Combined Centerfire Slingbow and Quiver

Abstract

In one embodiment, a compact slingbow/quiver combination includes first and second arms joined by a generally central cross piece. Slingbow arms form first and second elongate storage chambers which are used to create a shared elongate storage chamber within the slingbow. The shared elongate storage chamber may be used for storing items such as arrows. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/902,913, entitled Combined Centerfire Slingbow and Quiver, filed May 27, 2013, which claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/719,640, also entitled Combined Centerfire Slingbow and Quiver, filed Oct. 29, 2012. All of these applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Technical Field

The present invention relates generally to archery, and, more specifically, to a portable apparatus for launching arrows as well as a specialized quiver for carrying and storing, among other things, the arrows to be launched.

2. Description of the Related Art

Various archery related inventions are known in the art. For example, concepts related to slingbows as well as to traditional sling-shots are disclosed in various U.S. patents.

The following disclosure relates to further improvements in the crowded art; non-obvious improvements, as demonstrated by the failure of those of ordinary skill in the art to implement such improvements over an extended amount of time.

SUMMARY

It has been discovered that at least the aforementioned challenges are resolved by an apparatus as disclosed herein.

Upon viewing the present disclosure, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that variations of principles according to the present invention could be contemplated. For example, in one inventive embodiment, the Combined Centerfire Slingbow and Quiver is realized with a projectile catapult apparatus.

The projectile catapult apparatus includes a first rigid cylindrical arm and a second rigid cylindrical arm. The rigid cylindrical arms each have a top end and a bottom end. In addition, the rigid cylindrical arms form first and second elongate storage chambers which are used to create a shared elongate storage chamber within the projectile catapult apparatus.

The projectile catapult apparatus also includes a cylindrical cross-piece for interconnecting the rigid cylindrical arms. The cylindrical cross-piece is made of a rigid material and includes an internal chamber. In addition, the cylindrical cross-piece is for mechanically coupling the bottom end of the first rigid cylindrical arm to the top end of the second rigid cylindrical arm.

Next, the projectile catapult apparatus has a resilient elastic band. The elastic band extends from the top end of the first rigid cylindrical arm to the bottom end of the second rigid cylindrical arm. The resilient elastic band is used to launch an elongate projectile such as an arrow.

The internal chamber of the cylindrical cross-piece is configured to support and steady the elongate projectile when launched by the resilient elastic band. This steadying and support assists the elastic band to catapult the elongate projectile. Thus, the cylindrical cross-piece serves as a guide when launching the elongate projectile.

Finally, the shared elongate storage chamber of the first and second rigid cylindrical arms provides a secure space for storage of at least one elongate projectile while launching another elongate projectile.

In variations of this embodiment, the shared elongate storage chamber of the projectile catapult apparatus may be considered to be an arrow quiver. Also, unlike limbs of a conventional archery bow, the rigid cylindrical arms are inflexible. The resilient elastic band can be rubber, latex, or other flexible material and is coupled to the rigid cylindrical arms to enable catapulting of elongate projectiles. As an additional convenience, each of the rigid cylindrical arms includes a cap to access at least a portion of the corresponding elongate storage chamber.

In another inventive embodiment, the Combined Centerfire Slingbow and Quiver is realized through a catapult apparatus that includes a first elongate capsule and a second elongate capsule. Although referred to herein as “arms”, “tubes” and “capsules,” it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that many elongate shapes with the defined storage capacity will fall within the scope of the principles according to the present invention. The capsules, or other shapes, each have a top end and a bottom end, and the capsules each form an internal storage chamber that may or may not be shared.

A coupling mechanism is included for mechanically coupling the bottom end of the first capsule to the top end of the second capsule. Of note, the coupling mechanism includes an internal chamber that serves as a guide when launching items from the catapult apparatus.

Like the projectile catapult apparatus, a resilient elastic band extends from the top end of the first elongate capsule to the bottom end of the second elongate capsule. The resilient elastic band is for launching one of the items with the catapult apparatus.

Conveniently, the first and second elongate capsules provide a secure space for storing at least one of the items to be launched from the catapult apparatus while concurrently launching another of the items.

Also like the projectile catapult apparatus, the items of the catapult apparatus are elongate and may be arrows. Further, the capsules each have a removeable cap. The removeable cap of the first capsule is removeably attached to the top end of the first capsule, and the removeable cap of the second capsule is removeably attached to the bottom end of the second capsule.

