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Apparatus for Simulating a High Five
A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| 7861700 | Slingshot pouch An improved slingshot pouch with a holding means in which the pouch walls apply equal pressure across the surface of a pressure sensitive projectile. As a result of the uniform pressure on the projectile, it can be fired with confidence that it will not burst or be ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7431057 | Paintball filling system and method A system for simultaneously filling a plurality of paintball pods with a reduced incidence of spilling includes a housing, a pod support, a reservoir, and a valve. The pod support includes a plate with at least one aperture configured to maintain at least one paintb... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7159584 | Airgun firing mechanism The airgun firing mechanism of the present invention has a rotary magazine 1 with a plurality of bores 11 made from a material through which magnetic force can pass, and a magnet 10 is provided in the center of the magazine 1. Also, the a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7047959 | Magnetic arrow rest An arrow rest including a magnetic ring mounted with respect to an archery bow. The magnetic ring includes an inner surface that defines an arrow shaft passage and an outer surface. The magnetic ring produces a first magnetic field about the arrow shaft passage. The... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6778915 | Athletic swing trainer An apparatus, method and program product measure and analyze forces incident on a target. A support coupled to the target may move the target into a number of different initial positions. A force sensor embedded within the target may relay measured data to a control... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6752136 | Archery bow for shooting a sabot containing a plurality of darts or shot pellets A novel handheld compound archery bow (100) includes a riser (102) with a keyhole, an arrow rest assembly (150) extending through the keyhole, a bowstring (130), and a grip (106). A sabot (300) including top and bottom halve... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6722073 | Barrel blocking device A blocking device is provided for a firearm barrel. The blocking device has a cover member, which may be substantially moisture-proof and may be embroidered, embossed, or silk-screened. The cover member has a closed end and an open end, the open end receiving an end... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6691691 | Table tennis ball distribution and storage apparatus and method The table tennis ball distribution and storage apparatus and method described herein stores a plurality of table tennis balls and automatically projects a single ball on command. The apparatus includes an integrated timing system that simultaneously loads... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6457685 | Portable bow and long gun holder The portable bow and long gun holder has a base plate and an upright connected to the base plate by a hinge. A weapon bottom end holder is provided on the base plate rear end. A weapon upper holder assembly with bow engaging surfaces and a gun barrel enga... | 10/01/2002 |
| 5735074 | Apparatus and method for casting flexible line A casting apparatus for casting a flexible line such as fishing line. First and second elongate hollow tubes having open ends are disposed with the open end of one of the tubes extending telescopically into the open end of the other tube. An open containe... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5690088 | Rotating enclosed quiver The present invention is directed to a quiver which can protect arrows from both the weather and other physical damage by securing the arrows individually inside of a protective covering. The device has a cylindrical housing member with a longitudinal ope... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5603309 | Manually operated arrow holder and replacer A manually operated arrow holder and replacer is controlled by the fingers of the hand that hold the bow. It is a mechanism consisting of a movable lever that mechanically links to and subsequently moves a replacer into and out of an arrow holding positio... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5553599 | Handbill assembly and delivery system for handbills A handbill is rolled to form a coil that is retained within a collapsible cup as it is ejected from an elongated tube and delivered to its destination. The collapsible cup has a cylindrical wall and a bottom member at one end that does not contribute to t... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5529049 | Pivotally adjustable arrow rest An arrow rest assembly for use in archery comprises first and second supports each of which carries a pivotal plunger and retracting pin on which rests an arrow prior to its being launched from a bow. The supports are both mounted to a bracket each being ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5454362 | Arrow holding and guiding devices for bows A device for holding an arrow to an overdraw rest system of a bow comprising a first plate; a second plate; a mechanism for coupling the first plate to the second plate to define an L-shaped configuration; a flapper stop pin coupled to the edge of the fir... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5452703 | Arrow holder for different sized arrows An arrow holder for use in a quiver for holding arrows having different sized shafts. A flexible mount is supported in a rigid bracket. The mount includes an entrance and at least one arrow shaft storage space for receiving a shaft. A pair of opposing arr... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5398665 | Ball launching device A ball launching device includes a tripod, an elastic cord connected to the tripod, and a ball holder connected to the elastic cord. The tripod has first and second downwardly diverging front legs and a back leg. The first and second front legs define a b... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5385135 | Arrow rest and pressure button assembly There is provided an adjustable archery arrow rest mounted on a threaded pressure button support shaft extending through and secured in a window wall of an archery bow. The arrow rest is formed with a unitary mounting yoke assembly including a pair of spa... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5372119 | Quick set rest The invention is directed to a method of set up and sighting-in an arrow rest used with an archery bow. The arrow rest includes a pivotal arrow launcher having vertically extending arrow support fingers. The method includes locating the arrow support fing... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5361524 | Gas powered weapon system including an improved gas seal A gas powered weapon including a housing for holding a pressurized gas cartridge and a projectile. A hammer mechanism is utilized to drive the cartridge into a stationary firing pin to cause the discharge of the cartridge thus providing a pulse of pressur... