US1072988A - Toy catapult. - Google Patents

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. F. W. PRATT & B. J. DICKINSON.

TOY GATAPULT.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 30, 1912.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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FRANK 'W. PRATT, OI AHBRIDGE, AND BRUCE JOHN DICKINSON, 0F FAIR OAKS,

' a 4 PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY CATAPUL'I'.

Application filed October 80, 1912. Serial No. 728,751.

To all iv/mm. it may concern:

Be 1i. known that we, FRANK. l/V. PnA'r'r and Bacon JonN .DICKJNSON, citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively,

of Ambridge, in the county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, and of Fair Oaks, in the county of Allegheny and State of lcnnsylvania, have invented a new and useful Toy Catapult, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in spring catapults. The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of catapults for throwing shot, stone, or other missiles with force and accuracy without the use of elastic or rubber. A further object of the invention i strength and durability, not liable to injury by ordinary usage and highly efficient for the purpose intended, a simple inexpensive catapult.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, andpointed out in claims hereto appended.

Reference will now be had to drawing wherein, I

Figure 1 is top view of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is front view of the catapult. Fig. 3 is view of side of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is view of the catapult with horizontal arms of vertical coiled springs brought to a central position and retained in that position by having a pin or bar passing through loopon each end-of arms. This arrangement-enables the'catapult to be carried in a flat position. Fig. 5 view showing how the catapult is manipu- V lated.

A catapult in accordance with the invention comprises members, 1 oblongloop in metal forming handle, 2 metal twisted together, 3 and 4 bottom horizontal bars, 5 and 6 vertical side posts connected to bottom horizontal bars, 7 top horizontal cross bar connected to vertical side posts 5 and 6, 8 loop used as sight and connected to top horizontal cross bar 7, 9 and 10 coiled springs with horizontal arms, springs 9 and 10 mounted] on vertical posts5 and 6 and working in opposite directions as shown in Fig. 1, 11 and 12 horizontal arms of springs 9 and 10, 13 webbing or other pliable material and connected to arms 11 and 12, 14 and 15 dotted lines show arms 11 and 12 drawn back in position for throwing shot or missile, 16. and 17 dotted lines show arms 11 and 12 after bein released and springing beyond thenatura position of arms. This movement of the arms is very necessary as it brings the webbing 13 taut with a snap WhlCh causes the shot or'missile to leave the webbing with reat rapidity. TlllS catapu t can be made of various vided at one side with a handle and at its opposite side with a sight, a pair of spring cont-rolled arms carried by the ends of said frame and adapted to be pulled rearwardly through the frame prior to the projecting of the missile, a flexible actuating band for the mlssile having its ends' connected to the free ends of said arms, and each of said arms havlng its end provided with a loop for the reception of a bar to maintain said arms parallel with the sides of said frame.

. 2.\A tov catapult comprising a rectangular frame having one side thereof provided with a handle, a coiled spring mounted upon eachend of said frame, and extended intermediate its ends of and providingan arm normally projecting at right angles with respect to said end, the said springs working in opposite directions with respect to each other and said arms capable of being pulled rearwardly through the frame prior to the projecting. of a missile, and a flexible missile projecting strip connecting said arms together.

3. A toy catapult comprising a rectangular frame having one side thereof provided with a handle, a coiled spring mounted upon each end of said frame and extended intermediate its ends of and providing an arm norm ally projecting at right angles with respect to said end, the said springs working in opposite directions with respect to each other and said arms capable of being pulled rearwardly through the frame prior to the 'upon each end of said frame and extended to each other and said arms capable of being pulled rearwardly through the frame prior to the projecting of a missile, a flexible missile projecting strip connecting. said arms together, and eachof said arms having its free end provided with a loop, said loops adapted to receive a-bar for niaintainingthe arms parallel with the sides of the frame 5 A toy catapult comprising a rectangular frame having one side thereof provided with a handle, a coiled spring mounted upon each end of said frame and extended intermediate its ends of and providing an arm normally projecting atright angles with respect to sald'end, the said springs. working in opposite directions with respect to each.

other and said arms capable of being pulled rearwardly throughthe frame prior to the projecting of a missile, a flexible missile projecting strip connecting said arms together,

said frame having the other side thereof proof the frame,

FRANK-W, PRATI, BRUCE JOHN DICKINSON Witnesses:

CLYDEN. MELLON, F. A. WAITE.

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