The internal chamber of the coupling mechanism of the catapult apparatus may be configured to support and steady the arrows when launched by the resilient elastic band such that the internal chamber serves as a guide when launching an arrow.

In still another inventive embodiment, the Combined Centerfire Slingbow and Quiver can be realized through a different catapult apparatus that includes a first elongate capsule and a second elongate capsule.

As mentioned, the elongate capsules could be described as cylindrical arms, tubes, hollow posts, or other suitable name. The elongate capsules each have a top end and a bottom end, and they each form an internal storage chamber, the chambers being shared.

The elongate capsules also have an upper cap that is removeably coupled to the top end of the first elongate capsule and a lower cap that is removeably coupled to the bottom end of the second elongate capsule.

A coupling mechanism is also included for mechanically coupling the bottom end of the first capsule to the top end of the second capsule. The coupling mechanism includes an internal chamber that serves as a guide when launching arrows from the catapult apparatus. A resilient elastic band extends from the top end of the first elongate capsule to the bottom end of the second elongate capsule. The resilient elastic band is for launching a first arrow with the catapult apparatus.

In addition, the elongate capsules provide a shared secure space for storing or adhering additional arrows to be launched from the catapult apparatus while concurrently launching the first arrow.

The foregoing is a summary and thus contains, by necessity, simplifications, generalizations, and omissions of detail; consequently, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. Other aspects, inventive features, and advantages of the present invention, as defined solely by the claims, will become apparent in the non-limiting detailed description set forth below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention may be better understood, and its numerous objects, features, and advantages made apparent to those skilled in the art by referencing the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded side perspective view diagram showing a general slingbow embodiment according to principles of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an operationally ready, partially exploded, side perspective view diagram that shows a general combination slingbow and quiver embodiment according to principles of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view diagram (from the archer's perspective) of the combined centerfire slingbow and quiver, with a sighting mechanism set for a right-handed shooter;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view diagram of the combined centerfire slingbow and quiver of FIG. 3, with the sighting mechanism set for a left-handed shooter;

FIG. 5 is a side elevation view of the combined centerfire slingbow and quiver of FIG. 3; and

FIG. 6 is a side perspective, exploded view of a firing chamber arrow rest and guide element.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following provides a detailed description of examples of the present invention and should not be taken to be limiting of the invention itself.

Rather, any number of variations may fall within the scope of the invention, which is defined in the claims following this detailed description.

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the invention illustrated in accompanying drawings. Whenever possible, the same or similar reference numerals are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts or steps. The drawings are in simplified form and are not drawn to precise scale.

For purposes of convenience and clarity only, directional terms such as top, bottom, upper, lower, left, right, up, down, over, above, below, beneath, rear, and front, may be used with respect to the drawings. These and similar directional terms are no more than aids to facilitate the reader's understanding the structure described and not to be construed as limiting scope of the invention in any manner.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that in the development of any such actual implementation, as in any engineering or design project, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developer's specific goals, such as compliance with system-related, sports or business-related constraints, which may vary from one implementation to another. Such would be a routine undertaking of design, fabrication, and manufacture for those of ordinary skill in the art and having the benefit of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is an exploded side perspective view diagram showing a general slingbow embodiment A according to principles of the present invention. For ease of understanding, although general slingbow embodiment A is sometimes herein referred to as a combined centerfire slingbow and quiver, it will be referred to herein simply as slingbow A.

In the illustrated embodiment, slingbow A includes a generally central cross piece 10 with an inner cross piece chamber 16. Inner cross piece chamber 16 is also defined as a centerfire aperture 12.

Centerfire aperture 12 extends in a first firing direction (sometimes referred to herein as a “launching” or “catapulting” direction). Centerfire aperture 12 conveniently holds an arrow rest and guide element 6 to assure alignment of any arrow or elongate projectile to be launched from slingbow A.

Centerfire aperture 12 also includes a plastic malleable band 13 and bristles 14.

Cross piece 10 is interconnected at a first side thereof to slingbow A. An upper tube 1 extends upwardly from said cross piece 10, and a lower tube 9 extends downwardly from said cross piece 10. Upper tube 1 is illustrated with a sighting mechanism 11 having an adjustable sighting bead 11a which is discussed in greater detail herein.

