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Abstract

A launching device for launching a sports shooting target made of a biodegradable material includes a launching head configured such that a hub portion of the target can be positioned on the launching head. The launching head includes a plurality of pivotally mounted retaining, claw members that are configured to be able to pivot between a first state, in which the claw members retain the hub portion of the target to the launching head and a second state, in which the claw members release the hub portion of the target from the launching head, where the device is provided with a longitudinally displaceable shaft or rod that is functionally connected to the claw members such that a longitudinal displacement (B, D) of the shaft results in said pivotal movement of the claw members. Launching head rotating means is configured to rotate the launching head and to accelerate the launching head from substantially zero rotational speed to a maximum rotational speed, at which maximum rotational speed of the launching head, the hub portion of the target is released from the launching head.

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