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AssigneeRemington Arms Company, Inc.
InventorsJames Marion Alday, Kenneth Charles Rowlands
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A target throwing apparatus in which a revolving magazine having a number of stacks of targets is independently and fixedly supported relative to an oscillating target throwing housing. A cocking mechanism stops the throwing arm just before reaching the over-center position whereupon initiating of the next cocking cycle throws the target. A power train consists of three equal-sized gears mounted on three parallel shafts to throw the targets and to oscillate the housing. The magazine includes a ramp and cam by which the entire column of targets is lowered by gravity prior to having springbiased fingers engage the second target from the bottom and having the lower-most target fall onto a predetermined drop pad on a target launching plate, which pad location does not change regardless of the position of the oscillating housing and launching plate. A scotch yoke assembly is utilized in translating rotary shaft motion to symmetrical reciprocating motion to oscillate the housing. The targets are located and positioned on the drop pad by one or more nylon brushes which are adjustable to vary the point at which the targets leaves the platform. The throwing arm also includes an adjustment for target curl.
A target throwing apparatus comprising a stationary base member having a pivot shaft and an angling shaft mounted thereon, a main housing member mounted on said pivot shaft so as to be pivotally connected to said base member, a main shaft mounted on said housing member, said shafts being spaced apart from and parallel to each other, gears mounted on each of said shafts are intermeshed, to rotate, means selectively driving said pivot shaft to rotate all three gears, means connecting said angling shaft to said housing member, means selectively connecting said angling shaft gear to said angling shaft for rotating said angling shaft whereupon said angling shaft-housing connecting means causes said housing to pivot about said pivot shaft relative to said base member, means for feeding target projectiles to said main housing, a throwing arm connected to one end of said main shaft for throwing target projectiles from said main housing member, and a main spring assembly connected to the other end of said main shaft and said housing member for moving the throwing arm whereby target projectiles are thrown by centrifugal force.
A target throwing apparatus compising a stationary base member having a pivot shaft and an angling shaft mounted thereon, a main housing member having a pivotal bearing in which said pivot shaft is positioned so as to provide a pivotal connection between said base member and said housing member, a main shaft on said housing member, a throwing arm connected to said main shaft, a scotch yoke assembly operatively connected to one end of said angling shaft and to said main housing member at an angling pivot point which is located to one side of said pivotal bearing, said scotch yoke assembly translating rotational movement of said angling shaft to reciprocating movement of said yoke assembly whereupon said housing is caused to oscillate about said pivot shaft, means selectively operable to cause rotation of said angling shaft and thus oscillation of said main housing, and means for feeding target projectiles to said main housing member for subsequent launching by said throwing arm.
A target throwing apparatus comprising a stationary base member and a main housing member, means pivotally connecting said housing member to said base member, means oscillating said main housing relative to said base member, a main shaft rotatably mounted on said housing member, crank means secured at one end of said shaft and a main spring connected thereto, a throwing arm secured to the other end of said shaft for throwing targets, means for cocking and throwing said throwing arm by rotating said shaft and crank means secured thereto and utilizing tension of said mainspring, a launching platform mounted on said housing member for supporting a target in the appropriate position until the throwing arm picks it up and projects it in the proper direction, a magazine attachment mounted on said stationary base member so as to be positioned above said stationary base member and said launching platform, and means for discharging a single target from the magazine to a specific drop point on the launching platform at the desired interval, said drop point being located directly above said pivoting means which connects the pivotal housing member to the stationary base member, said location of the drop point permitting the magazine to remain in a fixed position while the housing and target throwing mechanism are free to oscillate to various positions.
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