Portable ball throwing machine with one-way clutch

Details Portable ball throwing machine with one-way clutch Portable ball throwing machine with one-way clutch

1979-07-23

1980-12-09

Pinkham, Richard C.

Mechanical guns and projectors

Spring

273 26D, 124 41R, 124 36, F41B 700

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042378516

ABSTRACT:
A ball throwing machine suitable for battery operation is disclosed. Balls are supplied from a helical ball track to a firing track. A ball striker is cocked by a motor against the force of an adjustable spring. When the striker is positioned over-center the striker rapidly rotates striking the ball. A one-way clutch mechanism is included in the gear train between the motor and ball striker so that the kinetic energy remaining after the ball is launched is utilized to begin cocking the striker for the next cycle of operation. This results in significant reduction in the electrical energy required to operate the mechanism. An elevation control permits selective positioning of the firing track relative to the ball striker.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3252453 (1966-05-01), Giovagnoli
patent: 3640262 (1972-02-01), Hunsicker
patent: 4185608 (1980-01-01), Young et al.

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