Ball launching device
US5611321A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41B4/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for launching soft foam balls includes a launcher body, a launching wheel having a circumferential gripping surface thereon and a restriction in the launcher body for urging a soft foam ball into compressed engagement with the launching wheel. The device further includes a manually operable rack gear assembly for rapidly rotating the launching wheel and a feed assembly for individually releasing foam balls so that they contact the launching wheel for launching them from the launcher body in rapid succession.
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