US1292011A - Resilient missile. - Google Patents

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E, 1. MONROE. RESILIENT MISSILE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.I2. I918.

Patented Jan. 21, ISIIJ.

Jim 21211)? EVA'J. MONROE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

RESILIEN'I' MISSILE.

. Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

Application filed August 12, 1918. Serial No. 249,556.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EVA J. MONROE, a citizen of the United States, residin city and county of San Francisco, tate of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Resilient Missiles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to missiles to be cast in games wherein a resilient missile operates in conjunction with a weight detachably mounted therein to increase the velocity and mobility of said missile; and the objects of my invention are- First, to provide an improved resilient missile adapted to be cast to be rebounded from a surface onto a suitable target;

Second, to provide an improved device of the character described having means for preventing said missile from rolling excessively;

Third, to provide a device of the class described having a weight of spring metal or the like detachably attached thereto to increase the velocityand mobility of the missile.

I accomplish these several objects by means of the device disclosed in the drawings forming a part of the present specification wherein like characters of reference are used to designate similar parts throughout the said specification and drawings, and in which- Figure 1 is a broken perspective disclosing the manner in which the missile is to be operated' Fig. 2 is a plan view of the missile on an enlarged .scale;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a broken perspective view of a modified form of missile.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 is used to designate a hollow bowl shaped resilient missile composed of rubber or any other suitably resilient material. The missile 1 is provided with an internal annular flange 2 which is detachably engaged by a weight of spring metal 3 preferably in the form of a cross to impart a' slight rigidity to the missile as well as to increase the weight thereof whereby the velocity and mobility of the missile may also be increased without reducing the resiliency of the missile 1.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings I have disclosed a modified form of the invention wherein the in the weight of themissile 1 is increased without reducing its resiliency by inserting a second cup shaped weight 4t composed preferably of rubber.

It will be noted that the missile 1, being hollow, is provided with a concavity on one side, and a convexity on the opposite side thereof.

The missile is designed to be used or cast in a game where a target 6 is used. The object of the game has no part in the pres ent invention beyond disclosing the use of the missile and therefore will be but briefly described.

In the game it is the object to cast the missile 1 against a wall 7 strikin said wall with the convex side of the missi e 1, which, being resilient, will rebound to the floor or target 6 according to the skill of the player. The value of the cast in counting up the score of the game, depending upon the location of the missile 1 on the target 6 which is provided with vertically disposed sides 8 to prevent the rebounding of the missile 1 from said target 6.

The flat side of the missile 1 as provided by the annular flange 2 thereof will serve to prevent excessive rollin of the said missile.

The weight 3 is added to increase the weight and thereby the velocity and mobility of the missile 1 so that it may have suflicient mass to be cast with some degree of efficiency.

The weight 3 is detachably mounted within the missile 1 so that it may be detached when used for rebounding from short distances as for instance when the target is placed upon a table or the like, not shown, and the missile 1 is cast to be rebounded from the sides 8 of the target 6.

In this case, the range being shorter, the greater weight will not be required in castin the shorter distance.

aving thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A missile comprising a hollow resilient bowl shaped body; and means detachably mounted within the missile to increase the weight thereof.

2. A missile comprising a hollow resilient bowl shaped body; and a resilient weight detachably mounted within the body to increase the weight thereof.

3. A missile comprising a hollow resilient bowl shaped body having an internal annu- Within the said body.

4. A missile comprising a hollow resilient bowl shaped body of rubber having an intQ'iIlELl annnlar" flange around the interiorof the edge thereof; and a cross shaped spring metal Weight detaoha'bly engaging the anmi'lzir finge' tore'tain said- Weight within the 10 nature.

EVA. J0 MONROE."

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