Apparatus for rotatably launching saucer-shaped game disc
US5195499A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H27/14
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A device for launching a plastic, saucer-shaped game disc is disclosed which spins such a saucer-shaped game disc up to a high rotational rate, and then discharges the rotating saucer-shaped game disc from the apparatus in a generally upward direction. The device uses a drive wheel and a spring-biased idler wheel to retain the inner rim of a saucer-shaped game disc thereon, whereby the saucer-shaped game disc may be accelerated to a desired rotational speed. The device then uses a foot pedal-actuated rod bearing on the bottom of the center of the saucer-shaped game disc to propel it upwardly, from which launching the disc may be used to perform various free-style maneuvers.
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