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US3660921A
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  • a trigger actuated power unit comprising a fluid powered power train operative in conjunction with a spring powered power train, said fluid powered power train having a moveable member which is power actuated in'the power stroke thereof, and latch means for latching said said moveable member train in active cocked position in operative relation to said moveable object so that upon application of said external force said fluid powered power train is triggered to effect a power stroke in which said moveable object is power actuated at least in part by said moveable member.
  • My invention relates to trigger actuated power units for power actuating a moveable object.
  • l-have heretofore provided a trigger actuated power unit used in fishing.
  • a trigger actuated power unit used in fishing.
  • my prior US. Pat. No. 2,781,600 issued Feb. 19, l957. have since invented certain improvements upon my said prior trigger actuated power unit which pertain, inter alia, to the latch mechanism for cooking the power unit in active position, to the construction of a platform in relation to the spring powered power train, and to a fluid poweredpower train, all of which cooperate in producing the powered action outputof the power unit.
  • the provision of these improvements in a trigger actuated power unit which is triggered by an external force applied thereto is the principal object of my invention.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 are different side elevational views of a trigger actuated power unit embodying my invention showing the same, respectively, in active cooked and triggered release positions;
  • FIGS. 3 through 6 are different views of the structure of FIG. 1 taken, respectively, on the lines 3-3 through 6-6 thereof;
  • FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the spring powered power train trigger mechanism showing the same in an initial release position for triggering the power stroke of said trigger actuated power unit.
  • 10 generally designates said trigger actuated power unit which, in the instance, is shown used for fishing and supports a conventional fishing rod 12.
  • the power unit 10 is made fast to suitable stationary structure, such as a mounting plate 14.
  • the mounting plate 14 may be supported on any suitable supporting structure and, in the instance, supports an upright pipe 16 into which, in the instance, the lower end ofa supporting pipe 18' for said power unit 10 telescopes.
  • a wing nut 19 threadably carried on the upper end of the pipe l6'must be loosened to disengage said pipe 18 from said pipe 16.
  • a bracket 20 on the upper end of the supporting pipe 18 wraps about and holds a spring powered power train 24 comprising a tubular column 22 which contains a tension spring 25 affixed at one end to a platform, generally designated 26, and at the other end to an adjustable tensioning means 28 at the front end of the column 22.
  • the platform 26 is pivotally mounted on a bracket 27 fast on a side of the column and said platform 26 via the center portion thereof carries a holder mechanism, generally designated 30 which, in the instance, is used to grip said fishing rod 12.
  • the means by which the platform 26 is pivoted to the bracket 27 consists of a pair of spaced apart arms disposed ahead of and projecting from said center portion of the platform 26.
  • a fluid powered power train for said power unit 10, generally designated 32, consists essentially of an pneumatic (or hydraulic) cylinder and piston power unit 34 which is pivotally mounted, as at 35, upon said mounting plate 14.
  • the adjustment for said power unit 34 to vary the force of the power stroke thereof is indicated at 33.
  • Said power unit 34 is strapped, as at 36, to the pipe 16 in a manner which permits limited pivotal movement of said power unit 34, particularly during latching of said power unit 10 in its active cocked position and at the end of the power stroke when the holder mechanism 30 is thrown to its triggered release position.
  • a bumper mechanism 38 is strapped fast to the power unit 34 to absorb some of the shock of impact in arresting movement of the fish rod 12 at the end of the power stroke.
  • the rear portion of the platform 26 is bent at about right angles to said center portion thereof so that it is pulled into the rear end of the column 22 by the tension spring 25, the action of which is strictly axial.
  • Male latch elements 40 and 42 are carried fast on the front and rear ends, respectively, of the platform 26.
  • the male' latch element 40 co-actswith a female latch element 43 which is pivotally carried on the bracket 27 and pulled into unlatched position by atension spring 44, the opposite ends of which are affixed to thezbracket 20 and to said female latch element 43.
