US2481522A - Throwing tool - Google Patents

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Sept. 13,1949. c. R. LIVERMON v2,481,522

'- nnowme TooL riledreb. 28, 1945 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Sept. 13, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE THROWING TOOL Carl R. Livermon, Roxobel, N. C.

Application February 28, 1945, Serial No. 580,103 4 Claims. (Cl. 124-5) This invention relates to a hand throwing tool designed and adapted to throw any object or missile such as a ying target having a ring or loop formed oi wire or the like of relatively small cross-section adapted to be engaged by the tool.

An object of the invention is to provide a relatively simple and inexpensive throwing tool which is of light weight and occupies relatively little vspace to serve as a substitute for the relatively heavy, bulky, expensive and complicated machines commonly used for throwing clay pigeons and the like.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. l is a iront elevation of a target adapted to be thrown by means of the throwing tool.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation of the right hand portion of the target shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation or plan View of the throwing tool.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the head of the throwingv tool and a portion of the target.

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 show the three principal positions of the target and throwing tool which occur in throwing the target.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 1, the frangible part of theV target consists of the cone I suitably made of paper. It may be simply a conical paper drinking cup with the tip cut off to leave a hole at its small end for the insertion of the stem which suitably is formed of resilient metal wire and consists of the conical portion 2 which ts the inside of the small end of the cone I and anchors the stem to the cone, the shank portion 3 which is resilient lengthwise due to the fact that it is helicoidal or sinusoidal, the hook 4 and the loop 5 to which the weight 6 is attached. The stem is held tightly to the cone I by the spring which consists of the conical portion 'I which fits the outer surface of the small end of the cone, the loop 8 to Which is attached the throwing ring 9 and the shank portion I0 which is helicoidal and surrounds the shank portion 3 of the stem and bears against the hook 4. The portion IB of the spring is normally somewhat longer than the portion 3 of the stem and is compressed between the cone I and the hook 4 so as to exert some tension thereon and hold the conical end 2 of the stem tightly in the small end of the cone I.

The target described above, excepting the cone I, is designed to be durable and to withstand the shocks to which it is subjected in use as it is thrown, struck by shot and particularly as it falls to the ground. Being made of resilient wire, it

2 will withstand such shocks without permanent deformation. It is also designed to be of small size so that a number of targets can be carried in a small space. Since the weight 6 will strike the ground first and with considerable force, it should be of a shape, preferably spherical, such that it will not penertate into the ground.

It is intended that a supply of the targets shall be carried to the place of use, disassembled. One may have for instance several hundred of the paper cones I telescoped into each other and occupying a small space and say ten of the stems. At the place of use the weight 6 is detached from the loop 5 by simply squeezing the loop and releasing the hook Il and opening the loop. The stem is then inserted through the hole in the small end of the cone I, the spring is slid into place over the stem, compressed and latched against the hook 4 and the weight 6 returned to the loop 5. The target is then ready for use. After it has been thrown and shot at, it is recovered, the cone I removed and a new cone substituted, the removed cone being kept as a record.

The target is thrown by means of the casting rod I2 which may be made of ilexible wood such as hickory or of metal similar to the shafts of fishing poles or golf clubs. The rod I2 suitably may be 2 to 3 feet in length and is provided with the latch hook which comprises the inner hook I3, the spring pressed ball I4 for releasably holding the ring 9 in place and the outer hook I5 from which the ring 9 is released as the target is thrown.

