17 | Howard Ellenburg | Foldable wrist braced slingshot |
US4922884A (en) * | 1987-06-02 | 1990-05-08 | Ford Jack T | Handheld water balloon catapult |
US4996968A (en) * | 1987-07-17 | 1991-03-05 | Otis Hollingsworth | Handle apparatus for compound bow |
US4877007A (en) * | 1988-08-05 | 1989-10-31 | Olson Elwin N | Sling bow |
US6435284B1 (en) * | 1993-01-22 | 2002-08-20 | Super Test Corporation | Gardening tool |
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US20060242797A1 (en) * | 2005-05-02 | 2006-11-02 | Czuwala Peter J | Hand tools with ergonomic hand grip |
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US7389774B1 (en) * | 2005-07-12 | 2008-06-24 | Fonda Jacob H | Slingshot and archery training device and associated methods |
US20150090238A1 (en) * | 2013-03-15 | 2015-04-02 | Charles A. Saunders | Handleless slingshot with folding storage compartment |
US9372044B2 (en) * | 2013-03-15 | 2016-06-21 | Saunders Archery Company | Handleless slingshot with folding storage compartment |
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