  • the female latch element 43 has an aperture formed in the top thereof, in the instance, by lancing and relatively upsetting adjacent top portions as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7 in which aperture the male latch element 40 isengaged in cocking the springpowered power train 24.
  • the headed male latch element 42 co-acts with a female latch element 45 which is pivotally carried on the free end of a piston rod 46 of said fluid powered power unit 34 and pulled into unlatched position by a tension spring 48, the opposite ends of which are aflixed to said piston rod 46 and to said female latch element 45.
  • the female latch element 45 is of inverted U- shape andhas an aperture in the top or bight thereof in which the head of the male latch element 42 is engaged in cooking the fluid powered power train.
  • Said holder mechanism 30, in the instance, comprises an inner wrap 50 of soft metal which wraps about the fish rod 12 and has a pinching mechanism 52 at the bottom thereof and an outer wrap 54 of harder metal which wraps about the inner wrap 50 and has a pinching mechanism 56 at the top thereof.
  • the inner wrap 50 has free ends which overlap at the top thereof and is longer axially than the outer wrap 54.
  • Said holder mechanism 30, in the instance, is able to accommodate all of the different size fish rods in use and holds them firmly without injury to the finish thereof.
  • the holder mechanism 30 is fastened to a moveable member to be power actuated.
  • the supporting plate 14 is placed upon or fastened to a suitable supporting surface.
  • the supporting pipe 18 is inserted into the upright pipe 16 and the wing nut I9 is tightened.
  • the spring power train 24 is cocked by manually swinging the platform 26 and the rod 12 forward until the male latch element 40 is engaged in the female latch element 43.
  • Such cocking of the spring powered power train is against the pulling action of the tension spring 25 from the sketching thereof which, through the platform 26, pulls counterclockwise upon the holding mechanism 30.
  • the fluid powered power train 32 is cocked by manually pulling the piston rod 46 outwardly of the cylinder of the power unit 34 and bringing the female latch element 45 into engagement with the male latch element 42 without disturbing the engagement between the latch elements 40 and 43.
  • Such cooking of the fluid powered power train 32 is against the pulling action of the piston rod 46 from compression of air in said cylinder and piston unit 34 which, through the male latch element 42 and the platform 26, pulls counterclockwise upon the holding mechanism 30.
  • the fluid powered power train 32' may be cocked prior to cocking of the spring powered power train 24 in which case the female latch element 45 may be engaged with the male latch element 42 prior to manually swinging the platform 26 forward to latch the male latch element 40 with the female latch element 43.
  • the power unit 10 in the instance, by a fish biting upon the fish line which causes the fish rod 12, the holder mechanism 30 and the platform 16 to pivot forwardly or clockwise as viewed in FIG.
  • the female latch element 45 disengages from the male latch element 42 by the action of the tension s ring 48 pulling upon the female latch element 45 counterclockwise as viewed in FIG. 2.
  • the handle of the fish rod 12 is cushioned, in the instance, by striking the bumper mechanism 38 in the final movement of the fish rod 12.
  • the fluid powered train 32 forcefully pulls inwardly the piston rod 46 which, in lieu of the holder mechanism 30, may be fastened to a moveable member to be power actuated.
  • a trigger actuated power unit which is triggered by an external force applied thereto for power actuating a moveable object and which has a spring powered power train having latch means for cocking said power unit in active cocked position
  • the improvement comprising a fluid powered power train operative in conjunction with said spring powered power train in that both power trains are actuated at substantially the same time upon triggering of said power unit, said fluid powered power train having a moveable member which is power actuated in the power stroke thereof, and latch means for said fluid powered power train for latching said moveable member in active cocked position in operative relation to said moveable object, said latch means for said spring powered power train unlatched first and said latch means for said fluid powered power train unlatched second upon triggering of said power unit so that upon application of said external force said fluid powered power train is triggered to effect a power stroke in which said moveable object is power actuated at least in part by said moveable member, said latch means for said fluid powered power train not unlatched until the latch means for said
  • said latch means including mutually engageable latch elements carried, respectively, by said moveable object and by said moveable member for cocking said fluid powered power train.
