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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:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2004
Applicant:
Gary D. Otto, Pryor, OK (US);
Inventor:
Gary D. Otto, Pryor, OK (US);
Assignee:
Sports Vision, Inc., Pryor, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41B003/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
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, a tube and at least one spring. An operator inserts an object to be thrown into the tube, manually moves the tube to a preselected cocked position against spring tension and then releases the tube.