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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Radio Systems Corporation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventor:
Eric A. Ward, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
RADIO SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Knoxville, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 69/40 (2006.01); A01K 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 69/408 (2013.01); A01K 15/025 (2013.01); A01K 15/027 (2013.01); A63B 2208/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ball launching apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a funnel residing at an upper end of a housing. The funnel includes a channel for gravitationally directing a ball into a launch point within an interior compartment of the housing. The apparatus includes a hammer that strikes a ball through a chute, thereby releasing the ball from the housing. Both the distance at which the ball travels and the angle at which the ball leaves the chute may be adjusted by the operator. A method of exercising a dog is also provided herein.