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

Claim 40:
41. 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;
a target feeder configured to feed the plurality of clay shooting targets, one at a time, to the throwing arm; and
a fire mode selector supported by the frame, the fire mode selector being moveable between a fire position and a non-fire position to change between a first mode in which the charge pedal is operable to release the throwing arm to rotate, under force of the throwing spring, from the cocked position toward the thrown position to throw the clay shooting target and a second mode in which the charge pedal is not operable to release the throwing arm to rotate, under force of the throwing spring, from the cocked position toward the thrown position to throw the clay shooting target.