Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Projectile tethered to hand-held – apertured manipulator
Patent
1991-11-13
1992-08-25
Grieb, William H.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Projectile tethered to hand-held, apertured manipulator
A63B 6512
Patent
active
051412365
ABSTRACT:
A ball projecting and catching apparatus which includes a tubular body member, a flexible or flexible and resilient diaphragm member secured on the inside of the body member for catching and supporting a ball thereon, and partitioning the interior of the body member into upper and lower sections, means forming an axially central bore adjacent the bottom end of said body member, a plunger member positioned within said bore and having an impact end adjacent the diaphragm member and a handle end extending out of the bottom of the body member, and means for spring loading the plunger member to cause the plunger impact end to strike the diaphragm member when the handle end is pulled and released, thereby projecting a ball therefrom. The diaphragm member is constructed such that it sags toward the lower end of the body member forming a pocket for supporting a ball in the axial center of the body member. Preferably, the apparatus further includes a ring-shaped diaphragm retaining member, wherein the edge portion of the diaphragm member is wedged between the retaining member and the body member sidewall.
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