Patent ID: 6076511
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: F41B,F42B

Abstract:
A launcher for annular flying rings, each ring having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, and the launcher comprising:a housing;a magazine assembly supported within the housing and formed with a plurality of cells, each cell sized to receive an annular flying ring for launching from the launcher;a launching mechanism secured within the housing, the launching mechanism comprising an indexing assembly coupled to the magazine assembly and including an indexing tab that engages a cam formed on the magazine assembly for selectively indexing the magazine through a plurality of positions, wherein in each position one of the plurality of cells is aligned with a launch chuck, andthe launch chuck moveable with respect to the magazine assembly to engage a ring disposed in the one cell, the launch chuck further coupled to a source of launching energy to launch the ring with both translational and rotational energy.