Upper tube 1 is capped snugly by removable upper cap 2, and fits snugly into a first side (upper) opening of cross piece 10. Lower tube 9, which is capped snugly with lower cap 8, fits snugly into a second side (lower) opening of cross piece 10. To afford take-down and storage, these parts may interconnect via friction-fit (also known as interference fit), threaded connection, rib/notch detent connection and/or equivalents thereof. Upper and lower caps 2, 8 each close a respective storage area that may or may not be shared between upper and lower tubes 1, 9.

One of these closable storage areas within upper and lower tubes 1, 9 is particularly suitable as a quiver 18 for storing a supply of arrows while the other closable storage area 19 is shorter and more suitable for other items such as rain slicker, food, water, equipment such as repair materials and so forth.

A paired projectile launching elastic band 5 is depicted in FIG. 1. Although elastic band 5 is depicted as simply being a paired band, as will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art and viewing the present disclosure, in other embodiments, multiple arrow-launching elastic bands may be combined in parallel and jointly interconnected to respective ends of slingbow A and a nocking segment 4 (to be described herebelow). Further, elastic band 5 may be constructed of elastic, latex, rubber, or other suitable resilient material that can adequately launch a projectile with the desired amount of force.

As mentioned above, elastic band 5 interconnects terminal ends of upper and lower tubes 1, 9 of slingbow A. More specifically, outer ends of elastic band 5 are fastened to the terminal ends of upper and lower tubes 1, 9 by means of releasable compression clamp fasteners 3 and 7, respectively. This fastening enables elastic band 5 adjustment along upper and lower tubes 1, 9 (toward and away from outer ends thereof) to alter the draw weight of slingbow A.

When assembled, elastic band 5 is located on a side of slingbow A opposite the user's chosen firing direction such that elastic band 5 can be stretched by the archer/user to store energy for subsequent release in the chosen firing direction.

With upper and lower tubes 1 and 9 both capped, slingbow A can also be suitable for use as a walking staff or portion of such a staff. Further aspects of slingbow A will be identified and discussed in detail in the following figures.

FIG. 2 is an operationally ready, partially exploded, side perspective view diagram of slingbow A. By partially exploded, FIG. 2 is depicted with upper cap 2 removed to display arrows 15 resting within quiver 18. Of note, arrows 15 may extend completely through upper tube 1, through cross piece 10, and into lower tube 9, thereby forming quiver 18. Thus, quiver 18 is formed from at least portions of three parts of slingbow A; upper tube 1, cross piece 10, and lower tube 9.

Also contemplated, as will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art and viewing the present disclosure, is an additional insert mechanism within slingbow A that would separate arrows 15 that are stored within quiver 18. Among other things, the insert mechanism would serve to separate tips of arrows 15 and to help to protect arrows 15 and their fletching from damage when they are stored within quiver 18. Insert mechanism could also be configured to allow arrows 15 to be adhered to quiver 18 or other parts of slingbow A.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view diagram (from the archer's perspective) of slingbow A. Sighting mechanism 11 is set for a right-handed shooter. As illustrated in FIG. 3, elastic band 5 advantageously includes nocking segment 4 positioned generally along elastic band 5 to accept a corresponding nock of a projectile/arrow.

Nocking segment 4 is extent between first and second terminal ends (adjacent outer extent of upper and lower tubes 1, 9). Nocking segment 4 is adjustably positioned so as to ensure that it is directly adjacent centerfire aperture 12. Thus, an arrow will be aligned with centerfire aperture 12 when it is inserted onto nocking segment 4.

This enables nocking segment 4 to be fittingly engaged with an arrow nock (see FIG. 5). By fittingly engaged, it is meant to properly prepare for firing release that ensures alignment of the launch forces of elastic band 5 with respect to centerfire aperture 12 and arrow rest and guide element 6.

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view diagram of slingbow A, with sighting mechanism 11 set for a left-handed shooter, while FIG. 5 is a side elevation view of slingbow A being drawn by a right-handed user/archer.

As shown in FIG. 5, user grasps slingbow A with her/his non-firing hand at G2 to steady slingbow A (hand choice depends on whether user is left-handed or right-handed).

She/he next grasps nocking segment 4 with firing hand at G1, utilizing either the two finger method (index and middle finger) or the three finger method (index, middle and ring finger) or an archery release (not shown).

