Patent ID: 6712056
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
A releaser used in a slingshot that includes an elastic band, which flings a pellet, and a pouch, which is attached to the elastic band, the releaser comprising:a clamp for holding the pouch, wherein the clamp is selectively closed to hold the pouch and opened to release the pouch, and wherein the clamp has a pouch holder for holding the pouch and the pellet; and a pair of rotatable holding rollers arranged on the clamp, Opposed to each other, and defining a holding passage connected to the pouch holder, wherein the holding rollers are moved toward each other when the clamp is opened and separated from each other when the clamp is closed, wherein each of the holding rollers has a peripheral surface that includes a support groove extending circumferentially along the peripheral surface, the two grooves of the pair of holding rollers being opposed to each other and being connected with the holding passage and the pouch holder.