  • one of said mutually engageable latch elements being a male latch element carried fast by one of said moveable object and said moveable member and the other being a female latch element pivotally carried by the other of said moveable object and said moveable member.
  • said fluid powered power train including a cylinder and piston unit having a power stroke in which a piston rod is pulled inwardly of said cylinder, and a female latch element pivotally carried on said piston rod near the free end thereof.
  • a trigger actuated power unit which has means for holding a fishing rod and which is triggered by an external force applied to the fishing line from a fish biting thereon for power actuating a fishing rod and which has a spring powered power train
  • said fluid powered power train including a cylinder and a piston unit having a power stroke in which a piston rod is pulled inwardly of said cylinder, a male latch element fast to said fishing rod holding means, a female latch element pivotally carried on said piston rod near the free end thereof said female latch elementengageable with said male latch eiement for latching said piston rod in active cocked position in operative relation to said fishing rod holding means so that when a fish bites said fishing line said piston rod is triggered to effect a power stroke in which said fishing rod holding means is power actuated at least in part by said piston rod, whereby the front end of said fishing rod is thrown at least in part by said piston rod upwardly and rearwardly upon
  • said means for holding a fishing rod comprising inner and outer wrap means which wrap about the fishing rod, and pinching mechanisms for said inner and outer wrap means, respectively, said inner wrap means being longer axially and of softer metal than said outer wrap means.

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The improvement in a trigger actuated power unit is disclosed comprising a fluid powered power train operative in conjunction with a spring powered power train, said fluid powered power train having a moveable member which is power actuated in the power stroke thereof, and latch means for latching said said moveable member train in active cocked position in operative relation to said moveable object so that upon application of said external force said fluid powered power train is triggered to effect a power stroke in which said moveable object is power actuated at least in part by said moveable member.

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United States Patent McDonnell [54] TRIGGER ACTUATED POWER UNIT Primary Examiner-Aldrich F. Medbery Assistant Examiner-Daniel .l. Leach Attorney-William L. Fisher ABSTRACT The improvement in a trigger actuated power unit is disclosed comprising a fluid powered power train operative in conjunction with a spring powered power train, said fluid powered power train having a moveable member which is power actuated in'the power stroke thereof, and latch means for latching said said moveable member train in active cocked position in operative relation to said moveable object so that upon application of said external force said fluid powered power train is triggered to effect a power stroke in which said moveable object is power actuated at least in part by said moveable member.
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TRIGGER ACTUATED POWER UNIT My invention relates to trigger actuated power units for power actuating a moveable object. l-have heretofore provided a trigger actuated power unit used in fishing. (See my prior US. Pat. No. 2,781,600 issued Feb. 19, l957.)-l have since invented certain improvements upon my said prior trigger actuated power unit which pertain, inter alia, to the latch mechanism for cooking the power unit in active position, to the construction of a platform in relation to the spring powered power train, and to a fluid poweredpower train, all of which cooperate in producing the powered action outputof the power unit. The provision of these improvements in a trigger actuated power unit which is triggered by an external force applied thereto is the principal object of my invention.
The foregoing object of my invention and the advantages thereof will become apparent during the course of the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIGS. 1 and 2 are different side elevational views of a trigger actuated power unit embodying my invention showing the same, respectively, in active cooked and triggered release positions;
FIGS. 3 through 6 are different views of the structure of FIG. 1 taken, respectively, on the lines 3-3 through 6-6 thereof; and
FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the spring powered power train trigger mechanism showing the same in an initial release position for triggering the power stroke of said trigger actuated power unit.