Steadying one of arrows 15 with fingers of the non-firing hand, user nocks the arrow onto nocking segment 4 with the firing hand. Using either fingers or an archery release, the user draws the arrow back to an anchor point and holds it at firing position (FIG. 5) while steadying and aiming the device with the non-firing hand and aligning adjustable sighting bead 11a with the shooting eye.

When the user is comfortable with aim and draw, the arrow is launched by releasing the fingers of the firing hand or engaging a trigger mechanism of the archery release (not shown).

Upon release, elastic band 5, with associated nocking segment 4, instantly advances forward with considerable force and speed until braked by the rearwardly extended end of cross piece 10. Thus, with this unique arrangement, elastic band 5 and nocking segment 4 impart force to the launching arrow but are prevented or obstructed by the rearward extension of cross piece 10 from striking the user's forearm and wrist at too great a velocity.

FIG. 6 is a side perspective, exploded view of arrow rest and guide element 6. As illustrated, arrow rest and guide element 6 is fastened (e.g., secured by adhesive, interference “fit” as above-described, or set screws—not shown) within the forward (toward target) opening of inner cross piece chamber 16.

Arrow rest and guide element 6 includes polyester or plastic malleable band 13 which is formed into a closed loop and secured to an inside surface of inner cross piece chamber 16.

Other equivalent materials clearly could be substituted as long as they do not damage the arrow or alter its projection speed and course. Details of a rest/guide embodiment now will be presented.

As depicted in FIGS. 3, 4, and 6, polyester or plastic bristles 14 which are both pliable and flexible are inserted radially through perforations (not shown) on polyester or plastic malleable band 13 in order to form arrow rest and guide element 6. Thus, arrow rest and guide element 6 is pliable.

At their innermost radial extent, inwardly projecting tips of bristles 14 define the breadth of centerfire aperture 12. Bristles 14 are fabricated to be sufficiently resilient to gently support and steady the arrow within the central cross piece 10 in its fire-ready position within inner cross piece chamber 16.

Bristles 14 must also be sufficiently pliable or flexible to afford unobstructed and non-damaging passage of one of arrows 15 so as to neither alter the arrow's flight nor damage its fletching too severely.

The shooter employs sighting mechanism 11 with adjustable sighting bead 11a positioned on the outer face of upper tube 1 to align the inserted arrow with a target (see FIG. 5). Sighting mechanism 11 is shown in FIG. 1 as having adjustable sighting bead 11a positioned for use by a right-handed shooter.

Sighting mechanism 11 may be a compression clamp configured to be interconnected to slingbow A upper tube 1. When desired, sighting mechanism 11 may be loosened (as necessary) and twisted to place adjustable sighting bead 11a at a higher or lower position to accommodate height of different users. To serve both left-handed and right-handed shooters, adjustable sighting bead 11a is adjustably slidable to an opposite outer face of upper tube 1. Of course, it is contemplated that other embodiments of sighting mechanism 11 and adjustable sighting bead 11a may be realized and are within the spirit and scope of the principles of the present invention.

Note with respect to the posterior view of FIG. 3, from the shooter's perspective, the adjustable sighting bead 11a accommodates a right-handed shooter, as contrasted with the anterior view of FIG. 4 where adjustable sighting bead 11a accommodates a left-handed shooter.

The design simplicity of inner cross piece chamber 16 and centerfire aperture 12 allows for a broad range of arrow sizes by eliminating the need to pre-measure “spine” or other metrics often demanded for accurate shooting with conventional bows. This feature also precludes the need to purchase more expensive arrows that must bear the costs of measuring spine, weight and length to fit a particular bow.

While proper use of the presently described slingbow A should be readily appreciated, the following explanation is offered to complete a full explanation of the present contribution to archery.

In operation, a user can implement the following steps while using slingbow A. First, a user removes upper cap 2 and withdraws one of arrows 15 (see FIG. 2) from where it is stored in quiver 18. The user then inserts the arrow through centerfire aperture 12, preferable from the rear of cross piece chamber 16, to a position where the arrow is gently supported in steady rest on bristles 14 of arrow rest/guide element 6. Finally, the user nocks the arrow with nocking segment 4 which is interconnected with elastic band 5.

As shown in FIG. 5, the user grasps slingbow A with her/his non-firing hand at G2 (hand choice depends on whether user is left-handed or right-handed) to steady slingbow A. She/he next grasps nocking segment 4 with firing hand at G1, utilizing either the two finger method (index and middle finger) or the three finger method (index, middle and ring finger) or an archery release (not shown).

