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

Claim 25:
26. A clay shooting target thrower for throwing a clay shooting target, the clay 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 clay 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;
a charge pedal supported by the frame and configured to be operated by a foot of a user to rotate the throwing arm from the thrown position toward the cocked position; and
a fire pedal supported by the frame and being configured to be movable by the foot of the user 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 hopper configured to be supported by the frame to store a plurality of clay shooting targets to be fed to the throwing arm; and
a target feeder configured to feed the plurality of clay shooting targets, one at a time, to the throwing arm;
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 clay shooting target.