Referring to the drawings in greater detail; 10 generally designates said trigger actuated power unit which, in the instance, is shown used for fishing and supports a conventional fishing rod 12. The power unit 10 is made fast to suitable stationary structure, such as a mounting plate 14. The mounting plate 14 may be supported on any suitable supporting structure and, in the instance, supports an upright pipe 16 into which, in the instance, the lower end ofa supporting pipe 18' for said power unit 10 telescopes. A wing nut 19 threadably carried on the upper end of the pipe l6'must be loosened to disengage said pipe 18 from said pipe 16. A bracket 20 on the upper end of the supporting pipe 18 wraps about and holds a spring powered power train 24 comprising a tubular column 22 which contains a tension spring 25 affixed at one end to a platform, generally designated 26, and at the other end to an adjustable tensioning means 28 at the front end of the column 22. The platform 26 is pivotally mounted on a bracket 27 fast on a side of the column and said platform 26 via the center portion thereof carries a holder mechanism, generally designated 30 which, in the instance, is used to grip said fishing rod 12. The means by which the platform 26 is pivoted to the bracket 27 consists of a pair of spaced apart arms disposed ahead of and projecting from said center portion of the platform 26.
A fluid powered power train for said power unit 10, generally designated 32, consists essentially of an pneumatic (or hydraulic) cylinder and piston power unit 34 which is pivotally mounted, as at 35, upon said mounting plate 14. The adjustment for said power unit 34 to vary the force of the power stroke thereof is indicated at 33. Said power unit 34 is strapped, as at 36, to the pipe 16 in a manner which permits limited pivotal movement of said power unit 34, particularly during latching of said power unit 10 in its active cocked position and at the end of the power stroke when the holder mechanism 30 is thrown to its triggered release position. In the instance, a bumper mechanism 38 is strapped fast to the power unit 34 to absorb some of the shock of impact in arresting movement of the fish rod 12 at the end of the power stroke.
It should be noted that the rear portion of the platform 26 is bent at about right angles to said center portion thereof so that it is pulled into the rear end of the column 22 by the tension spring 25, the action of which is strictly axial. Male latch elements 40 and 42 are carried fast on the front and rear ends, respectively, of the platform 26.
The male' latch element 40 co-actswith a female latch element 43 which is pivotally carried on the bracket 27 and pulled into unlatched position by atension spring 44, the opposite ends of which are affixed to thezbracket 20 and to said female latch element 43. The female latch element 43 has an aperture formed in the top thereof, in the instance, by lancing and relatively upsetting adjacent top portions as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7 in which aperture the male latch element 40 isengaged in cocking the springpowered power train 24. The headed male latch element 42 co-acts with a female latch element 45 which is pivotally carried on the free end of a piston rod 46 of said fluid powered power unit 34 and pulled into unlatched position by a tension spring 48, the opposite ends of which are aflixed to said piston rod 46 and to said female latch element 45. The female latch element 45 is of inverted U- shape andhas an aperture in the top or bight thereof in which the head of the male latch element 42 is engaged in cooking the fluid powered power train.
Said holder mechanism 30, in the instance, comprises an inner wrap 50 of soft metal which wraps about the fish rod 12 and has a pinching mechanism 52 at the bottom thereof and an outer wrap 54 of harder metal which wraps about the inner wrap 50 and has a pinching mechanism 56 at the top thereof. The inner wrap 50 has free ends which overlap at the top thereof and is longer axially than the outer wrap 54. Said holder mechanism 30, in the instance, is able to accommodate all of the different size fish rods in use and holds them firmly without injury to the finish thereof. In operation of said power unit 10, the holder mechanism 30 is fastened to a moveable member to be power actuated. The supporting plate 14 is placed upon or fastened to a suitable supporting surface. The supporting pipe 18 is inserted into the upright pipe 16 and the wing nut I9 is tightened. The spring power train 24is cocked by manually swinging the platform 26 and the rod 12 forward until the male latch element 40 is engaged in the female latch element 43. Such cocking of the spring powered power train is against the pulling action of the tension spring 25 from the sketching thereof which, through the platform 26, pulls counterclockwise upon the holding mechanism 30. The fluid powered power train 32 is cocked by manually pulling the piston rod 46 outwardly of the cylinder of the power unit 34 and bringing the female latch element 45 into engagement with the male latch element 42 without disturbing the engagement between the latch elements 40 and 43. Such