Steadying the arrow with fingers of the non-firing hand, the user nocks the arrow onto nocking segment 4 with the firing hand. Using either fingers or an archery release, the user draws the arrow back to an anchor point and holds it at firing position (FIG. 5) while steadying and aiming the device with the non-firing hand and aligning adjustable sighting bead 11a with the shooting eye. When the user is comfortable with aim and draw, the arrow is launched by releasing the fingers of the firing hand or engaging a trigger mechanism of the archery release (not shown).

Elastic band 5 with associated nocking segment 4 instantly advances forward with considerable force and speed until braked by the rearwardly extended end of cross piece 10. Thus, with this unique arrangement, elastic band 5 and nocking segment 4 impart force to the launching arrow but are prevented or obstructed by the rearward extension of cross piece 10 from striking the user's forearm and wrist at too great a speed or velocity.

Alternative Embodiments

Slingbow A as described can be simply and inexpensively manufactured of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or other plastics, wood, certain metals or combinations of these materials. Component parts thereof can be removably interconnected as suggested above, so as to be wholly collapsible with separable parts configured in a rapid takedown design. Some components thereof can be stored within storage areas of upper and lower tubes 1 and 9. This feature of course enhances portability as the apparatus can be entirely broken down into its component parts for carrying and storage, and just as quickly reassembled for use.

Moreover, utilizing interchangeable components also allows slingbow A to be repaired by replacing worn or cracked parts as necessary. Longer or shorter upper and lower tubes 1, 9 may be deployed with cross piece 10, accommodating alternate users or a specific user's special needs. Alternatively, the body of the device can be manufactured as an integral unit combining elements selected among upper and lower tubes 1, 9, cross piece 10, and sighting mechanism 11 with injection-molded plastic or other method as appropriate, particularly if pricing models or strength testing so requires.

Overall length of slingbow A may vary depending on users' height/strength range and draw length requirements. Upper cap 2 can be omitted as necessary to accommodate longer arrows which would protrude over the top of upper tube 1 (see FIG. 2).

Storage area within lower tube 9 could accommodate additional and/or different arrows/projectiles. For use in a more “fire-ready” mode, additional arrows 15 may alternatively be carried outside of slingbow A in an external quiver, rather than inside quiver 18 of slingbow A.

The diameter of upper and lower tubes 1 and 9 can vary depending on shooter preference, draw weight, number of arrows 15 within quiver 18, hand-grip (girth) capacity of shooters, and any other consideration for these and other relevant needs for variance in diameter, size and strength. Moreover, tubes 1, 9 may be embodied in a variety of shapes and cross-sectional profiles other than generally cylindrical, bearing in mind the necessity of maintaining critical strength against material failure.

Cross piece 10 with chamber 16, and any other load-bearing components, can be lengthened, made with increased thickness, or made with stronger resins or other components to accommodate higher weight draws for larger and stronger shooters, and to allow a greater draw weight for a particular shooter.

Alternatively, the number and/or strength of elastic band 5 may be increased or decreased to change the power and durability of the band as well as the force imparted to the projectile. Elastic band 5 presented herein is merely an example.

Another alternative embodiment for the present invention is its use as the upper portion of a walking staff for hiking and climbing, and which can afford storage capacity for emergency or survival gear in hollow portions of slingbow A structure that makes up the staff.

A more robust sighting mechanism 11 can be utilized depending upon the level of expertise and required accuracy and consistency of the shooter. Sighting mechanism 11, or an alternative, can simply be rotated to the left or right side to accommodate a left-handed or right-handed shooter.

The present invention can be utilized for bowfishing, as its structure provides for the easy attachment of a fishing reel that can be attached to a bowfishing arrow with simply two additional compression clamps to upper/lower tubes 1, 9 or to cross piece 10.

Although various disclosure embodiments have been described in the foregoing detailed description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it will be understood that the presently disclosed invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed, but indeed may assume numerous arrangements, re-arrangements, modifications, and substitutions of elements or steps without departing from the spirit and intended scope of the invention herein set forth. The appended claims are to encompass within their scope all such changes and modifications as are within the true spirit and scope of this invention.

Furthermore, it is to be understood that the invention is solely defined by the appended claims. It will be understood by those with skill in the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim element is intended, such intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation no such limitation is present.

