# US 9,038,615 B2 · Slingshot bail guard > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,038,615 B2 - Document ID: US9038615B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/850,023 - Filed: 2013-03-25 - Published: 2013-09-26 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2012-03-25 - Applicants: Charles A. Saunders - Inventors: Charles A. Saunders - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9038615B2 ## CPC - F41B 3/02: Catapults, e.g. slingshots - F41B: WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (projectiles for fishing, e.g. fish-spears, A01K81/00; sports implements for throwing A63B65/00, e.g. boomerangs A63B65/08; stationary apparatus for projecting sports balls, e.g. tennis balls, A63B69/40; throwing or slinging toys A63H33/18; knives, axes B26B; projectiles or missiles other than those incorporating springs as projecting means F42B6/00) ## Abstract A bail guard for use with arm- or wrist-braced slingshots is disclosed. The bail comprises a thin, slightly arcuate body having upper and lower channels disposed on opposing sides, each upper and lower channel separated by a groove formed therebetween. The channels are dimensioned to receive and fictionally engage the distal ends of the arm or wrist brace of a slingshot such that the bail guard can be securely and removably mounted to the arm or wrist brace of the slingshot. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A slingshot bail guard, the bail guard comprising: a slightly arcuate unitary body having a width; a pair of upper channels formed on a first side of the body, the upper channels disposed opposite one another across the width of the body; a pair of lower channels formed on a second side of the body, the lower channels disposed opposite one another across the width of the body; a pair of grooves, the grooves formed in the body between the upper channels and the lower channels and disposed opposite one another across the width of the body, wherein the grooves are non-parallel to the upper and lower channels; and wherein the upper channels comprise a plurality of lips and the lower channels comprise a plurality of nubs. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The slingshot bail guard of claim 1 wherein the bail guard is formed of a molded plastic. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The slingshot bail guard of claim 1 wherein the bail guard is slightly flexible. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The slingshot bail guard of claim 1 wherein in the body further comprises a curved upper edge and a curved lower edge. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The slingshot bail guard of claim 1 wherein the grooves are dimensioned to accommodate an arm brace of a slingshot. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The slingshot bail guard of claim 1 wherein the upper channels and the lower channels are dimensioned to frictionally engage an arm brace of a slingshot. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The slingshot bail guard of claim 1 wherein the upper channels and the lower channels have a generally semi-circular profile. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The slingshot bail guard of claim 1 wherein the upper channels and the lower channels are angled outwardly from each other in a rearward direction. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The slingshot bail guard of claim 1 wherein the bail guard is removably attachable to an arm brace of a slingshot. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The slingshot bail guard of claim 1 wherein the first side of the body is opposite the second side of the body. ### Claim 11 A slingshot bail guard, the bail guard comprising: a unitary body having a width; a pair of upper channels formed in the body, the upper channels disposed opposite one another across the width of the body and dimensioned to frictionally engage an arm brace of a slingshot; a pair of lower channels formed in the body, the lower channels disposed opposite one another across the width of the body and dimensioned to frictionally engage the arm brace of the slingshot; and a pair of grooves, the grooves formed in the body and between the upper channels and the lower channels and disposed opposite one another across the width of the body, wherein the grooves are non-parallel to the upper and lower channels. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The slingshot bail guard of claim 11 wherein the upper channels comprise a plurality of lips and the lower channels comprise a plurality of nubs. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The slingshot bail guard of claim 11 wherein the body is arcuate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The slingshot bail guard of claim 11 wherein the bail guard is formed of a molded plastic. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The slingshot bail guard of claim 11 wherein the bail guard is slightly flexible. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The slingshot bail guard of claim 11 wherein in the body further comprises a curved upper edge and a curved lower edge. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The slingshot bail guard of claim 11 wherein the grooves are dimensioned to accommodate the arm brace of the slingshot. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The slingshot bail guard of claim 11 wherein the upper channels and the lower channels have a generally semi-circular profile. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The slingshot bail guard of claim 11 wherein the upper channels and the lower channels are angled outwardly from each other in a rearward direction. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The slingshot bail guard of claim 11 wherein the bail guard is removably attachable to the arm brace of the slingshot.