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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5470078 | Computer controlled target shooting system A computer controlled target shooting system having a plurality of clay bird throwers which can be positioned at substantial distances and angles of throw from one another, preferably to throw clay birds in a safe direction for shooter(s) to engage. The t... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5140971 | Throwing arm and magazine for a target throwing device A throwing arm for a target throwing device the arm including upper and lower plates which receive respective targets so that in operation two targets are thrown simultaneously. The arm is formed as an extrusion for strength lightness and ease of fabricat... | 08/25/1992 |
| 4974574 | Multiple disc launcher A multiple disc launcher arrangement includes a single handle and a plurality of spines directed longitudinally of said handle wherein a first spine is of a liner configuration, wherein a second spine is of an arcuate configuration, wherein each spine ort... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4481932 | Doubles target trap A target trap for multiple disk targets having a base, an elevational arm, a lower target throwing arm rotatably mounted to a shaft on the elevational arm, and a power device to rotate the lower target throwing arm. An upper target throwing arm is hingedl... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4205651 | Autoloading target-pigeon launcher A launcher for a target pigeon having a central coreless ring and a pair of propeller-type vanes projecting therefrom has a launch head whose tip can be rotated about a head axis for spinning a target pigeon held on the tip by a pair of retractable holdin... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4146008 | Target positioner for skeet trap A target positioner for an autoloading target throwing machine. The positioner can be adjustably mounted on the rotatable throwing arm and is used with a resilient target nest, whose function is to locate the target to be thrown in the proper position on ... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4146007 | Tournament trap 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 o... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4076004 | Hand launcher for clay pigeons A unitary hand launcher for clay pigeons is formed of a single piece of resilient plastic material. The arms of the head portion have flanges which encircle the pigeon, engaging it on its outermost circumference. The flanges are symmetrical, so that the l... | 02/28/1978 |
| 3971357 | Method and apparatus for throwing frangible targets Apparatus for throwing objects, and particularly "clay pigeons" for target shooting, wherein a spring driven throwing arm is locked in a position wherein the spring is in tension but the arm must be further mechanically driven against the spring tension t... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3937203 | Spring type clay pigeon projecting device The invention relates to a trap for clay pigeons, and in particular mechanism for releasing the lowermost clay pigeon of the stack contained in a magazine chamber while holding the rest of the stack in position. A pair of gripping tongs is provided for ea... | 02/10/1976 |
| 3937204 | Oscillating target throwing device with rotary magazine assembly 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 o... | 02/10/1976 |
