US1457674A - Fly shooter - Google Patents

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FLY SHOOTER Filed April 22, 192 r WITNESSES I i A) nvmvm/es 7 Bar exp W36, Leca'aSaaoezz 4 TTOHNEYS Patented June 5, 1923f UNITED srarss rattan PATENT 1 OFFI'QE.

BERT KENNEDY AND LEwIs SAIGER, or e'LovEasvILLE, NEW YORK. I

ELY SHOOTER.

Application filedApril 22, 19 22. serial No. 555,399.

T all whom it may, concern:

Be it known that we,.BER'r KENN DY and LEwrs SAIosn, citizens of the United States, and residents of Gloversville, in thecounty of Fulton and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fly Shooters, of which the following is a specification. v y

This invention relates to a fly shooter. The purpose of the invention is to provide a device of of a pistol .and which may be employed to kill flies, or the like, and which is also adapted to serve; as .means of entertaining children.

It is also within the scope of the objects of the invention that the device be extremely f simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture. I v

Other objects will hereinafter appear. The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in

view of the device and showing the striker when in its set position. H

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same and illustrating the application of the device for killing. a fly. 1

Figure 1 is a perspective Referring to the drawlngs more particularly, the pistol consists in a body comprising a handle H formed at its forward end with a stock or barrel B. The body described may be made of any material desired, a

light and inexpensive material being preferable. The handle portion may beknurled upon its sides asat 10, and intermediate the handle H and barrel B there is provided a slot 11 which is arranged vertically with respect to the barrel B and handle H and substantially ofthe size shown. The .end

walls of the slot may taper toward the lower end thereof as shown in Figure 2. Also at this point the body is formed with a pair of ears 12 which are arcuate in shape, as shown,

and one occurring upon each side of the handle or barrel, and-the inner surface of each ear being flush with the corresponding side wall of the slot 11. i

The forward end of the barrel B is recessed to provide the two protrusions or extensions 13 which are preferably of the shape shown in order that the body of the device, as a whole, possible. I l K Betweenthe extensions 13 there is pivoted may be as attractive as the above character in the form of said hammer.

' forwardly fact that the construction,

the head portion 1 1 of a striker S the.

-means of apin 14., said striker otherwise consisting inthe shank portion 15'which terminates at its other end in a circular plate or edgeiofthebarrelB, as illustrated Figure 1. i

In. the slot 11 there is pivoted a trigger" member 17 which I is crescent in shapev iild pivotally supported by a pin 18. The upperend portion '19 is adapted to engage with the rear. edge of ahead or hammer generally indicated by the reference numeral. 20,5flid 2 1 and vhaving. its lower end portion '22.

upon the plate 16 of the striker S. e The striker opening at apoint adjacent its head por- 'tion 14 through which there is'extended the one end of an elastic loop 26,'said; loop being secured'against movement through the opening 25 of thestriker as at 27. The elastic 26 is otherwise extended throughatransverse bore or opening 28 in the barrel B, audits S is formed with a transverse hammer being p votally supported bya'pin head 23 is formed with a forward projection 2-4 which is adapted to be brought to engage other end portion looped aboutvthe head 23 of the hammer 20 and disposed in a notch 29 In operating thepresent device, the striker Sis turned rear wardly upon" itspivotl l. to the position shown in Figure 1 and so held by the head 23 0f hammer 20; The elastic 26 urges the striker to, swing upon its" pivot 1a, and upon the trigger lated to operate the head 23 of said hammer rearwardly and release-the striker, S said striker will swing undertension of the elastic 26 and if brought to strike a fly, or the like, may serve to kill the same, as illustrated in Figure 2. i

' vVhile' we have shown and described the preferred form of our invention, we wishit',

tobe understood that we, are aware of the combination and.

arrangement ofyparts may be "changed by those skilled 1n the art without departing from the spirit of the invention as indi: cated by the appended claims. We claim p ,A pistol ofthe character described,

comprising a stock including a handle therefor, a striker comprising a shank having a plate formed at its one end, means for pivoting the other end of said striker to the forward end of the stock whereby said striker may be folded backward upon the stock, a

hammer for en a in the striker and holdb D b swing the striker forwardly upon its pivot when released from said hammer.

2. A pistol of the character described, comprising a stock including a handle at one end thereof, a striker having its one end pivoted to the forward end of said stock and adapted to swing forwardly with relation to said stock, an elastic having its one end connected to the pivoted end of said striker and then passing upon the under side of said stock and upwardly through an opening in the stock, a hammer positioned at the rear end of said stock and having the other end ofv said elastic secured thereto whereby to urge the same forwardly for engaging the striker when said striker is swung rearwardly against the tension of said elastic, and a trigger for operating the hammer to release said striker.

3. A pistol of the character described, comprising a stock provided at its one end with a handle and having its other end bi furcated, a striker consisting in an elongated member having its one end pivoted between the prongs afforded by the bifurcated ends of said stock, a hammer pivotally mounted at the rear end of the stock, an elastic connected to the pivoted end of said striker and extended rearwardly and connected to said hammer whereby to urge the hammer forwardly, a head upon said hammer adapted to engage and hold the striker in a rearward swung position and against the tension of the elastic, and a trigger adapted to move the hammer for releasing said striker.

4. A pistol of the character described, comprising a stock having at one end a handle, an elongated striker pivotally connected adjacent its one end to the free end of said stock and adapted to be folded or swung rearwardly and upon the upper edge of the stock, a hammer pivotally supported at the rear end of the stock and adapted to be brought to engage upon the associated end of the stock when the same is in its rearward swung position, an elastic having its one end connected to the pivoted end of said striker and then passing partially about said striker and beneath the stock and then upwardly through an opening in the stock and its other end connected to the hammer, and trigger means for moving the hammer to release said striker.

5. A pistol of the character described, comprising a stock having at one end a handle, an elongated striker pivotally connected adjacent its one end to the free end of said stock and adapted to be folded or swung rearwardly' and upon the upper edge of the stock, a hammer pivotally supported at the rear end of the stock and adapted to be brought to engage upon the associated end of the stock when the same is in its rearward swung position, an elastic having its one end connected to the pivoted end of said striker and then passing partially about said striker and beneath the stock and then upwardly through suitable guide means and having its free end connected to said hammer, and a trigger adapted for moving the hammer to release said striker.

6. A pistol of the character described, comprising a stock having a handle at one end, an elongated striker having its one end pivotally supported for forward and rearward swinging movement at the forward end of the stock, a hammer pivoted at the rear end of the stock and adapted for engaging the striker when said striker is swung rearwardly upon the stock, an elastic connected to the striker at its pivoted end and passing partially about the pivoted end thereof and then having its other end connected to the hammer whereby to urge the striker to swing forwardly and also retain the hammer in engagement with the striker, and a trigger for operating the hammer to release the striker.

LEWIS SAIGER.

BER-T KENNEDY.

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