cooking of the fluid powered power train 32 is against the pulling action of the piston rod 46 from compression of air in said cylinder and piston unit 34 which, through the male latch element 42 and the platform 26, pulls counterclockwise upon the holding mechanism 30. The fluid powered power train 32' may be cocked prior to cocking of the spring powered power train 24 in which case the female latch element 45 may be engaged with the male latch element 42 prior to manually swinging the platform 26 forward to latch the male latch element 40 with the female latch element 43. The power unit 10 (in the instance, by a fish biting upon the fish line which causes the fish rod 12, the holder mechanism 30 and the platform 16 to pivot forwardly or clockwise as viewed in FIG. 1) is thus set in active cocked position for power actuating a moveable member and when triggered, by an external force applied to said power unit 10 (in the instance, by a fish biting upon the fish line which causes the fish rod 12, the holder mechanism 30 and the platform 26 to pivot forwardly or clockwise as viewed in FIG. 1) which pivots the platform 26 forwardly, the female latch element 43 is also pivoted forwardly with said platform 26 until female latch element 43 disengages from the male latch element 40 as shown in FIG. 7, whereupon the spring powered power train 24 and the fluid powered power train 32 both forcefully pull the platform 26 rearwardly and with it the holder mechanism 30 which, in the instance, carries with it the fishing rod 12 to pull upon the fish line to impale the fish hook in the fishs mouth. At the end of the power stroke of said trigger actuated power unit 10 the female latch element 45 disengages from the male latch element 42 by the action of the tension s ring 48 pulling upon the female latch element 45 counterclockwise as viewed in FIG. 2. The handle of the fish rod 12 is cushioned, in the instance, by striking the bumper mechanism 38 in the final movement of the fish rod 12. The fluid powered train 32 forcefully pulls inwardly the piston rod 46 which, in lieu of the holder mechanism 30, may be fastened to a moveable member to be power actuated.
It will thus be seen that there has been provided by my invention a trigger actuated power unit in which the object hereinabove set forth together with many thoroughly practical advantages has been successfully achieved. While a preferred embodiment of my invention has been shown and described it is to be understood that variations and changes may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention as defined by the appended claims.
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1. In a trigger actuated power unit which is triggered by an external force applied thereto for power actuating a moveable object and which has a spring powered power train having latch means for cocking said power unit in active cocked position, the improvement comprising a fluid powered power train operative in conjunction with said spring powered power train in that both power trains are actuated at substantially the same time upon triggering of said power unit, said fluid powered power train having a moveable member which is power actuated in the power stroke thereof, and latch means for said fluid powered power train for latching said moveable member in active cocked position in operative relation to said moveable object, said latch means for said spring powered power train unlatched first and said latch means for said fluid powered power train unlatched second upon triggering of said power unit so that upon application of said external force said fluid powered power train is triggered to effect a power stroke in which said moveable object is power actuated at least in part by said moveable member, said latch means for said fluid powered power train not unlatched until the latch means for said spring powered power train is first unlatched.
2. The improvement in a trigger actuated power unit as claimed in claim 1, said latch means including mutually engageable latch elements carried, respectively, by said moveable object and by said moveable member for cocking said fluid powered power train.
3. The improvement in a trigger actuated power unit as claimed in claim 2, one of said mutually engageable latch elements being a male latch element carried fast by one of said moveable object and said moveable member and the other being a female latch element pivotally carried by the other of said moveable object and said moveable member.
4. The improvement in a trigger actuated power unit as claimed in claim 3, said fluid powered power train including a cylinder and piston unit having a power stroke in which a piston rod is pulled inwardly of said cylinder, and a female latch element pivotally carried on said piston rod near the free end thereof.
5. The improvement in a trigger actuated power unit as claimed in claim 4, a tension spring also carried on said piston rod operative upon said female latch element biasing it to its released unlatched position.
6. The improvement in a trigger actuated power unit as claimed in claim 1, and means for cushioning the object which is power actuated near the end of its travel.
