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J .
W.
BRUTON.
TARGET
GUN.
( N o
M o d e l . )
N o .
4 4 0 , 5 3 8 .
P a t e n t e d N o v .
1 1 ,
1 8 9 0 .
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IO
which
are
r e l e a s e d
s i m u l t a n e o u s l y ,
s o t h a t
2 5
S O
3 5
4 5
S O
UNITED
STATES
P TENT OFFICE.
.IACKSON I V .
BRUTON,
OF
GUTHRIE,
M I S S O U R I .
TARGET GUN.
SPECIFICATION
f o r m i n g
p a r t o f L e t t e r s P a t e n t N o . 4 4 0 , 5 3 8 , d a t e d November 1 1 , 1 8 9 0 .
A p p l i c a t i o n
f i l e d A u g u s t 7 ,
1 8 8 9 .
To
all
whom
t may
oncern:
Be
i t
known
t h a t I , JACKSON I V . BRUTON,
a c i t i z e n
o f
t h e United
S t a t e s ,
r e s i d i n g
a t
G u t h r i e ,
i n t h e c o u n t y o f C a l l a w a y
and
S t a t e
o f M i s s o u r i , have invented c e r t a i n n e w
a nd
u s e f u l Improvements i n
T a r g e t - G u n s ; and I
d o
d e c l a r e
t h e
f o l l o w i n g ' t o
b e a
f u l l ,
c l e a r ,
and e x a c t d e s c r i p t i o n
o f t h e
i n v e n t i o n , s u c h
a s
w i l l
enable
o t h e r s
s k i l l e d
i n t h e
a r t
t o which
i t a p p e r t a i n s
t o m a k e
and use
t h e
same, r e f
e r e n c e being had t o t h e accompanying draw
i n g s ,
and t o t h e l e t t e r s
o f
r e f e r e n c e
marked
t h e r e o n , which
form
a
p a r t o f t h i s s p e e i i i e a ~
tion.
This i n v e n t i o n r e l a t e s t o
t a r g e t - g u n s
i n
which t h e motive o r p r o p e l l i n g f o r c e
may
e
e l a s t i c
s t r a n d s , r u b b e r
b a n d s , s p r i n g s , a
b o w ,
o r compressed a i r , and i n which
t h e
m i s s i l e
o r
p r o j e c t i l e i s held i n a
s l i n g .
The
o b j e c t
o f t h e
i n v e n t i o n
i s t o d e v i s e
novel
an d
e f ñ c i e n t
m e a n s
f o r
r e t a i n i n g t h e
s l i n g and
t h e m i s s il e u n t i l
r e l e a s e d by p r e s s
i n g a
t r i g g e r .
The s l i n g i s h e l d by
t w o
j a w s ,
the s l i n g may ot swerve f r o m
a
d i r e c t
l i n e
when s t a r t i n g .
The
m p r o v e m e n t s c o n s i s t o f the novel
fea
t u r e s
which
w i l l
be h e r e i n a f t e r m o r e
f u l l y de
s c r i b e d
and
c l a i m e d ,
a nd
w h i c h a r e
s hown
in
t h e annexed
d r a w i n g s ,
i n which
F i g u r e l i s a t o p
p l a n
v i e w ,
p a r t s b e i n g
taken away, o f
a
t a r g e t - g u n
embodying
my
i n v e n t i o n .
F i g .
2 i s a s i d e v i e w ,
p a r t l y
i n s e c
t i o n , o f t h e g un shown
i n
F i g . l . v
F i g .
3 i s a
m o d i f i c a t i o n
o f
t h e g r i p
mechanism. F i g .
4 t
i s
a
m o d i f i c a t i o n
s h o w i n g t h e s l i n g a d j u s t
a b l y connected with
t h e
c r o s s - a r m .
F i g . 5 i s
a f u r t h e r m o d i i i c a t i o n
o f
t h e g r i p mechanism.
F i g .
6
i s a t o p
p l a n
v i e w o f
F i g . 5 .
F i g .
7
i s
a p e r s p e c t i v e view o f a g r i p - l e v e r m a d e from
s h e e t - m e t a l .
