Improvements in Traps for Throwing Up "Clay Pigeons" or other Targets.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 1st Aug., 1895-Accepted, 7th Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Traps for Throwing Up "Clay Pigeons" or other
Targets.
ROBERT MILLAR Engineer of 44 & 46 Lancaster Street Borough Road in
the County of London do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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My improvements are applicable to pigeon traps for projecting what are known
as clay pigeons" or other artificial pigeons or targets into the air, and consists in
mounting the top frame of the trap on a ball which works in a suitable socket on
the bottom frame fixed in the ground so that the pigeon may be delivered from the
projecting arm in any desired direction. That the ball may be maintained in
the requisite position after being so placed it is fitted into a split cup or socket,
suid socket being somewhat smaller than the ball, or compressed on to the ball by
the action of a cec or coil spring acting on suitable lugs on the socket. When the
position of the ball has to be altered, the lugs are forced apart by suitable toggle
joints wedges or screws, actuated by a small lever and comicctions on the bottom
frame operated by a foot or hand pedal.
Dated this First day of November 1894.
G. T. HARRAP,
Agent for Applicant.
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Improvements in Traps for Throwing Up "Clay Pigeons" or other
Targets.
1, ROBERT MILLAR, Engineer of 44 & 46 Lancaster Street, Borough Road,
Tondon du hereby declare the nature of my invention for Improvements in Traps
for Throwing Up "Clay Pigeons" or other Targets, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
My improvements are applicable to pigeon traps for projecting what are known
as "clay pigeons," or other artificial pigeons or targets, into the air, and consists
in mounting the top frame (preferably) of the trap on a ball, which works in a
suitable socket on the bottom frame, fixed to the ground, so that the pigeon may be
delivered from the projecting arm in any desired direction.
That my invention may be more clearly understood I have attached hereto a
sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a complete trap, the ball joint of which is shown in
detail in Figs. 2 to 11.
Similar letters in the various figures refer to the like parts.
The complete trap may be as shown in Fig. 1, 2 & 3 and may consist of the
usual "hand" A pivotted to the projecting arm or lever B, which works on a
pin C, and has the shorter arm D connected to a spring E. The said spring and
lever are carried on a top frame F formed with a ball G, which is contained in a

page_text: split cup, or socket, IT, formed on the bottom frame K, having the usual feet I
and holding down spikes M. The cup H is preferably made slightly smaller than
the ball, so as to grip said ball and maintain it in any desired position, and when the
position is to be altered, the cup is opened by means of two toggles N hetween
the snugs T, said toggles being carried on the same pin O, that is contained in the
top end of the rod P. Said rod is jointed to the end of a lever Q, pivotted on
one of the feet K, and having a part R suitably flattened, to be operated by the
foot or hand. A spring S is provided between the lever Q and underside of
snugs T, to bring the said lover to its normal position. Any suitable arrangement
of trigger for holding and releasing the lever B may be employed. The cup H
may be made slightly larger than the ball G, and be compressed on to said ball
by a strong spring U, acting on the sungs T, as shown at Fig 3.
The said cup H may also be forced together by a coil spring U as shown at
Figs. 4 & 5, and the pin V may carry a lever R which is made wedge shaped
between the lugs T, so that the depression of said lever R will open said lugs.
The spring $ will bring the lever to its normal position.
The
cup H
may be made in two, or more, distinct pieces, instead of being split,
and the said parts will be preferably clamped up by a suitable thumb screw W, ns
shown at Figs. 6, 7, 8 & 9. It will be noted that these figures show the
arrangement of the cup H on both the top and bottom frames, and it will
readily be understood that any of the forms of cup and ball herciu described inay
be so arranged.
Springs can be dispensed with, if desired, and the lugs T drawn together, or
forced apart, by a simple screw as shown at Figs. 10 & 11. The screw X may be
operated by a handle Y fixed thereon, and when arranged for clamping, the said
screw will be free in the lug T, and engage with the tread in the lug T. If the
cup H normally grips the ball C, the lugs can be separated by forming the thread
in the lug T, and allowing the end of the screw to bear against the lug T.
The ball or socket may be formed of segments or fingers to give greater elasticity,
and a strap, or ring, with lugs, employed for closing same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
I. In pigeon traps and the like a ball and socket joint, having the socket
normally gripping or clear of the ball, for the purposes borein described.
II. In pigeon traps and the like the various devices, or modifications thereof, for
releasing or closing the socket, as herein described.
Dated this First day of August 1895.
G. T. HARRAP,
Agent for Applicant.