Patent ID: 8485168

Claim:
A projectile launcher and safety projectile combination, wherein said projectile launcher launches said safety projectile into flight, said combination comprising: a body having a first arm section and a second arm section, wherein said first arm section and said second arm section are separated by an open central region; a first elastomeric element extending laterally from said first arm section into said central region, wherein said first elastomeric element has a first free end; a second elastomeric element extending laterally from said second arm section into said central region, wherein said second elastomeric element has a second free end; a safely projectile having a first slotted channel that is accessible through a first open end and a second slotted channel that is accessible through a second open end, wherein said safety projectile temporarily attaches to said first elastomeric element and said second elastomeric element during launching by having said first slotted channel receive said first free end of said first elastomeric element and having said second slotted channel receive said second free end of said second elastomeric element.