US2825323A

US2825323A - Sling shot

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Publication number: US2825323A
Application number: US263914A
Authority: US
Inventors: Kalman Z Huszar
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1951-12-28
Filing date: 1951-12-28
Publication date: 1958-03-04
Anticipated expiration: 1975-03-04

Description

March 4, 1958 K. 2. HUSZAR I 2,825,323

SLING SHOT File d Dec. 28, 1951 ATTORNEYS- 1 2,825,323 ,7 Patented Mar. 4,1958

SLING SHOT Kalman Z. Huszar, Foster, Ohio Application December 28, 1951, Serial No. 263,914

9 2 claims. Cl. 124-20 My invention relates to the provision of certain improvements in sling shots.

Sling shots in the form of forked sticks have been known for years. Such sling shots, however, have not always proved fully satisfactory for the reason that they have not been so accurate as might be desired and for the reason that they havenot been so durable as their normal usage would ordinarily require. Furthermore, the sling shots heretofore known have often been faulty in operation with attendant dangers to the user.

It is an object of my invention to provide a sling shot having greatly improved inherent accuracy characteristics. It is a further object ofmy invention to provide a sling shot of rugged design and construction capable of with-standing very hard use.

'Other'objects of my invention are to provide improved means for fastening the rubber straps to the sling shot frame and for fastening aleather pouch to the other ends of these straps. A further object is to provide a sling shot that is very easy to use and relatively free of danger to the user.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will become apparent to one skilled in the art from the following description and from reference tothe accompanying drawing in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a sling shot constructed according to my invention,

Figure 2 is a plan view of the improved sling shot of this invention,

Figure 3 is an end elevation as viewed from the left side of Figure 1,

'Figure 4 is an enlarged planview of the piece of leather constituting the pouch in which the missile is placed,

Figure 5 is a partial plan view of one end of one of the rubber straps, and

Figure 6 is a perspective View showing the manner in which the leather pouch is connected to the rubber straps.

Referring first to Figures 1, 2 and 3 it will be observed that my sling shot is comprised of a closed frame generally indicated at 10 and including a hand-grip portion 11 and an upper portion 12. I have shown the portion 12 as provided with a central opening 13 whereby the portion 12 is, in fact, a closed annulus or ring. At either side of the frame portion 12 and located midway of the opening 13 I have provided a pair of

narrow slots

14 and 15.

Rubber straps

16 and 17 are secured in these slots as will be described.

The strap 16 is secured in the slot 14, andthe strap 17 in slot 15, as follows. The slot is of a width or thickness materially less than twice the normal thickness of the rubber strap. In securing the strap 16 in the slot 14, for example, one end of the strap 16 is doubled easily be inserted in the slot. Upon release of the strap over as at 18. The

strap portions

16 and 18 are then portions following their insertion in the slot 14 said portions tend to return to their normal size. In so doing these portions become firmly wedged within the slot 14. This construction has been found to be extremely advantageous and a most efficient way of securing'the rubber strap 16 to the upper frame member 12 of the sling shot. It will be understood that the strap 17 is secured in the slot 15 in like manner. It should be noted that this construction does not require any adhesive or any other parts. All that is required is a narrow slot in the sling shot frame and a rubber strap of such thickness that it must be stretched considerably, when doubled over on itself, in order to reduce same to the thickness of the slot for insertion therein.

The other ends of the

straps

16 and 17 are secured to a leather piece 19 which forms a pouch for the missile to be shot from the sling. As best seen in Figure- 4 this leather piece consists of a rectangular piece of leather provided with three relatively

small holes

20, 21 and 22. The

holes

20 and 22 are necessary for the proper fastening of this leather piece to the straps 16'and 17. The hole 21 is used primarily as a means for enabling the'user to be certain that he has placed the missile at. the exact center of the pouch; it will be understood, of course, that the hole 21 is located. at the center of the pouch.

In order to fasten the pouch to the rubber straps I have provided each strap with a small hole 23 near one end'thereof as best seen in Figure 5. Such a strap is fastened to one side or the other of the pouch 19 as follows. Consider, for example, the strap 16 and Figure 6; That end of the strap 16 having the hole 23 therein is tucked through the hole 20 of the pouch 19. The other end of the strap 16 is then tucked through the hole 23, it being understood that the pouch 19 is connected to the

straps

16 and 17 prior to the fastening of the

straps

16 and 17 to the sling shot frame portion 12. The strap is then pulled in opposition to the pouch 19 so as to slide the hole bearing portion towards the end of the pouch and thus effect a neat, tight connection.

