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Ball launching apparatus

US6637422B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by
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25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 2001
Grant dateOct 28, 2003
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41B4/00
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A ball launching apparatus configured to launch balls to a user. The ball launching apparatus is configured such that a user may change an angle of trajectory T of launched balls by simply resting the ball launching apparatus on one of two different base portions. The ball launching apparatus is configured to receive, feed, and launch balls having different shapes, such as baseballs and footballs. A ball feed mechanism of the ball launching apparatus is driven by ball propulsion mechanism of the ball launching apparatus.

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