(under subclass 4) Devices, which are held in the hand and caused to throw a missile by a swinging movement of the human arm. They may be assisted by a spring or flexible element in the throwing device but this must merely add to the effect of the throwing action of the human arm.
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7+, for devices wherein the spring is the primary projecting means, even though the device is held in the hand.
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102, Ammunition and Explosives,
358+, for pyrotechnic devices combined with throwing devices, and subclass 486 for grenades combined with a handle, hand-grip or strand to assist throwing. 473, Games Using Tangible Projectile,
505+, for a player held or attached implement for both projecting (often by a centrifugal flinging movement of a player's arm) a projectile into the air and catching a projectile already moving through the air (e.g., a lacrosse stick, etc.), and subclass 615 for a player held or worn means for enhancing subsequent movement of a projectile that is thrown or otherwise projected by the player (e.g., a handheld or handworn means to assist a player to pitch a baseball that will have an enhanced curve during flight thereof, etc.).
