Patent ID: 11885599
Assignee: AOB PRODUCTS COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 37:
38. 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 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;

wherein the charge pedal is moveable downward in a charging stroke and upward in a return stroke, and the charge pedal is configured to, in the charging stroke, move the throwing arm toward the cocked position and to charge the throwing spring, and in the return stroke release the throwing arm to permit the throwing arm to rotate about the throwing axis from the cocked position toward the thrown position to throw the shooting target.