7. In a trigger actuated power unit which has means for holding a fishing rod and which is triggered by an external force applied to the fishing line from a fish biting thereon for power actuating a fishing rod and which has a spring powered power train, the improvement comprising a fluid powered power train operative in conjunction with said spring powered power train, said fluid powered power train including a cylinder and a piston unit having a power stroke in which a piston rod is pulled inwardly of said cylinder, a male latch element fast to said fishing rod holding means, a female latch element pivotally carried on said piston rod near the free end thereof said female latch elementengageable with said male latch eiement for latching said piston rod in active cocked position in operative relation to said fishing rod holding means so that when a fish bites said fishing line said piston rod is triggered to effect a power stroke in which said fishing rod holding means is power actuated at least in part by said piston rod, whereby the front end of said fishing rod is thrown at least in part by said piston rod upwardly and rearwardly upon triggering of said trigger actuated power unit.
8. The improvement in a trigger actuated power unit as claimed in claim 7, said means for holding a fishing rod comprising inner and outer wrap means which wrap about the fishing rod, and pinching mechanisms for said inner and outer wrap means, respectively, said inner wrap means being longer axially and of softer metal than said outer wrap means.

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1. In a trigger actuated power unit which is triggered by an external force applied thereto for power actuating a moveable object and which has a spring powered power train having latch means for cocking said power unit in active cocked position, the improvement comprising a fluid powered power train operative in conjunction with said spring powered power train in that both power trains are actuated at substantially the same time upon triggering of said power unit, said fluid powered power train having a moveable member which is power actuated in the power stroke thereof, and latch means for said fluid powered power train for latching said moveable member in active cocked position in operative relation to said moveable object, said latch means for said spring powered power train unlatched first and said latch means for said fluid powered power train unlatched second upon triggering of said power unit so that upon application of said external force said fluid powered power train is triggered to effect a power stroke in which said moveable object is power actuated at least in part by said moveable member, said latch means for said fluid powered power train not unlatched until the latch means for said spring powered power train is first unlatched.
2. The improvement in a trigger actuated power unit as claimed in claim 1, said latch means including mutually engageable latch elements carried, respectively, by said moveable object and by said moveable member for cocking said fluid powered power train.
3. The improvement in a trigger actuated power unit as claimed in claim 2, one of said mutually engageable lAtch elements being a male latch element carried fast by one of said moveable object and said moveable member and the other being a female latch element pivotally carried by the other of said moveable object and said moveable member.
4. The improvement in a trigger actuated power unit as claimed in claim 3, said fluid powered power train including a cylinder and piston unit having a power stroke in which a piston rod is pulled inwardly of said cylinder, and a female latch element pivotally carried on said piston rod near the free end thereof.
5. The improvement in a trigger actuated power unit as claimed in claim 4, a tension spring also carried on said piston rod operative upon said female latch element biasing it to its released unlatched position.
6. The improvement in a trigger actuated power unit as claimed in claim 1, and means for cushioning the object which is power actuated near the end of its travel.
7. In a trigger actuated power unit which has means for holding a fishing rod and which is triggered by an external force applied to the fishing line from a fish biting thereon for power actuating a fishing rod and which has a spring powered power train, the improvement comprising a fluid powered power train operative in conjunction with said spring powered power train, said fluid powered power train including a cylinder and a piston unit having a power stroke in which a piston rod is pulled inwardly of said cylinder, a male latch element fast to said fishing rod holding means, a female latch element pivotally carried on said piston rod near the free end thereof, said female latch element engageable with said male latch element for latching said piston rod in active cocked position in operative relation to said fishing rod holding means so that when a fish bites said fishing line said piston rod is triggered to effect a power stroke in which said fishing rod holding means is power actuated at least in part by said piston rod, whereby the front end of said fishing rod is thrown at least in part by said piston rod upwardly and rearwardly upon triggering of said trigger actuated power unit.
8. The improvement in a trigger actuated power unit as claimed in claim 7, said means for holding a fishing rod comprising inner and outer wrap means which wrap about the fishing rod, and pinching mechanisms for said inner and outer wrap means, respectively, said inner wrap means being longer axially and of softer metal than said outer wrap means.
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