Mechanical guns and projectors – Spring – Elastic band
Patent
1990-04-25
1991-12-17
Cuomo, Peter M.
Mechanical guns and projectors
Spring
Elastic band
124 17, F41B 302
Patent
active
050727150
ABSTRACT:
An improved slingshot includes an elongated mainframe and a fork assembly pivotally mounted about a transverse axis at the forward end of the mainframe. The fork assembly includes a pivotal flip-fork resiliently biased to normally assume a lowered neutral non-shooting position in which is lies below the path of flight of a projectile shot by the slingshot. The flip-fork is pivotally movable against the bias to an upright shooting position upon stretching of a power band connected to the flip-fork. Upon being moved to its shooting position, the flip-fork stores energy in addition to that being stored in the elastic power band as the latter is stretched to load the slingshot. The mainframe of the slingshot includes a hand grip located between forward and rearward ends of the mainframe and rearward and forward frame portions extend respectively rearwardly and forwardly of the hand grip. The rearward frame portion is connected to a lower end of the hand grip for placement under a user's wrist and forearm when the hand grip is held by the user's hand, whereas the forward frame portion is connected to an upper end of the hand grip and extends inclined forwardly and downwardly therefrom so as to position the forward end of the mainframe on a centerline through a user's arm and hand holding the slingshot.
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Cuomo Peter M.
Flanagan John R.
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