Catapult toy

A catapult toy comprising

• a mounting platform,
• a pair of arch members positioned in a contiguous relationship on said mounting platform at one end thereof to define an arching slot therebetween,
• a pivot arm pivotally mounted at one end thereof on said mounting platform between said arch members, said pivot arm being movable generally in a vertical plane in said arching slot between a latched position and a stop position, and including a plurality of notches located on the underneath side of the arm,
• cup means disposed on the other end of said pivot arm for carrying a projectile therein,
• stop means disposed on said arch members to extend therebetween across said arching slot above said pivot arm for stopping upward movement of the arm, said stop mens being positionable at different locations along the arching slot to thereby stop the upward movement of the arm at different elevations of the arm,
• a pair of upright standards mounted on said mounting platform on each side of the vertical plane in which said pivot arm moves,
• an elastic band extending between said standards underneath said pivot arm to contact and urge the arm upwardly when the band is stretched by downward movement of the arm against the band, said band being positionable in various ones of the notches of said pivot arm to thereby vary the force applied by the band to the arm, and
• latch means for releasably latching the pivot arm in a latched position in which the band is stretched downwardly by the arm, said pivot arm being propelled upwardly by said band when released by the latch means.