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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7637255 | Target launcher having versatile mounting configurations A target launcher, as well as a target launcher system and set having versatile mounting configurations, for launching practice targets such as archery targets and “clay pigeons” for skeet shooting. A target launcher includes a pair of spaced-apart triangular fr... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7628147 | Apparatus for underhand tossing of a ball An apparatus for underhand tossing of a ball includes a cabinet with a hollow tossing arm pivotally coupled thereto. A mechanism is provided to dispense a single ball at a time from a supply of balls into the hollow tossing arm. A spring is affixed at one end to the... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7438068 | Interactive device for process excellence training An interactive catapult training device is provided for teaching and demonstrating the principles of problem solving using tools and techniques of applied statistics, Six Sigma, lean manufacturing and other process excellence techniques. The device includes a base a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7415976 | Pitching apparatus and method A pitching apparatus includes a support base and an upright attached to the support base. A ball support with a power section is attached to the upright. A cocking arm is attached to the upright and a release handle is attached to the cocking arm. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7350515 | Ball feeder for ball serving machine A ball feeder for ball serving machine includes a seat consisting of a hollow transfer frame and a shaft bear, a rotating unit mounted to one side of the seat and having a ball scoop extended from an end thereof, and a plurality of guide sections sequentially rotata... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7244198 | Tennis ball delivery device A tennis ball delivery device for use in practicing one's tennis stroke. The device includes an adjustable frame, at least one declining ball delivery conduit carried by the frame in an upper portion thereof, a declining ball discharge shoot carried by and communica... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7214147 | Batting training apparatus A practice batting training apparatus is disclosed, which can accurately and consistently deliver balls to a desired location at a desired speed. The apparatus includes a base with a removable a post, and at least one feeder hingedly attached to the post for deliver... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213724 | Table tennis ball delivery device A table tennis ball delivery device adapted to be secured to or adjacent the side of a table tennis table for directing a ball to a player upon the activation of a switch by the player. The device includes a chamber for carrying a supply of table tennis balls, a bal... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7168706 | Arcade game The game apparatus has: a rotating bin containing at least one game piece; a moveable claw for grabbing the at least one game piece; a catapult for launching the at least one game piece; and a target area for receiving the at least one game piece; wherein the moveab... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7125349 | Shotgun hiker The invention is of a Shotgun hiker, a mechanical football hiker that propels the football five yards in a consistent direction and manner in order to allow football teams to practice the shotgun offense without the use of a trained team member to hike the football.... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114465 | Pet operated ball thrower A pet operated ball thrower including a base, a fulcrum post attached at its lower end to the base, a throw arm pivotally attached to the upper end of the fulcrum post, a ball receiving receptacle attached to the throw arm adjacent its outer end, a treadle pivotally... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7066846 | Football and soccer kicking training aid A portable football and soccer kicking training aid which holds and kicks a football or soccer ball in a trajectory, and with a force, simulating a ball kicked by a trained player. The training device is used by coaches in controlled practice sessions, to train and ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040310 | Paintball projectile drop compensator A barrel adaptor for a paintball gun is provided to induce spin onto a paintball exiting the barrel of the paintball gun thereby providing selected projectile drop compensation. The adapter consists of a structure having an elongated aperture with a first end adapte... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7000922 | Ball projector for surface projectile game A mechanical projector for use with an existing table bowling game allows players a choice of speeds at which a projectile is launched along a lane towards a target. This launcher may comprise a relatively soft speed-up roller rotatable about an axis transverse to t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6974396 | Batting aid device A batting aid is described. The batting aid includes a height-adjustable stand having top and bottom portions. A hollow tube having first and second ends is attached to the top portion of the stand. A mechanism is attached to the second end of the tube, and is adjus... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6889678 | Coin catapult device for use in an amusement game A catapult device for hurling objects towards a target includes a support structure and a pivot bracket pivotally mounted on the support structure and provided with a bearing arrangement. A lever arm is pivotally connected to the support structure and is engageable ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6877499 | Throwing apparatus An apparatus for throwing an object is mechanically operated and utilizes spring tension to throw an object from a tube which is connected to the spring. The apparatus comprises a base, a frame, apparatus utilized for maintaining the frame at an operating position, ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6718961 | Football launcher A football launcher and the method of using same, such that a player can practice receiving a hiked football without the need of another player being present. The football launcher has two triangular base members that support a mounting shaft between them. A pivot a... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6715478 | Pitching machine A ball pitching machine utilizes a leaf spring coupled by linkage to a ball pitching arm. The flexion of the spring can be adjusted by varying the time of operation of a motor driven spring flexion assembly. Upon the selectable spring flexion being achieved, the use... