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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120048251 | LAUNCHER AND PROJECTILE TYPE PET TOY A pet toy suitable for indoor use includes an indoor launcher having a rigid handle, a flexible arm, and a C-shaped head attached to a distal end of the arm. The head is narrow at the central portion, and wider at the upper and lower lips. The ball is configured to be r... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120042860 | DUAL BALL LAUNCHING AND RETRIEVING TOY A toy ball launching and retrieving device adapted to hold two balls at one time so that both balls can be launched consecutively from the device and so that each ball can be separately retrieved by said device comprising a handle having a ball engaging and releasing me... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120031385 | BALL THROWING DEVICE AND DISPLAY PACKAGE THEREFOR A ball throwing device includes a shaft having first and second ends and a ball holder formed on the first end of the shaft. The ball holder has first and second U-shaped pieces that define four curved finger elements and are arranged perpendicular to one another. In on... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120006309 | BALL THROWER A ball thrower is described. The ball thrower includes a throwing end and a reserve end. The throwing end provides for a ball to be held and released from the ball thrower during a throwing motion. The reserve end provides a place or a compartment to hold the ball secur... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110100345 | CLAY BIRD THROWER A hand held disk thrower consisting of a pivoting extended arm and launching head connected to a gripping handle that allows a wide ratios secondary action. The throwing head and arm section are designed to grip the clay target in a semicircular channeled head that offe... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110017184 | PAPER LAUNCHING APPARATUS AND METHODS Apparatus and methods for throwing or launching paper or other material. The apparatus may be configured engage with a roll of paper or other material, and/or to impart a spin on the roll of paper or other material upon release of the roll. This spin can cause the paper... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100242938 | SNOWBALL FORMING AND LAUNCING DEVICE A combined snowball forming and launching device is described. The device includes a portion for gathering snow, a mechanism for compacting the snow, and a handle to swing the scoop and launch a snowball. In one embodiment the compacting mechanism is a press at one end ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100126483 | Apparatus for Deploying a Bola An apparatus for deploying a bola comprises a hollow outer cylinder slidably housing a hollow inner cylinder. The inner cylinder includes one closed end and houses a payload consisting of a bola consisting of three weights connected by cords, and spacers interposed betw... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100078003 | Throwing sling with modified basket, webbing and cord structure A sling like apparatus comprising a release cord, retention cord, finger loop, release tab, guide assembly, and basket creates a throwing device that is simple to reset, reload and throw while still retaining the power and accuracy of a traditional sling, thus making it... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100018510 | APPARATUS FOR THROWING PROJECTILES A device for throwing projectiles, such as water balloons. In one exemplary embodiment, the device includes a head portion and a shaft cooperating to form a substantially Y-shaped body. Specifically, the head portion includes a rim having netting extending between oppos... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090120419 | Launcher and chase toy combination and method The combination of a toy and launcher member for use in providing chase activities for pets, the toy being toroidally shaped and propelled by a whipping stroke of an elongated launch member having a gripper at one end which is engaged with a segment of the perimeter of ... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20080314372 | Cable Slinger and Method of Use Thereof A cable slinging device comprising a sheath and a wrapper coupling mechanism wherein the device is adapted to enable a user to couple a wrapper to the coupling mechanism and subsequently release the wrapper during a throwing motion to move the wrapper from a first wrapp... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080308086 | Object forming and launching apparatus and method Disclosed is an apparatus, including a shaft; a scoop, coupled to a distal end of the shaft, for collecting and holding a bolus of a compressible medium, the compressible medium retaining a post-compressed shape when operated from a proximal end of the shaft; and a form... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080216803 | Water balloon catching toy shield A toy shield device is disclosed that provides an easy and effective way to catch water balloons. For example, the toy shield device may comprise a flexible first plane and a flexible second plane. Thus, a user may catch a water balloon between the two flexible planes t... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080127955 | THROWING DEVICE A throwing device includes an approximately straight and elongate shaft extending distally from a proximal end thereof to a distal portion of the device. The distal portion includes projectile retainer and a projectile track extending distally from the retainer to a dis... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080072886 | Ball thrower The ball throwing device (1) (FIG. 1) can be attached to a dog leash (2) (FIG. 2) or purposely made length of strap (3) (FIG. 10) using the purposely designed handle on the ball throwing device (4) (FIG. 1) or loop... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080072885 | Throwing apparatus The invention consists in a throwing apparatus comprising an elongated handle and a cup mounted on the handle at or adjacent one end thereof. The cup is shaped to receive a throwable, non spherical, object and to retain such object until the handle is swung whereupon th... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080066728 | Target sports kit including ice skeet mold, ice skeet and hand-held thrower Various components useful in the sport of target shooting are disclosed herein. These components include a mold assembly for fabrication of a frozen water-based skeet, a skeet design particularly suited for fabrication from a frozen water-based liquid, and a hand-held s... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20070295317 | Snowball forming and throwing toy A toy for use in forming and throwing snowballs and including an interiorly patterned cup portion to loosen packed snowballs that could injure a person targeted with the discharging snowball; a smooth inner bore adjacent the discharge end of the cup; a hollow handle wit... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20060191520 | Hand held disc launcher A disc launcher for launching discs including a handle, a pivot arm pivotally attached to or proximate the handle. The pivot arm includes a disc holder. A frame is fixedly attached to or proximate the handle and extends forwardly. A spring mechanism is energized by pivo... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20050188970 | Toy water balloon launcher The present invention provides a simple, safe, and reliable toy water balloon launcher configuration for launching water balloons. For example, a toy water balloon launcher comprises a shaft and a slit designed to receive water balloons. A user then swings the entire wa... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050128916 | Recording and/or reproducing apparatus and method with asignal quality determining device and method A recording and/or reproducing apparatus and method with signal quality determining device and a method thereof, with the signal quality determining device including a signal estimator determining a level corresponding to a sample value of the RF signal using binary dat... | 06/16/2005 |
| 20050028800 | Object forming and launching apparatus and method Disclosed is an apparatus, including a shaft; a scoop, coupled to a distal end of the shaft, for collecting and holding a bolus of a compressible medium, the compressible medium retaining a post-compressed shape when operated from a proximal end of the shaft; and a form... | 02/10/2005 |