For a non-limiting example, as an aid to understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim elements. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim element by the indefinite articles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim element to inventions containing only one such element, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an”; the same holds true for the use in the claims of definite articles.

Claims

1. A projectile catapult apparatus comprising:

a first rigid cylindrical arm and a second rigid cylindrical arm, the rigid cylindrical arms each having a top end and a bottom end, and the rigid cylindrical arms forming at least one shared elongate storage chamber within the rigid cylindrical arms;

a cylindrical cross-piece for interconnecting the rigid cylindrical arms, wherein the cylindrical cross-piece is made of a rigid material and includes an internal chamber, the cylindrical cross-piece for mechanically coupling the bottom end of the first rigid cylindrical arm to the top end of the second rigid cylindrical arm;

a resilient elastic band extending from the top end of the first rigid cylindrical arm to the bottom end of the second rigid cylindrical arm, the resilient elastic band for launching an elongate projectile;

said internal chamber of the cylindrical cross-piece being configured to support and steady the elongate projectile when launched by the resilient elastic band as it catapults the elongate projectile, the cylindrical cross-piece serving as a guide when launching the elongate projectile; and

said at least one shared elongate storage chamber of the first and second rigid cylindrical arms providing a secure space for storage of at least one elongate projectile while launching another elongate projectile.

2. The projectile catapult apparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least one elongate projectile is an arrow.

3. The projectile catapult apparatus of claim 2 wherein the at least one shared elongate storage chamber of the first and second rigid cylindrical arms is an arrow quiver.

4. The projectile catapult apparatus of claim 1 wherein the rigid cylindrical arms are inflexible.

5. The projectile catapult apparatus of claim 1 wherein the resilient elastic band is coupled to the rigid cylindrical arms to enable catapulting of the at least one elongate projectile.

6. The projectile catapult apparatus of claim 1 wherein each of the rigid cylindrical arms, respectively, includes a cap to access at least a portion of elongate storage chambers formed within the first and second rigid cylindrical arms.

7. A catapult apparatus comprising:

a first elongate capsule and a second elongate capsule, the capsules each having a top end and a bottom end, and the capsules combining to form at least one shared internal storage chamber;

a coupling mechanism for mechanically coupling the bottom end of the first capsule to the top end of the second capsule, wherein the coupling mechanism includes an internal chamber that serves as a guide when launching items from the catapult apparatus;

a resilient elastic band extending from the top end of the first elongate capsule to the bottom end of the second elongate capsule, the resilient elastic band for launching one of the items with the catapult apparatus; and

said first and second elongate capsules providing a secure space for storing at least one of the items to be launched from the catapult apparatus while concurrently launching another of the items.

8. The catapult apparatus of claim 7 wherein the items are elongate.

9. The catapult apparatus of claim 8 wherein the elongate items are arrows.

10. The catapult apparatus of claim 7 wherein the capsules each have a removeable cap.

11. The catapult apparatus of claim 10 wherein the removeable cap of the first capsule is removeably coupled to the top end of the first capsule.

12. The catapult apparatus of claim 10 wherein the removeable cap of the second capsule is removeably coupled to the bottom end of the second capsule.

13. The catapult apparatus of claim 9 wherein said internal chamber of the coupling mechanism is configured to support and steady the arrows when launched by the resilient elastic band, wherein the internal chamber serves as a guide when launching an arrow.

14. A catapult apparatus comprising:

a first elongate capsule and a second elongate capsule, the elongate capsules each having a top end and a bottom end, and the capsules forming internal storage chambers;

an upper cap being removeably coupled to the top end of the first elongate capsule;

a lower cap being removeably coupled to the bottom end of the second elongate capsule;

a coupling mechanism for mechanically coupling the bottom end of the first capsule to the top end of the second capsule, wherein the coupling mechanism includes an internal chamber that serves as a guide when launching arrows from the catapult apparatus;

a resilient elastic band extending from the top end of the first elongate capsule to the bottom end of the second elongate capsule, the resilient elastic band for launching a first arrow with the catapult apparatus; and

said first and second elongate capsules providing a secure space for storing additional arrows to be launched from the catapult apparatus while concurrently launching the first arrow.

15. The catapult apparatus of claim 14 further comprising an insert disposed within the secure space to hold and separate the additional arrows that are stored within catapult apparatus.

16. The catapult apparatus of claim 15 wherein said insert is configured to adhere the additional arrows to catapult apparatus.