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US 11,441,879 B1Granted
Trap machine with a spring manipulation mechanism
AssigneeBushnell Inc.
InventorsJoe Dunning, Christopher Bird, Michael Courpet, Aaron Taylor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a trap machine that launches clay targets, and more particularly, relates to a trap machine comprising a lever that provides for manipulation of tension in the main spring of the machine.
Claims16
A clay target launching machine comprising
- a motor assembly;
- a throwing arm operatively coupled to the motor assembly such that actuation of the motor assembly is translated into pivoting of the throwing arm to launch a clay target;
- a housing that supports, at least in part, the motor assembly and the throwing arm;
- a tensioning spring having a first end and a second end, the first end operatively connected to the motor assembly and the second end engaged to a first end of a threaded bolt, wherein the first end of the threaded bolt is configured to be engaged by a lever, and a second end of the threaded bolt passes through a hole in the rear of the housing and engages the rear of the housing with a nut engaged to the threaded second end of the threaded bolt;
- and further comprising
- a lever having a first end configured to releasably engage the threaded bolt and engage a fulcrum on the housing and a second end comprising a handle;
- and the lever is configured to pivot about the fulcrum from a first position to a second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.