US 11,885,599 B2
Shooting target thrower
Paul Coryell, Columbia, MO (US); Michael Lindsay, Columbia, MO (US); Michael Cottrell, Ashland, MO (US); and James Tayon, Moberly, MO (US)
Assigned to AOB Products Company, Columbia, MO (US)
Filed by AOB Products Company, Columbia, MO (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/095,997.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/267,396, filed on Feb. 1, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/266,653, filed on Jan. 11, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0141304 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. F41J 9/22 (2006.01); F41J 9/30 (2006.01)
CPC F41J 9/22 (2013.01) [F41J 9/30 (2013.01)] 44 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shooting target thrower for throwing a shooting target, the shooting target thrower comprising:
a frame;
a throwing arm supported by the frame and rotatable about a throwing axis, the throwing arm rotatable to a cocked position and a thrown position, the throwing arm configured to throw the shooting target as the throwing arm rotates about the throwing axis from the cocked position toward the thrown position;
a throwing spring operatively coupled to the throwing arm, the throwing spring arranged to rotate the throwing arm from the cocked position toward the thrown position to throw the shooting target; and
a drive train operatively coupled to the throwing arm, the drive train including:
a charge pedal configured to rotate the throwing arm from the thrown position to the cocked position; and
a fire pedal configured to permit the throwing arm to rotate, under a force of the throwing spring, from the cocked position toward the thrown position to throw the shooting target;
wherein the charge pedal is selectively operable in a fire mode in which the charge pedal is configured to permit the throwing arm to rotate, under a force of the throwing spring, from the cocked position toward the thrown position to throw the shooting target.
 
13. A shooting target thrower for throwing a shooting target, the shooting target thrower comprising:
a frame;
a throwing arm supported by the frame and rotatable about a throwing axis, the throwing arm rotatable to a cocked position and a thrown position, the throwing arm configured to throw the shooting target as the throwing arm rotates about the throwing axis in a first direction from the cocked position toward the thrown position;
a throwing spring operatively coupled to the throwing arm, the throwing spring configured to rotate the throwing arm from the cocked position toward the thrown position to throw the shooting target; and
a drive train operatively coupled to the throwing arm, the drive train including:
a charge pedal configured to be operated by a foot of a user to rotate the throwing arm from the thrown position to the cocked position and to charge the throwing spring; and
a ratchet configured to permit the throwing arm to rotate in the first direction about the throwing axis and configured to impede rotation of the throwing arm in a second direction about the throwing axis opposite the first direction.
 
30. A shooting target thrower for throwing a shooting target, the shooting target thrower comprising:
a frame;
a throwing arm supported by the frame and rotatable about a throwing axis, the throwing arm rotatable to a cocked position and a thrown position, the throwing arm configured to throw the shooting target as the throwing arm rotates about the throwing axis from the cocked position toward the thrown position;
a throwing spring operatively coupled to the throwing arm, the throwing spring arranged to rotate the throwing arm from the cocked position toward the thrown position to throw the shooting target; and
a drive train operatively coupled to the throwing arm, the drive train including:
a charge pedal configured to rotate the throwing arm from the thrown position to the cocked position; and
a fire pedal configured to permit the throwing arm to rotate, under a force of the throwing spring, from the cocked position toward the thrown position to throw the shooting target;
a throwing arm stop configured to engage the throwing arm when the throwing arm is in the cocked position.