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6644292 | Catapult game device, system and method A catapult device for a catapult game, including a projectile-throwing mechanism, and a projectile catch member. The projectile release angle of the mechanism, and the projectile throw force of the mechanism are adjustable. The throwing mechanism is autom... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6616555 | Athletic ball server In an athletic ball server, a collapsible tripod supports an elongated inclined tray containing a linear array of balls. A gate at the low end of the tray cyclically releases balls one at a time from the array to gravity. One edge of a trampoline is pivot... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6546923 | Ball launching apparatus A ball launching apparatus is described in which a main frame mounts a ball support sub-frame for adjustable positioning about an axis. A ball carrier is provided on the ball support sub-frame at a radial distance from the adjustment axis. A ball striker ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6505617 | Windmill pitching machine A ball pitching machine of the windmill type simulates the pitching motion of a human pitcher. The machine includes: (a) a rotating plate which rotates vertically 360° at a constant speed about an axis; (b) a pitching arm having a ball holder at a distal... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6343597 | Toy catapult game A toy catapult includes a frame and an elongate arm. One end of the arm includes a wheel that is rotatable on an axis defined by a bar of the frame. The other end of the arm includes a ball holder. An aim-protection member is also circumferentially attach... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6182648 | Tennis ball throwing device A portable tennis net post-supported tennis ball-throwing device including an elongated support member with a U-shaped clamp for attaching the support member in an upright orientation to an upright tennis net support post. An elongated rigid throwing rod ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6129076 | Throwing apparatus and method A throwing apparatus and method (10) having a base (12), an arm axle mount (14), a throwing arm (16), a release handle (18), and a power section (20). Throwing arm (16) is rotatably connected by means of axle (46) near the bottom (28) of throwing arm (16)... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6026796 | Target launcher apparatus for shooting exercise with fire arms A target or rabbit launcher apparatus for firearm shooting exercise comprises a motor (2), a reducer (3) which actuates by a pendular movement of about 180° an arming rod (4, 5) integral with one or a plurality of arming plates (6, 7). Each arming plate ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5975527 | Portable spring type impact ball pitching device In a baseball, softball tennis practice ball throwing machine having a spring actuated pivot arm having a ball impact element at a free end thereof and biasing spring elements at its pivot end. A hand crank is attached to a pivot shaft for rotating the ar... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5660386 | Ball throwing apparatus and method An inexpensive, uncomplicated ball throwing apparatus to huff balls for hitting and fielding which includes a frame having a front end and a back end supported by a base. The frame has a firing bar hingeably attached to the frame. A pitching armature havi... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5619977 | Ball throwing apparatus with safety feature A ball throwing apparatus includes an enclosure formed with an aperture and a movable gate to cover the aperture. A throwing arm adapted to receive a ball is pivotally mounted within the enclosure for movement between a ball loading position and a release... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5566934 | Baseball trainer A baseball trainer includes a target apparatus set at a predetermined distance from a practicing ballplayer. The target apparatus includes a plurality of panels for indicating a "strike" or a "ball" which indication is communicated to a microcomputer in a... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5562282 | Ball pitching device A ball pitching device includes a pivotable pitching arm spring biased in a ball pitching direction by a spring and pivoted in a direction opposite the ball pitching direction by a rotating member engaging a cam surface of the pitching arm. The pitching a... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5494022 | Ball projecting apparatus A ball projecting apparatus includes a housing with a frontward opening. The interior of the housing has an elongated ball guider which extends inclinedly and longitudinally from a position near the frontward opening and which terminates at a lower positi... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5465978 | Training apparatus for launching soccer balls Training apparatus for launching balls, particularly footballs, of the type using a supply containing the balls (3). The balls (3) are gravity fed one at a time by a chute (4) to a launching station (5) having an ejection arm. The lower end (8) of the chu... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5439212 | Ball pitching device A ball throwing device for projecting a game ball, in particular for pitching a baseball or simulating the trajectory of a batted baseball, is manually operated and requires no electrical power. The device is also transportable in the manner of a hand tru... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5221081 | Batting trainer apparatus A mounting plate includes a plurality of support cylinders mounted orthogonally to the mounting plate, wherein each support cylinder is arranged to receive a baseball at its upper end. Each cylinder is of a tubular construction to accommodate the baseball... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5174565 | Baseball pitching machine A baseball pitching machine includes a ball throwing assembly that is mounted on a platform that may be tilted to adjust the elevation of a baseball pitched by the machine. The device for controlling the tilt of the platform may include plural jack screws... | 12/29/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4995371 | Ball throwing machine A ball throwing machine for tossing a plurality of balls in succession, one at a time. The machine has a frame adapted to rest on a supporting surface, a spring-loaded pivotally mounted catapult arm that receives, holds, and tosses the balls, and a cam wh... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4907802 | Ball throwing apparatus A ball throwing apparatus capable of releasing balls at selected intervals and selected trajectories, and operable from a remote location. The apparatus comprises a base and a throwing arm mounted on the base for pivotal movement between a ball loading po... | 03/13/1990 |