The
c r o s s - p i e c e A
n
t h e end
o t
t h e
b a r r e l
o r s t o c k
C o f F i g .
l
i s
f a s t e n e d t o t h e s t o c k
by
a
p i n
o r
b o l t a ,
which p a s s e s
through
t h e
c r o s s - b a r and
one
o f
a s e r i e s
o f openings
a
i n t h e
b a r r e l
C ,
a s
i n d i c a t e d , a nd
can
be f a s t
e n e d near the
e n d o r
t o s l i d e
farther
b a ck
n e a r e r
t h e
g r i p . The o b j e c t i n h a v i n g
t h e
c r o s s - p i e c e a d j u s t a b l e
i s
t o o b t a i n t h e
p r o p e r
d i s t a n c e
from
t h e
g r i p
a c c o r d i n g
t o
t h e
s t r e n g t h
and l e n g t h o f
t h e
rubber bands o r
c o r d .
I f
t h e
rubber
bands a r e
l o n g ,
t h e
s l i d e
S e r i a l N o . 3 2 0 , 6 2 3 .
( N o
m o d e l . )
I would
be placed
near t h e e n d . I f t h e
rubber
bands
a r e
l a r g e
a nd
d i f f i c u l t t o s t r e t c h
back
t o t h e
g r i p , t h e c r o s s - p i e c e can
be
m o v e d n e a r e r
5 5
t h e
g r i p ,
which would
a l l o w t h e rubber t o
s t r e t c h
t o
the g r i p with m o r e
e a s e .
I n
each
end
o f
t h e
c r o s s - p i e c e A s
a s l o t
a 2 ,
t h r o u g h
w h i c h
p r o j e c t s
a
p i n
I ) ,
m ad e
s t a
t i o n a r y by a
thumb-screw . The ends o f
t h e
6 o
r u b b e r
b a n d s or cords E re
attached
t o these
p i n s D . The o b j e c t
i n h a v i n g
t h e s l o t s and
mova bl e p i n s i s t o a d j
u s t
t h e d i r e c t i o n t h a t
i s
g i v e n
t h e m i s s i l e .
The
manner o f
a d j u s t i n g -
and t i r i n g
i s
a s
6 5
f o l l o w s : Place t h e
m i s s i l e i n
t h e
s l i n g
an d
p u l l i t back and p r e s s t h e s l i n g
down
between
t - h e jaws F and F ’ o f t h e g r i p . Take s i g h t o v e r
t h e m i s s i l e and between t h e
j a w s
o f t h e g r i p
on a l i n e with the
s i g h t
c l 2 on the b a r r e l a n d
7 o
p u l l
t h e t r i g g e r . I t
t h e d i r e c t i o n o t t h e m i s
s i l e i s e i t h e r t o
t h e
r i g h t o r i o t h e l e f t , t h e
p i n s a r e
m o v e d
i n
t h e
s l o t s
c o r r e s p o n d i n g l y
t o
t h e r i g h t
o r l e f t u n t i l
t h e
m i s s i l e s i i r e d a r e
m a d e t o g o d i r e c t l y
a t t h e
o b j e c t
a i m e d ,
o r 7 5
straight
on
the b a r r e l .
Instead
o f
a
s l o t t e d c r o s s- p i e c e , a s e r i e s o f
' o p e n i n g s d ’ m a y
be
p r o v i d e d i n
e a c h
end
o f
t h e c r o s s- p i e c e , a n d t h e p i n s a , h a v i n g t h e r u b
b e r s
o r
c o r d s
a t t a c h e d ,
a r e adjustable
i n
s a i d 8 o
o p e n i n g s ,
t h e r u b b e r s p a s s i n g t h r o u g h s t a p l e s
d “ ,
which a r e p r o v i d e d
o p p o s i t e
t h e o p e n
i n g s
C Z ’ .
