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US3306278A
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Elastic band u-shaped projectile launching device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-12-02
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Granted: 1967-02-28
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Expires: 1983-12-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William C Spatari
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 17:37
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41B; F41B3/00; F41B3/02; F41B5/00; F41B5/0094
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
239 words
A MULTIPLE RESILIENT BAND MISSILE LAUNCHING DEVICE COMPRISING A FRAME SUPPORT HAVING A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR U-SHAPE INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED APART PARALLEL MEMBERS, A MEMBER FORMING THE BASE OF THE U-SHAPED FRAME SUPPORT AND CONNECTING THE SAID PARALLEL MEMBERS, A HANDLE OF PREDETERMINED SHAPE ATTACHED TO A RIGHT ANGLE INTEGRAL EXTENSION OF ONE PARALLEL MEMBER WHICH EXTENDS OUTWARDLY FROM THE U-SHAPED SUPPORT AND IS CO-EXTENSIVE WITH THE PLANE PASSING THROUGH THE PARALLEL MEMBERS, A PAIR OF ELASTIC BANDS, SAID RIGHT ANGLE EXTENSION BEING TURNED BACK ON ITSELF AND EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF THE HANDLE AND HAVING AN END PORTION WHICH PROVIDES A CONNECTION MEANS FOR ONE OF SAID ELASTIC BANDS, THE FREE INTERCONNECTING POUNCH JOINING THE ELASTIC BANDS, THE FREE END OF THE REMAINING ELASTIC BAND BEING CONNECTED TO THE END OF THE OTHER OF THE PARALLEL MEMBERS, AN SSHAPED BRACE HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO THE END OF THE HANDLE AND POSITIONABLY SPIRALLING AROUND THE USER''S FOREARM, A SHOCK ABSORBING ARROW SUPPORT MEANS POSITIONED ON THE MEMBER FORMING THE BASE OF THE U-SUPPORT, WHEREBY WHEN THE FRAME SUPPORT IS POSITIONED SO THAT THE PLANE OF THE U-SUPPORT IS HORIZONTAL, THE ARROW SUPPORT MEANS WILL SUPPORT ONE END OF AN ARROW WHILE THE FEATHERED END OF THE ARROW WILL BE POSITIONED IN THE POUCH, SAID FRAME SUPPORT BEING POSITIONABLE SO THAT THE U-SUPPORT IS VERTICAL THUS FORMING AN OPENING BETWEEN THE PARALLEL MEMBERS WHEREBY PELLETS MAY BE FIRED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
239 words
A MULTIPLE RESILIENT BAND MISSILE LAUNCHING DEVICE COMPRISING A FRAME SUPPORT HAVING A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR U-SHAPE INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED APART PARALLEL MEMBERS, A MEMBER FORMING THE BASE OF THE U-SHAPED FRAME SUPPORT AND CONNECTING THE SAID PARALLEL MEMBERS, A HANDLE OF PREDETERMINED SHAPE ATTACHED TO A RIGHT ANGLE INTEGRAL EXTENSION OF ONE PARALLEL MEMBER WHICH EXTENDS OUTWARDLY FROM THE U-SHAPED SUPPORT AND IS CO-EXTENSIVE WITH THE PLANE PASSING THROUGH THE PARALLEL MEMBERS, A PAIR OF ELASTIC BANDS, SAID RIGHT ANGLE EXTENSION BEING TURNED BACK ON ITSELF AND EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF THE HANDLE AND HAVING AN END PORTION WHICH PROVIDES A CONNECTION MEANS FOR ONE OF SAID ELASTIC BANDS, THE FREE INTERCONNECTING POUNCH JOINING THE ELASTIC BANDS, THE FREE END OF THE REMAINING ELASTIC BAND BEING CONNECTED TO THE END OF THE OTHER OF THE PARALLEL MEMBERS, AN SSHAPED BRACE HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO THE END OF THE HANDLE AND POSITIONABLY SPIRALLING AROUND THE USER''S FOREARM, A SHOCK ABSORBING ARROW SUPPORT MEANS POSITIONED ON THE MEMBER FORMING THE BASE OF THE U-SUPPORT, WHEREBY WHEN THE FRAME SUPPORT IS POSITIONED SO THAT THE PLANE OF THE U-SUPPORT IS HORIZONTAL, THE ARROW SUPPORT MEANS WILL SUPPORT ONE END OF AN ARROW WHILE THE FEATHERED END OF THE ARROW WILL BE POSITIONED IN THE POUCH, SAID FRAME SUPPORT BEING POSITIONABLE SO THAT THE U-SUPPORT IS VERTICAL THUS FORMING AN OPENING BETWEEN THE PARALLEL MEMBERS WHEREBY PELLETS MAY BE FIRED.
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