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US 11,898,818 B2Granted
Projectile launching system
OwnerRichard T. Fieldsinventor
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Abstract
A device for launching a projectile along an intended flight trajectory includes a launching mechanism with a handle. A projectile having a longitudinal axis is disposed in the launching cord in a launch position prior to launch such that the projectile's longitudinal axis is perpendicular to a plane in which the launching cord is disposed. As the projectile is launched by the launching mechanism, the projectile rotates such that the projectile's longitudinal axis is parallel to the plane in which the launching cord was disposed.
Claims19
A projectile launching system, comprising:
- a launching mechanism comprising a first pair of supports and an elastic member, the elastic member comprising two ends and a middle portion disposed between the two ends, each of the two ends being anchored to the system, the elastic member being supported by the first pair of supports such that the middle portion of the elastic member is disposed between the first pair of supports, extension of the middle portion of the elastic member occurring in a plane when extended to a launching position to launch a projectile, the projectile being disposed in the launching position in the elastic member prior to launch such that a longitudinal axis of the projectile is perpendicular to the plane in which the extended middle portion of the elastic member is disposed;
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- a handle coupled to the launching mechanism and comprising a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis of the handle being offset from perpendicular with respect to the plane in which the extended middle portion of the elastic member is disposed.
A projectile launching system, comprising:
- a launching mechanism comprising a pair of supports and an elastic member, the elastic member comprising two ends and a middle portion disposed between the two ends, each of the two ends being anchored to a respective one of the pair of supports such that the middle portion of the elastic member is disposed between the pair of supports, extension of the middle portion of the elastic member occurring in a plane when extended to a launching position to launch a projectile, the projectile being disposed in the launching position in the elastic member prior to launch such that a longitudinal axis of the projectile is perpendicular to the plane in which the extended middle portion of the elastic member is disposed;
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- a handle coupled to the launching mechanism and comprising a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis of the handle being parallel to a line extending between points on the pair of supports where the elastic member is anchored.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.