Tournament trap

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1976-11-17

1979-03-27

Pinkham, Richard C.

Mechanical guns and projectors

Centrifugal

Mechanical

124 43, 124 50, F41B 304

Patent

active

041460073

ABSTRACT:
A target throwing apparatus in which a revolving magazine having a number of stacks of targets is independently and fixedly supported relative to an oscillating target throwing housing. A cocking mechanism stops the throwing arm just before reaching the over-center position whereupon initiating of the next cocking cycle throws the target. A power train consists of three equal-sized gears mounted on three parallel shafts to throw the targets and to oscillate the housing. The magazine includes a ramp and cam mechanism by which the entire column of targets is lowered by gravity prior to having springbiased fingers engage the second target from the bottom and having the lower-most target fall onto a predetermined drop pad on a target launching plate, which pad location does not change regardless of the position of the oscillating housing and launching plate. A scotch yoke assembly is utilized in translating rotary shaft motion to symmetrical reciprocating motion to oscillate the housing. The targets are located and positioned on the drop pad by a nylon brush mechanism which is adjustable to vary the point at which the target leaves the platform. The throwing arm also includes an adjustment for target curl.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3088452 (1963-05-01), Foster
patent: 3826238 (1974-07-01), Hansen
patent: 3915143 (1975-10-01), Waller

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