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Bouncing ball launcher

US5046984A · kind A · utility

10Cited by
9References
20Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 11, 1990
Grant dateSep 10, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 11, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B23/06
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An improved amusement device includes a base and open-top guide tube with two or more balls in the tube. When the balls are lifted to the top of the guide tube and dropped, the top ball rebounds to a height much higher than that from which it was dropped. With three balls in the tube, for example, the top one will typically rebound to a height six times as high as the height from which it was dropped.

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