T h e gripping-jaws F nd F ' a r e f o r m e d on
t h e
o u t e r
end o t ` t h e g r i p - l e v e r s G nd G ' ,
r e -
8 5
s p e c t i v e l y , which a r e p i v o t e d
between
t h e i r
ends
t o t h e
p l a t e I f I . The r e a r ends
o f t h e l e
v e r s
G
nd
G ’ a r e connected by t h e
t o g g l e
l e v e r s f and
j ,
which
a r e
c o n n e c t e d
a t t h e i r
i n n e r e n d s by
t h e
p i n t , p r o j e c t i n g up f r o m 9 o
t h e
s l i d e I , which
by
p r e f e r e n c e i s
p l a c e d
o n
t h e
under
s i d e o f
t h e
p l a t e t o
be
o u t o f t h e
way. The f r o n t end h o f s l i d e I i s
reduced
and
W o r k s t h r o u g h a
g u i d e
L , d e p e n d i n g from
t h e p l a t e I l , t h e r e t r a c t i n g - s p r i n g
i
b e i n g
9 5
placed on t h i s end_h’
a nd
a
shoulder 7 2 , 2
on
t h e s l i d e . The t r i g g e r , composed o f t h e
v e r
t i c a - l
and h o r i z o n t a l arms a n d y , r e s p e c t i v e l y ,
has a
c r o s s - h e a d y ' 2 a t
t h e
u p p e r
end
o f
a r m ,
which i s i i t t e d i n
a r e c e s s
j s i n p l a t e
H ,
being 1 0 o
h e l d i n s a i d
r e c e s s
between t h e p l a t e an d
t h e
b a r r e l
o f
t h e
g u n .
The
h o r i z o n t a l
a r m
’
has
a c a t c h , which e n t e r s a r e c e s s j t * i n t h e s l i d e ,
t o hold t h e sam e b ack w h en
t h e
jaws F
nd
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F’ are
closed
o n the
s l i n g .
The j a w s
F
nd
F’
f l a r e on theirinner s i d e s t o approximate
t h e s w e l l o f t h e
s l i n g
when t h e m i s s i l e i s
placed therein a n d are wider
than
the r e
m a in in g portion o f the l e v e r s G
nd
G’ t o
bear
on t h e f u l l
width o f
t h e s l i n g . The j aw
and
l e v e r
m a y
be
c a s t ,
but
i s
more
economi
c a l by b e i n g m a d e o f s h e e t m e t a l , a s shown
i n
F i g .
7 , i n which t h e
jaw s
formed
by
t u r n
i n g
u p
t h e
end o f
t h e l e v e r , w h i c h i s c u t
from
sheet
metal.
i s
2 5
30
3 5
4 5
5 0
5 5
The
p i v o t a l
c o n n e c t i o n s b e t w e e n t h e
p a r t s
may be o f
ordinary
c o n s t r u c t i o n , but
a r e
p r e f e r a b l y
s t u d s h a v i n g l a t e r a l
p r o j e c t i o n s .
The
p a r t s
connected w i t h t h e s t u d s have open
i n g s t o r e c e i v e t h e s t u d s and s i d e o p e n i n g s
t o
r e c e i v e
t h e
p r o j e c t i o n s
o f t h e s t u d s .
I n F i g s .
5
and 6 t h e
l e v e r s a r e p i v o t e d
be
tween
t h e i r
e n d s , an d t h e
f r o n t ends o f
t h e
l e v e r s a r e
h e l d
t o g e t h e r by t h e
s l i d e L , w h i c h
has two
v e r t i c a l
p r o j e c t i o n s
Z Z ,
one
f o r
e a c h
l e v e r .
The
m i s s i l e i s
p l a c e d
i n t h e s l i n g and
t h e l a t t e r
i s
drawn back
and f o r c e d
d o w n
be
tween t h e jaws o f
t h e
l e v e r s ,
which a r e h e l d
from
s p r e a d i n g
by t h e
s l i d e
- b a r , and t h e
t r i g g e r d i s e n g a g e s t h e s l i d e
f r o m
t h e
l e v e r s ,
which l a t t e r open and r e l i e v e
t h e
s l i n g .