The manner in which the target is thrown is mustrated in rigs. 5, e and v. In Fig. 5, the ring 9 of the target has been inserted in the inner hook I3 as the casting rod I2 is held in the hand in substantially vertical position or leaning forwardly more or less in the direction in which the target is to be thrown. The casting rod is then swung back to the position shown in Fig. 6 and when its backward motion is stopped, the target, due to its momentum, swings over to the position shown in Fig. 6 and the ring 9 pulls out of the inner hook I3 and is caught by the outer hook I5. The casting rod is then swung forwardly to the position shown in Fig. 7 and stopped and the momentum so applied to the target causes it to be projected forwardly as shown. With a little practice, the target may be thrown quite accurately to any desired distance and in any direction. As it sails through the air, it is clearly visible from all directions because the cone I presents substantially the same area when viewed at all angles. The target may be shot at by any Weapon depending upon n the skill of the person, e. g. a riflelshotgun, bow and arrow, etc. I contemplate the use of a small caliber gun such as a .22 caliber rie and shot cartridges, and to use the target and such a gun to simulate on a small scale and in a restricted space the shooting of clay pigeons with a shotgun.

I appreciate however that the target can be made ofany desired size and'of varietyvof materials. xIt coullifor instance The imade 'of a siz'e suitable for 'use as a substitute for -fclay `pigeons and shot at withY a shotgun and the cone I could be made of frangible material such as glass 6'11 ceramic material so that it would be broken nby a hit the same as a clay pigeon. v

It may be advantageous Vsuitably to' color the cones to make them more *readily visible in the air and upon the ground.Y Thevinayfor'instan"ce be provided with stripes or spots of Tdiiifee'litr colorsV or colored to contrast with backgrounds such as the green leaves Tand .grass of summer, r'the brown colors of winter, or sand or water. [twfmay lee-desirable Lalso 4to Aprovide targets n of diilerent colors tor with distinctive markings for several members of a group playingthe game. Another advantageous expedientl i s toproV-ide .the target with a coating'which will be knocked oi and 4produce a visible Acloud of dust when the targetrisstruck. l l Y Vf-Ihe target could of course loe thrown by fa -machine instead of hy hand, that is,v the casting rod l2 .readily could `beincorpora,ted into ya ma*- chine capable of executing the lmotions described alcove in connection with Figs. 5, 6 and 7.

varied. :It should :not be located .in the stemmerft'ion 53 lor where the two ends of thetarget would rbe'ba'l-anced. It should be either adjacent the Weight end of the target-or adjacent the cone end and `it must be so located that itheswinging 40 '1. @A throwing =tool comprising a 4handle f-and a head member, said head membery comprising a rod-like U-shaped portion and a rod-like V- shaped portion having their open ends facing each other, one arm of the U-shaped portion and one arm of the V-shaped portion being in alignment and the other arm of theY V-shaped portion over-lying and being spaced apart from the other arm of the U-shaped portion.

2. A tool as defined in claim 1 comprising a lyilihg latdhiiiember in alignment with the aligned arms 'of the Lh-V and W-slaped portions for releasably holding a portion of the target in said U-shaped portion.

3. throwing tool comprising a handle miembrfand a head member, said head member comipris'rfg tvro opposed rod-like'hook-shaped portions lying inthe same plane, one arm lof each hok-shaped Diition being joined end to end to .one of the other hook-shaped portion and the ends of the otherfarms of the two hookshapedportions being laterally spaced apart,Y Y

4. A throwing 'tool 'comprising 'a 'substantially rectilinear 'handlelember `a head "member,

said head meniber consisting 'of an elongated open loop ysecured"to Vone -e'hd f `the handle at 'a point v.sunsi-antijahy l opposite the 'loop opening 'and approximately midway between the .'lod'p 'n'ds, lsaid hand1eand loop lying in thesarn'epla'ne the .free-ends df the 'loep extending 'atleastto the line of :the longiiludih'al 'airis .of the handle h being spaced Dart in the'direction of'SaTd afs.

'CARL R. LIVERMN Y Rnrnaawcescirnn The -following references E'are -of record in ythe 111e 0f this 33841391111:

STATS "-PIT Y Date Number --ame Y Y 152,101 Glahn June 16, 1374 V663;()90 APike aan. -f IDGC. 4, $900 159130,866 Warren L- @011.111.933 iai-124,438 John'sen m. July 26, `1938 FRGN l Number Cou-ritmiY Yl'bate 669,179 Erance grafwan Jan. 6, 11:9524

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