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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert L Brown, Lakeview, NY (US);
Robert D Shilen, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Robert F Rosnak, Depew, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Quaker Oats Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2731 / ;
Abstract
Apparatus for propelling an object along a surface only when the apparatus is positioned closely adjacent the surface and for inhibiting the object from being propelled when the apparatus is lifted from the surface, includes a magazine for holding a plurality of objects, means for releasing an object from the magazine into a launching position supported on the surface, and hammer means for propelling the object along the surface.