In
F i g s . 1
a n d 2 t h ‘ e
s l i d e
N
s
acted on
b y
t h e
V - s p r i n ' g
O ,
and t h e t r i g g e r P s p i v o t e d
t o the b a r r e l a n d acted on
b y
a n inverted-V
s p r i n g Q .
T h i s
f o r m
i s
p r e f e r r e d b e c a u s e o f
i t s
s i m p l i c i t y .
The s l i d e N
s
h e l d h o r i z o n t a l
wh e n i n
motion by
t h a t
p a r t
o f s a i d
s l i d e e X
t e n d i n g i n t o
t h e s l o t
i n
t h e
p l a t e . The
s t o c k
o f
t h e
g u n
has
a m o r t i s e , i n
which works
t h e
t r i g g e r
and s l i d e , and s p r i n g s t h a t a c t on t h e
same.
Having
t h u s
d e s c r i b e d y
i n v e n t i o n , I
claim a s
new
n d
d e s i r e t o
secure
b y Letters
Patent
1 . I n a
t a r g e t - g u n , t h e
c o m b i n a t i o n , w i t h
the b a r r e l
having
a g r i p , o f a c r o s s
p i e c e o r
f r a me a d j u s t a b l e on t h e b a r r e l
and
t h e rub
b e r s
c a r r y i n g t h e
s l i n g
c o n n e c t e d w i t h
s a i d
c r o s s - p i e c e , s u b s t a n t i a l l y a s and f o r t h e pur
pose d e s c r i b e d .
2 . The c o m b i n a t i o n , wi t h
t h e b a r r e l hav
i n g a c r o s s - p i e c e
a n d
g r i p
d e v i c e s
f o r
t h e
s l i n g ,
o f
t h e
r u b b e r s
a d j u s t a b l y
c o n n e c t e d w i t h
t h e
ends o f s a i d
c r o s s - p i e c e ,
s u b s t a n t i a l l y a s
d e
scribed.
’
3 . The c o m b i n a t i o n , w i t h t h e
b a r r e l hav
i n g a g r i p f o r t h e s l i n g , o f t h e c r o s s - p i e c e ad
j u s t a b l e
on
t h e b a r r e l and t h e
s l i n g having
i t s r u b b e r s a d j u s t a b l y c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e
ends
o f
t h e s a i d c r o s s - p i e c e , s u b s t a n t i a l l y a s
d e s c r i b e d ,
f o r
t h e p u r p o s e s p e c i f i e d .
4 .
I n
a t a r g e t - g u n , t h e c o m b i n a t i o n ,
with
t h e b a r r e l and
t h e s l i n g having c o n n e c t i o n a t
i t s o u t e r ends w i t h t h e
b a r r e l ,
o f two p i v o t e d
j a w s f o r
s e c u r i n g t h e i n n e r
e n d o f
t h e s l i n g
w h en t h e l a t t e r i s d i s t e n d e d , a s l i d e f o r h o l d
i n g t h e
j a w s
a g a i n s t s p r e a d i n g ,
a n d
a
t r i g g e r
4 4 0 , 5 3 8
f o r r e l e a s i n g
t h e
s l i d e , s u b s t a n t i a l l y
a s
d e
s c r i b e d .
ö . I n a t a r g e t - g u n ,
t h e
c o m b i n a t i o n , w i t h
t h e s l i n g ,
o f
t h e two l e v e r s
f o r
g r i p p i n g t h e
s l i n g , t h e t o g g l e - l e v e r s c o n n e c t i n g
t h e
s l i n g
g r i p p i n g l e v e r s , l t h e s l i d e c o n n e c t e d w i t h
t o g g l e - l e v e r s ,
a n d
t h e
t r i g g e r
f o r
e n g a g i n g `
w i t h
and
r e l e a s i n g t h e s l i d e ,
s u b s t a n t i a l l y
a s
d e s c r i b e d .
