US1687757A

US1687757A - Catapult

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Publication number: US1687757A
Application number: US135163A
Authority: US
Inventors: Byron G Fry
Original assignee: E R WILLIAMS
Current assignee: E R WILLIAMS
Priority date: 1926-09-13
Filing date: 1926-09-13
Publication date: 1928-10-16
Anticipated expiration: 1945-10-16

Description

CATAPULT Filed Sept. 15, 1926 B. G.- FRY Oct. 16, 1928.

Patented Get. 16, 1928,

UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

BYRON G. FRY, .OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNO R OF ONE-HALF TO E. R..

WILLIAMS, OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA.

CATAPULT.

Application filed September 13, 1926. Serial No. 135,1 63

My invention relates to catapults, and more particularly to a device designed for shooting arrows, as in archery, and it has among its salient objects to provide a device with which an arrow can be shotwith deliberate aim at a target or other obj-ectand with a great force; to provide a device 'in which elastic elements are used tor themotive power instead oi the bow; to'provide an improved body with arms so positioned as to'give clearance for the elastic elements whereby they pass under the arms of the-device while'the arrowpasses above and between said arms; to provide an improved gripping device. in connection with said elastics whereby the end of the arrow is increasingly gripped as the elastics are pulled; and" to provide an improved means for the gripping of the device- Figure 2 is a side elevation'thereof on a] smaller scale.

Referring now'in detail to the drawings, my invention as here shown for descriptive purposes comprises a body or handle, 1, wlth two arms, 2, 2, upwardly bowed as indicated,

with loops or eyes, 3, 3, at their outer ends. Said arms are shown provided .with leather, or other suitable sleeves, '4, 4, near their place of attachment to the handle, 1, and upon.

- be formed or manufactured in any suitable manner. The ends of said elastic elements are inserted through the eyes, 3, 3, of the arms, 2, 2, with little holding pins, '7, '7, inserted in the loop ends of said elastic elements.

At the opposite ends of said elasticelements, 6, 6, I provide a hand piece and arrow gripper, preferably made ofsoft leather and comprising two loops, 8, 8, stitched together at their top and bottom edges, as at 8, whereby to i't'orm a receiving pocket therebctween for the end of the arrow, Said loops, 8, 8,

' also have two holes or eyes out through their outer. or end faces through which the ends of the elastics, 6, 6, are inserted, as'showmand provided with holding pins, as 9, 9, whereby said elastics are easily attached and detached both to the hand piece and to the ends of the arms. The head end of;the hand piece is provided witha'pocket in whichispl'aced a seed, or other suitable article, 10, preferably tapering rearwardly, whereby to be readily gripper between the thumband fore fin er for pulling the elastics into tensionand t en readily slipping from the fingers when released without being turned or deflected to one side or the other, in othe1"words,said knob simply slips out in a direct line with the line or the stretched elastics.

As the hand piece is pulled back to the position indicated in light broken lines in Fig. 1, the end of thearrow is not only held in the pocket between the loops, 8, 8, but they rollor close together under the tensionand more firmly grip the end of the arrow and hold it firmly until the elastics are released, whereupon the end of the arrow is released and thrown forwardly in a straight line.

moving over the sleeves, 4, 4, at the fork of the arms. The rear end of the arrow is provided with the usual feather, 11, indicated in Fig. 1 in edge View Thus I have provided a most eflicient and practical catapult for shooting arrows-and while I have illustrated but one embodiment of my invention, I do not limit it to the de-' 1 tails of construction and arrangement shown, except as I may be limited by the hereto appended claims. 7

I claim:

1 A catapult ing in combination a handle with two arms extending laterally therefrom and forming an arrow-supporting fork therebet-ween, two

for shooting arrows includelastic elements connected to the outer ends of said arms, a hand piece connected to the i opposite ends of said elastic elements, said hand piece having a special socket to receive 7 the end of an arrow and a knob rearwardly of said pocket to be gripped between the thun'ib and finger in shooting an arrow, said arrow receiving socket being formed of parts adapted to close upon said arrow as said hand piece is pulled.

2. A catapult for shooting arrows including a handle having two arms spread laterally therefrom and bent upwardly between their ends to give clearance thereunder, said arms forming an arrow supporting fork there-between, two elastic elements attached at their outer ends to the outer ends of said arms, a hand piece attached to the opposite ends of said elastic elements and adapted to grip and hold the end of an arrow as said hand piece is pulled to tension said elastic elements, and means on said hand piece for gripping it with the hand for pulling it to tension said elastic elements.

3. A catapult for shooting arrows including a handle having two arms spread laterally with a fork formed therebetween to support an arrow, sleeves of soft material on said arms at the fork, elastic elements attached at their outer ends tothe outer ends of said arms, a hand piece of soft flexible material attached to the opposite ends of said elastic elements and having an arrow receiving pocket therein adapted tov tighten upon the end of an arrow inserted therein as said hand piece is pulled, said hand piece having a rearward part to be gripped between the thumb and finger of the hand.

4. In a catapult, in combination, a body having two armsprovided with eyes at their outer ends, elastic elements having their ends doubled and inserted through said eyes with holding pins in the folded parts outside of said eyes to attach said elastic elements to said arms, and a hand piece at the opposite ends of said elastic elementshaving a pocket therein to receive the end of an arrow, said hand piece having openings through which folded parts of said elastic elements are inserted with holding pins therein, and grip.- ping means on said hand piece for-pulling the same to tension said elastic elements.

5. In a catapult, a body having arms pro vided at their outer ends with eyes, elastics of endless form having their folds through said eyes and a holding piece in the fold of each elastic to prevent it from pulling through said eye, a holding piece havingtwo loops, the opposite folds of said elastics being inserted through the loops of said holding piece, and holding pieces through the folds of the elastics in said loops to prevent said elastics from pulling away from said holding piece.

Signed at Los Angeles, Los Angel'es County, California, this 7th day of Sept,

BYRON G. FRYw