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5327878 | Device for holding spherical projectiles A device for holding spherical projectiles in position is described. The two-pronged or fingered device is made up of resilient, elastic, tough and durable material such as elastomers of the class of rubber and which are dimensionally recuperative after b... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5311855 | Bow launcher and arrow system In order to provide enhanced performance from fletching, a stabilizer is operatively associated with an arrow shaft to be moveable from a launch position near the tip of an arrow at one end thereof to a flight position near the nock of the arrow at the ot... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5190022 | Arrow quiver with adjustable arrow shaft clamp An archery quiver includes a arrow clamp assembly with manually or spring biased adjustable gripping elements, whereby arrows of significantly different diameters can be accepted by the assembly.... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5121735 | Ball pitching machine A pitching machine for simulating the high speed, underhand delivered pitch used in fast pitch softball. An electric motor drives an arm on a 360° vertical path of travel. A lost motion coupling between the motor and the arm permits a spring drive during... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5107818 | Laterally adjustable arrow rest for an archery bow An arrow rest for an archery bow which is readily laterally adjustable and has an arrow support which pivots upon movement of the arrow shaft and fletching across it and automatically returns to an initial predetermined position after discharge. The arrow... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5097816 | Projectile container for use with a device that selectively discharges fragile projectiles, such as paintballs, under the influence of a source of fluid pressure A container is adapted to be mounted on a paintball weapon to feed paintballs into the firing chamber of such weapon under the influence of gravity. The container includes a hollow housing in which a monolithic, one-piece helical ramp is located. The pain... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5085319 | Bow and arrow storage device A bow and arrow storage device is disclosed including a plurality of chambers each of which is sized and configured to hold a multiplicity of arrows. The device further includes two elongated bars having ends which overhang the arrow storage chambers to a... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5025774 | Competition bow with improved vibrational behavior Collapsible competition bow with improved vibrational behavior includes a longitudinally extending bow body having substantially rectangular parallelepiped sockets defined upon opposite ends thereof. Two flexible branches are respectively disconnectably m... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4995372 | Quiver having a neck-gripping and alignment mechanism A quiver is adapted for detachable mounting on an archery bow to hold hunting arrows, while they are spaced upright with their sharp hunting heads quickly, releasably positioned in a protective hood above, and with their nocks quickly, releasably held bel... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4958617 | Archery arrow and sabot A short archery arrow equipped with a sabot and a launching barrel therefor that may be used with either a regular bow or a crossbow. When in the form of a hunting arrow, the cutting blades alone provide all the required fletching action and the center of... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4947822 | Crossbow arrow stabilizer A crossbow arrow stabilizer which is designed to stabilize an arrow in loaded configuration in a crossbow and includes an arrow stabilizer block slidably mounted in the stabilizer block housing of the crossbow forestock in concert with a pair of spring bl... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947823 | Arrow rest for archery bows An arrow rest includes a holder for an arrow shaft connected to a base support by a resilient post flexible in all directions normal its longitudinal axis.... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4922884 | Handheld water balloon catapult A catapult having traditional slingshot components implementing a yolk of greater clearance, thus allowing an enlarged projectile pouch to be attached. These features allow projectiles, of greater mass such as water balloons, to be launched with considera... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4919115 | Arrow rest spacer In combination with a bow having a riser with a generally flat sided cut-away part having an internally threaded passage extending through it, an arrow rest spacer has a shaft with a channel extending axially from the outer end of the shaft, the channel b... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4917072 | Arrow sighting and support apparatus A combination arrow sight and support device for use with an arrow having feathers and an archery bow comprises a generally conical frame having a ring portion and a conical portion. The conical portion defines a central arrow support aperture and include... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4879988 | Overdraw system for archery bows An overdraw system for an archery bow incorporates a three-point connection to the handle riser of the bow. All components of the system are configurated to permit assembly into either left-handed or right-handed versions. An arrow enclosure mounts a cant... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4867129 | Machined archer's rest An archer's rest comprising a base member having an axial bore, a compressive spring located within the bore, a plunger slidingly captured in the bore to have one end positioned against the spring and a free end, a screw for adjusting the force exerted by... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4865007 | Fall-away arrow rest assembly A frame-carried arrow rest and sideplate assembly fastened to a bow at a sight window thereof. A pin-mounted arm of the rest of the assembly is supported in a outwardly-extending, arrow-supporting mode by means of an arcuately-pivotal frame-carried suppor... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4865008 | Disappearing archery arrow guide The disappearing archery arrow guide is used with archery bows containing overdraw shelves although it is also applicable to conventional non-overdraw shelves, as well, with arrow rests in the normal position. The guide includes a pair of upraised tines, ... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4862867 | Arrow retainer for archery An arrow retainer to be attached to an archery bow which retains the arrow in a position adjacent the arrow rest. In accordance with this invention, the arrow retainer is preferably made from elastomeric materials and forms an upwardly opening channel. Th... | 09/05/1989 |