6 . In a t a r g e t - g u n , t h e c o m b i n a t i o n , with
t h e
b a r r e l , o f
t h e s l i n g
c o n n e c t e d w i t h
t h e
o u t e r
end o f
t h e
b a r r e l ,
t h e s l i n g - g r i p p i n g
l e v e r s
p i v o t e d b e t w e e n t h e i r e n d s and h a v i n g j a w s
a t t h e i r
f r o n t e n d s , which
jaws
a r e
wide and
f l a r e
r e a r w a r d l y , t h e
s l i d e
f o r h o l d i n g t h e
s a i d l e v e r s
a g a i n s t t h e
t e n s i o n o f
t h e s l i n g ,
an d t h e t r i g g e r , s u b s t a n t i a l l y a s and
f o r t h e
purpose described.
7 . In a t a r g e t - g u n , t h e combination, with
t h e s l i n g , t h e s l i d e ,
and
t h e t r i g g e r , o f a p a i r
o f l e v e r s pivoted
between
t h e i r
e n d s
an d
having t h e i r
f r o n - t ends bent u p t o f or m
s l i n g - g r i p p i n g j a w s , s u b s t a n t i a l l y a s s e t f o r t h .
8 .
The h e r e i n - d e s c r i b e d
s l i n g - g r i p f o r
a
t a r g e t - g u n , composed
o f
a p l a t e , t h e two e v e r s
h a v i n g r e a r w a r d l y - f l a r i n g j a w s
p i v o t e d
b e
tween t h e i r e n d s
t o
t h e p l a t e ,
t h e
t o g g l e - l e
v e r s connecting
t h e
s a i d l e v e r s ,
t h e
s l i d e con
n e c t e d w i t h t h e
t o g g l e - l e v e r s
and
h a v i n g
i t s
f r o n t end reduced and working through a
g u i d e o n t h e under s i d e o f t h e p l a t e , t h e
s p r i n g
on
t h e reduced end o f
t h e s l i d e ,
t h e
t r i g g e r
having
a v e r t i c a l a n d a
h o r i z o t a l arm,
a n d the
v e r t i c a l a r m
having a c r o s s - h e a d which i s
f i t
t e d
i n
a
r e c e s s
i n
t h e
p l a t e ,
s n b s t a n t i a l l y ‘ a s
d e s c r i b e d .
9 .
The
h e r e i n - d e s c r i b e d
s l i n g - g r i p f o r a
t a r g e t - g u n , composed f a p l a t e ,
t h e
two e v e r s
p i v o t e d between
t h e i r e n d s t o t h e p l a t e , t h e
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c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e t o g g l e - l e v e r s , t h e
p i v o t a l
c o n n e c t i o n between t h e p a r t s c o n n e c t e d by
s t u d s
h a v i n g
l a t e r a l
p r o j e c t i o n s , t h e p a r t s
c o n n e c t e d
w i t h t h e s t u d s having
o p e n i n g s t o
r e c e i v e
t h e
s t u d s ,
and
s i d e
o p e n i n g s
t o r e c e i v e
t h e p r o j e c t i o n s o f
t h e
s t u d s .
l 0 .
The h e r e i n - d e s c r i b e d s l i n g - g r i p f o r a
t a r g e t - g u n , composed o f a
p l a t e h a v i n g
a s l o t ,
t h e
two
l e v e r s
p i v o t e d
between
t h e i r
ends
t o
t h e p l a t e , t h e
t o g g l e - l e v e r s c o n n e c t i n g s a i d
l e v e r s , t h e
s l i d e
c o n n e c t i n g w i t h t h e t o g g l e
l e v e r s ,
t h e
s l i d e
moving
h o r i z o n t a l l y w i t h t h e
s l o t i n t h e v p l a t e , t h e
V - s p r i n g
a c t i n g on t h e
s l i d e ,
t h e
t r i g g e r p i v o t e d t o
t h e
b a r r e l ,
and t h e
i n v e r t e d - V
s p r i n g
a c t i n g o n t h e t r i g g e r , s u b
s ta nti a l l y a s d e s c r i b e d .
,
In testimony
w h e r e o f
I
a f f i x
my ignature
i n
p r e s e n c e o f two witnesses.
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w .
BRUToN.
W i t n e s s e s :
A . A .
PENN,
J .
F .
SPANHURST.
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