US2715895A

US2715895A - Slingshot

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Publication number: US2715895A
Application number: US291170A
Authority: US
Inventors: William T Loveless
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1952-06-02
Filing date: 1952-06-02
Publication date: 1955-08-23
Anticipated expiration: 1972-08-23

Description

Aug. 23, 1955 w. T. LOVELESS SLINGSHOT Filed June 2, 1952 s s e l e v a L .l m m W INVENTOR.

9 BY an United States Patent M SLINGSHOT William T. Loveless, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application June 2, 1952, Serial No. 291,170

2 Claims. (Cl. 124-20) This invention relates in general to projectors, and more specifically to a slingshot for projecting pellets or arrows.

The primary object of this invention is to provide an improved slingshot which includes a forked handle having extending rearwardly therefrom improved propelling means, said propelling means including a pouch connected to the forked handle by three resilient strips whereby greater accuracy is assured.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved slingshot which includes a pouch capable of receiving the rear end of an arrow, said slingshot including a guide mounted on a forked handle thereof for guiding the forward end of an arrow prior to the release of the same.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved slingshot which may be utilized for projecting arrows, said slingshot including a forked handle having mounted thereon a guide for the forward end of an arrow, said guide being movable out of alignment with projecting means carried by the forked handle whereby the projecting means may be utilized to project other articles such as pellets.

With these objects definitely in view, this invention resides in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of elements and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail in the specification, particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a material part of this application and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved sling shot, which is the subject of this invention, and shows the same having an arrow mounted therein with the resilient strips stretched immediately prior to the release of the arrow;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 22 of Figure 1 and shows the general construction of a pouch adapted to receive the rear end of the arrow or other articles, such as pellets, being projected by the slingshot the rear portion of the arrow being shown by dotted lines;

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 33 of Figure 1 and shows the general arrangement of the resilient strips with respect to the pouch and to the arrow mounted therein; and

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view of the forked handle of the slingshot of Figure 1 and shows the manner in which an adjustable arrow guide is secured thereto for movement in and out of alignment with the propelling means of the slingshot whereby the slingshot may be utilized for projecting either arrows or pellets.

Similar characters of reference designate similar or identical elements and portions throughout the specification and throughout the dilferent views of the drawings.

2,715,895 Patented Aug. 23, 1955 Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the improved slingshot, which is the subject of this invention, includes a forked handle, which is referred to in general by the reference numeral 10, and propelling means carried thereby, the propelling means being referred to in general by the reference numeral 12. The forked handle 10 includes a stem portion 12 and a pair of upstanding spaced parallel legs 14 which are connected by the stern portion 12 by an intermediate horizontal portion 16.

The projecting means 12 includes a generally conical shaped pouch 18 which is provided at its closed rear end with a spherical portion 20, the spherical portion forming a suitable grip for holding the pouch 18. The forward portion of the pouch 18 is provided with three slots 22 af'djacent the forward edge thereof and equally spaced about the circumference of the same. Secured in each of the slots 22 is a rear end of a resilient band 24, the rear end being in the form of a loop 26 enclosing a forward portion of the conical pouch 18.

In order that the resilient bands 24 connected to the conical pouch 18 may be suitably connected to the forked handle 10, the upper ends of the legs 14 are provided with pairs of downwardly extending slits 28. Disposed in the pairs of slits 28 are the forward ends of the two uppermost resilient bands 24, the forward ends of the resilient bands being retained against slippage with respect to their respective leg 14. The horizontal intermediate portion 16 is provided in its upper side with a pair of slits 30 intermediate the ends thereof and in substantially vertical alignment with the stem portion 12. It will be understood that the pair of slits 313 have the same general relationship with respect to the intermediate portion 16 as do the slits 28 with respect to their respective leg 14 and secured therein is the forward end of the third resilient band 24.

Inasmuch as the pouch 18 is supported from the forked handle 10 by three resilient bands 24, the same is adapted to propel a projectile in a straight line determined by the resilient bands 24 and thereby assures greater accuracy. It will be understood that as defined, the slingshot, which is the subject of this invention, may be utilized for propelling pellets (not shown) or other small objects.

Referring now to Figure l in particular, it will be seen that the slingshot is illustrated as having mounted therein an arrow 32 and is adapted to project the same upon release of the pouch 18. It will be noted that the rear end of the arrow 32 is positioned within the pouch 18 and is adapted to be urged forwardly by the same. However, inasmuch as the forward end of the arrow 32 must be supported in alignment with the center of the upper portion of the forked handle 11 there is provided an adjustable arrow guide, which is referred to in general by reference numeral 34. The arrow guide 34 has a generally forked outline and the upper end thereof is in the form of a U-shaped seat 36 adapted to receive the forward portion of the arrow 32.

Referring now to Figure 4 in particular, it will be seen that the arrow guide 34 is formed of a single piece of spring wire doubled upon itself to form a stem portion 38 to which the U-shaped seat 36 is connected. The stem portion 38 is formed by two closely adjacent legs 40 which are connected at their lower ends by a loop portion 42. The loop portion 42 is adapted to be received around a fastener 44 carried by the forked handle 10 and clamped thereagainst in an adjusted position by a wing nut 46 threadedly engaged on the fastener 44.

It will be seen that when it is desired to utilize the arrow guide 34, the wing nut 46 is loosened and the arrow guide is swung into a position whereby its U-shaped seat 36 is in alignment with the center of the conical pouch 7 3 18 and is adapted to receive the arrow 32 in guiding relation. In order that the arrow guide 34 may be retained in an upright position and at the same time resiliently resist forward movement with respect to the forked handle due to the striking of the same by portions of the arrow '32 and the pouch 18, the legs 40 are provided with looped portions 48 intermediate their ends.

When it is desired to utilize the slingshot, which is the subject of this invention, for projecting pellets or the like, the arrow guide 34 is moved into substantial alignment with one of the legs 14 by first releasing the wing nut 46 and then swinging the arrow guide to the desired position. The arrow guide 34 is retained in its inoperative position by tightening down the wing nut 46 after 'it has been moved to that position.

The operation ,of this device will be understood from the foregoing description of the details thereof, taken in connection with the above recited objects and the drawings. Further description would appear to be unnecesbeing movable to a position out of alignment with :said

propelling means, said arrow guide being in the form of a doubled'length of wire and having a forked shape, said arrow guide including a stem portion, said stem portion being provided with resilient loops for increasing the resiliency of the same whereby portions of an arrow engaging said arrow guide 'will temporarily displace said arrow guide to limit damage to the arrow. 7

2. In a slingshot construction including a forked handle, a projectile receiving pouch, and resilient bands connect ing said pouch to said handle, an improved arrow guide carried by said handle on a side thereof opposite from said pouch, said arrow guide being resilient with arrow engaging portions thereof adapted tomove away from said handle inresponse to urging of an arrow to limit damaging of the arrow, said arrow guide being formed of a single length of resilient material doubled on itself to form a lower bight portion receiving a fastener securing said arrow guide to said handle, upper free ends of said lengthof material being spaced to form a bifurcated arrow receiving portion, an intermediate portion of said arrow guide being looped to increase its resiliency.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 599,747 Stoddard Mar; 1, 1898 1,831,230 Copas Nov. 10, 1931 2,600,524 Fernsel June 17, 1952 2,613,659 .Hutson Oct. 14, 1952