An object of the invention is a launching device for launching an object from a launch pad, wherein said apparatus comprises a frame affixed to the launch pad, a push element for pushing an object detached from the launch pad, a flexible force storing element for turning the push element in relation to the frame, a casing for holding the launchable object in place against the push element, and a lock element for locking the casing in standby position and for bringing the launching device in a position of ready to operate such that the frame and the push element are superposed and connected to each other substantially at one edge of the device, the frame and the push element being substantially parallel, force being stored in the force storing element for displacing the push element and that said stored force being releasable at a moment of launch. The force storing element is composed of at least one spring or elastic band or an extension spring functioning as an elastic band, and the casing has been attached fixedly to the frame at its fixing point.
A Launching device for launching an object
14.02.2019
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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