Trap gun
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
InventorPaul A. Edstrom
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Abstract
In a trap gun having a hollow stake and a barrel nested therein, wherein the barrel includes a trigger and a poisonous material-filled cartridge, the improvement wherein the trigger trip is a one-piece spring wire form having a helical segment which wraps around the stake, and two segments extending from opposite ends of the helix. One of the two segments extends inwardly of the helix and protrudes through a hole in the stake wall to anchor the form, while the other segment extends in the direction of the trigger to engage it when the barrel moves outwardly of the stake.
Claims3
In a trap gun having a hollow tube and a barrel nested in the tube, wherein the barrel includes a trigger extending through a slot in the tube's wall, wherein the tube includes means to trip the trigger, the improvement wherein the trip means comprises
- (a) a hole in said tube's wall;
- (b) a one-piece spring wire form having a helical segment wrapped around said tube, and first and second segments extending from opposite ends of said helical segment;
- wherein said first segment extends inwardly from said helical segment and protrudes through said hole in said tube's wall;
- wherein said second segment longitudinally extends along said tube toward said trigger to engage said trigger when said barrel moves outwardly from said tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.