Apparatus for loading and unloading pellets in a slingshot
View Patent ↗An apparatus for loading and unloading pellets in a slingshot includes a handle and a magazine. The handle is hollow. The magazine is mounted in the handle and has a body and a switch. The body has a lower end, a receiving space defined in the body, a sliding hole defined through the lower end and a channel. The channel is defined in the lower end and communicates with the receiving space and the sliding hole. The switch is mounted slidably in the sliding hole and has a baffle, a resilient element, a through hole and a hook. The resilient element is mounted on the baffle. The through hole is defined through the baffle and corresponds to the channel of the body. The hook is mounted on the baffle and extends over the through hole.
1. An apparatus for loading and unloading pellets in a slingshot comprising a handle being hollow and comprising
an upper end;
a lower end;
an inner wall; and
an opening being defined in the lower end of the handle; a magazine being mounted in the handle and comprising
a body having
an upper end;
a lower end;
two sides;
a receiving space being defined in the body;
a sliding hole being defined through the lower end of the body; and
a channel being defined in the lower end of the body and communicating with the receiving space and the sliding hole; and
two side caps being mounted respectively to the sides of the body to close the receiving space of the body and each side cap having an upper end and a lower end thicker than the upper end; and
a switch being mounted slidably in the sliding hole and comprising
a baffle having two ends;
a resilient element being mounted on the baffle and abutting the inner wall of the handle;
a through hole being defined through the baffle and corresponding to the channel of the body; and
a hook being mounted on the baffle and extended over the through hole.
2. The apparatus for loading and unloading pellets in a slingshot as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the receiving space has a lower portion with a diameter and an upper portion having a diameter larger than that of the lower portion.
3. The apparatus for loading and unloading pellets in a slingshot as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the resilient element is a spring.
4. The apparatus for loading and unloading pellets in a slingshot as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the sliding hole is inverted T-shaped.
5. The apparatus for loading and unloading pellets in a slingshot as claimed in claim 4 , wherein
the sliding hole has a longitudinal portion and a transverse portion having two sides and one side of the transverse portion is narrower than the other; and
one end of the baffle is narrower than the other end and protrudes out of the narrower side of the transverse portion.
6. The apparatus for loading and unloading pellets in a slingshot as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the handle further comprises a sliding slot defined in the lower end of the handle and corresponding to the baffle.
7. The apparatus for loading and unloading pellets in a slingshot as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the switch further comprises a blocking element mounted on the narrower end of the baffle.
8. The apparatus for loading and unloading pellets in a slingshot as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the handle further comprises a positioning recess defined in the inner wall of the handle and engaged with the resilient element.
9. The apparatus for loading and unloading pellets in a slingshot as claimed in claim 8 , wherein
the body further has a receiving recess defined near the upper end of the body, a mounting element mounted in the receiving recess and two mounting holes defined in the upper end of the body and communicating with the receiving recess; and
the handle further has two fastening holes defined in the upper end of the handle and communicating respectively with the mounting holes of the body.
10. The apparatus for loading and unloading pellets in a slingshot as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the resilient element is a spring.
11. The apparatus for loading and unloading pellets in a slingshot as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sliding hole is inverted T-shaped.
12. The apparatus for loading and unloading pellets in a slingshot as claimed in claim 11 , wherein
the sliding hole has a longitudinal portion and a transverse portion having two sides and one side of the transverse portion is narrower than the other; and
one end of the baffle is narrower than the other end and protrudes out of the narrower side of the transverse portion.
13. The apparatus for loading and unloading pellets in a slingshot as claimed in claim 12 , wherein
the switch further comprises a blocking element mounted on the narrower end of the baffle.