US12474144 - Throwing arm

The patent describes a target throwing device featuring a rotatable throwing arm that ejects targets from a tray, with a damping element designed to contact the target during ejection. The elongate member of the arm includes specific indentations and wings to enhance its functionality and stability during operation.

Claim 1

1 . A target throwing device, comprising a support, a throwing arm and a tray, wherein the throwing arm is rotatably hinged relative to the support according to an axis of rotation directed along the direction of rotation, so as to be able to eject a target arranged on the tray, and wherein the arm comprises: an elongate member having: a lengthwise dimension extending according to a direction of extension perpendicular to the direction of rotation, a widthwise dimension extending according to a transverse direction, perpendicular to the direction of extension and perpendicular to the direction of rotation, and a height dimension extending according to the direction of rotation; and a damping element mounted on the elongate member and able to come into contact with the target, an elongate member having: a lengthwise dimension extending according to a direction of extension perpendicular to the direction of rotation, a widthwise dimension extending according to a transverse direction, perpendicular to the direction of extension and perpendicular to the direction of rotation, and a height dimension extending according to the direction of rotation; and a lengthwise dimension extending according to a direction of extension perpendicular to the direction of rotation, a widthwise dimension extending according to a transverse direction, perpendicular to the direction of extension and perpendicular to the direction of rotation, and a height dimension extending according to the direction of rotation; and a damping element mounted on the elongate member and able to come into contact with the target, wherein the elongate member comprises at least one section according to its lengthwise dimension having, in section according to a plane perpendicular to the direction of extension, a first indentation and a second indentation arranged on either side of a core, the core being directed according to the direction of rotation and in that the damping element is fastened in the first indentation, wherein the elongate member comprises a first wing, a second wing, a third wing and a fourth wing, the wings being directed according to the transverse direction, wherein the first wing comprises a first inner wall, the second wing comprises a second inner wall and the first indentation extends according to the direction of extension and is delimited by the first inner wall, by the second inner wall and by a central wall extending from the first inner wall up to the second inner wall, and wherein the damping element comprises a mounting portion and a contact portion, so that the mounting portion comprises coupling surfaces configured so as to be able to cooperate by coupling with the first inner wall and a stop wall located at an edge of the first wing.

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