The present invention addresses problems not resolved by conventional hand-held clay target throwers by providing a clay target throwing device comprising two unique main components that, both separately and upon combination, provide for a significantly improved hand-held clay target thrower device. The first main component is a unitary rear-loading flexible wire headend. The second main component is a specially formed handle including a self-cocking block component and an impact backstop structure. Together the combined flexible wire headend and handle provide an easy-to-use, efficient, effective, comfortable, and weather-resistant hand-held self-cocking and controlled release clay target throwing unit.
1. A clay target thrower comprising:
a single rear-loading wire headend;
a pivot point; and
a handle comprising an impact structure and a rotation block component.
2. The clay target thrower of claim 1 , wherein the rear-loading wire headend includes a fixed rubber grommet.
3. The clay target thrower of claim 1 , wherein the pivot point permits the rear-loading wire headend to rotate a fixed radius selected between about 30 degrees and 165 degrees from the rotation block component to the impact structure.
4. The clay target thrower of claim 3 , wherein the pivot point permits the rear-loading wire headend to rotate a fixed radius of 135 degrees from the rotation block component to the impact structure.
5. The clay target thrower of claim 1 , wherein the impact structure comprises a rivet.
6. The clay target thrower of claim 1 , wherein the rear-loading wire headend is sufficiently stiff to accommodate secure loading of a clay target and sufficiently flexible to permit deflection and launch of a clay target.
7. The clay target thrower of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the rear-loading wire headend secures a loaded clay target via contact with a shoulder surface on a top surface of the loaded clay target.
8. The clay target thrower of claim 1 , wherein the rear-loading wire headend spatially occupies a first horizontal plane and a second horizontal plane connected by two separate left and right vertical connection bends.
9. The clay target thrower of claim 1 , wherein the second horizontal plane of the rear-loading wire headend is substantially V-shaped.
10. The clay target thrower of claim 1 , wherein the rear-loading wire headend includes an attachment point bend partially enclosing an open space.
11. The clay target thrower of claim 1 , wherein the handle is round.
12. The clay target thrower of claim 11 , wherein the handle comprises a first component and a second component.
13. The clay target thrower of claim 12 , wherein the first component and the second component comprise a polymeric material.
14. The clay target thrower of claim 13 , wherein the first component and the second component are adhered together.
15. The clay target thrower of claim 1 , wherein the handle is hollow.