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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2010
Applicant:
David Fitzgerald, Hayward, CA (US);
Inventor:
David FitzGerald, Hayward, CA (US);
Assignee:
Wham-O Inc., , CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A combined snowball forming and launching device is described. The device includes a portion for gathering snow, a mechanism for compacting the snow, and a handle to swing the scoop and launch a snowball. In one embodiment the compacting mechanism is a press at one end of an elongated portion. In another embodiment, the elongated portion is a curved channel that may be used for gathering and launching a snowball. A method for forming and launching snowballs is also described.