It will be understood that the strap 17 is connected to the pouch 19 in the manner as just above described. I have found this construction to be highly satisfactory and one which obtains a fine fastening with the least possible strain on the rubber of the straps in question.

The structures above described whereby I secure the leather pouch to the rubber straps and the rubberstraps to the sling shot frame helps to provide a sling shot which is free of danger to the user as might be caused by faulty connections so often prevalent in sling shots known to me. My mode of fastening the straps to the sling shot frame insures a construction in which the strap will not come loose from the frame and snap back into the users eye. Similarly, the pouch'19 is not apt to become free of the

straps

16 and 17 and, therefore, p the path followed by the pouch when released in order to project the missile will be true and not one that will strike the sides of the portion 12 with the attendant possibility of the missile backfiring.

A very important feature of the instant invention is the provision of a sight aperture 24 in the top of the frame portion 12. This sight aperture enables the user to get a good line on the intended target Without having to look directly through the large opening 13. This.

means that the eye will be removed slightly from the line of travel of the pouch 19 upon release and thereby greatly diminishes the chances of any missile striking the sling shot frame and flying back into the eye of the user. I have found that the provision of this aperture results in a sling shot of most unusual accuracy characteristics. So far as is known to me my sling shot is the 3. first to have been provided with this or any similar means for obtaining a proper sight on an intended target. The closest thing known to me is simply that of the old fork stick used for so many years by so many children wherein the target is simply located on a line between the arms of the fork.

In connection with the above discussion it should be noted that that portion of my sling shot frame whichmight be considered as corresponding to the fork portion of the heretofore known sling shot differs therefrom in that this frame portion is a closed annulus. Thus, rather than cutting off the frame portion at points, for example, just above the

slots

14 and 15 so as to form a fork, 1 have continued the frame so as to obtain added strength and for the additional reason that such continued structure enables me .toprovide the sight aperture 24as described. Thus I not only get a more durable structure but I obtain 1 an advantage not heretofore realized.

The sling shot frame of my invention may be manufactured of wood or laminations thereof, or it may be stamped out of some suitable metal. The

straps

16 and 17 are preferably made of rubber but some other similar resilient material may suflice. Similarly I prefer to construct the pouch 19 of leather but other materials will work satisfactorily.

It is to be understood that modifications may be made in my invention without departing from the scope and spirit thereof and although I have illustrated my inven tion as embodying certain structure I do not intend to be limited to such structure except insofar as it is specifically set forth in the sub-joined claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and what I desire to protect by United States Letters Patent is:

l. .A sling shot comprising a frame a pair of straps fastened to said frame, and a pouch fastened to said straps, said pouch having a pair of small holes therein, one end of each said strap having a small hole therein, said one end of each said strap being passed through one hole of said pouch, the other end of each said strap being passed through the hole in its said one end.

2. A sling shot comprising a frame, said frame having an annular portion, said annular portion having a large central opening therein, a depending hand grip portion integral with said annular portion, a pair of resilient straps fastened to said frame, and a pouch fastened to the other ends of said straps, said frame being provided with a sight aperture located above said central opening, the points of fastening of said straps to said frame being located on a horizontal plane passing substantially through the center of said large opening, and said Sight aperture and said hand grip portion lying substantially in a vertical plane passing substantially through the center of saidlarge opening, said pouch being provided with a pair of relatively small holes and one end of each strap being provided with a holeof corresponding size, that end of each strap having a said hole therein being passed through one of the holes of said pouch, the other end of each strap being passed through the hole located in its said one end, said other end of each strap being joined'to the frame at a said point offastening.

Rcferences Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS D. 160,257 Gilmore Sept. 26, 1950 942,300 Winchester Dec. 7, 1909 1,072,988 Pratt et al. Sept. 9, 1913 1,960,645 Parrish May 29, 1934 2,026,199 Virneburg Dec. 31,1935 2,501,568 Iarnagin -a Mar. 21, 1950 2,608,188 Howard Aug. 26, 1952