Disc launching device
AssigneeConsortia Development, Inc.
InventorsKenneth D. Johannaber, Michael G. Fisher
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Abstract
A disc launching device includes a long handle and a disc holder at one end of the handle. The handle may include a grip end for holding the handle, an attachment end opposite the grip end, and a shaft extending from the grip end to the attachment end. The disc holder is attached to the attachment end of the handle. It includes a front rail for holding one side of a disc, a back rail for holding an opposite side of the disc, and at least one support member extending between the front rail and the back rail. The front rail and the back rail form an opening on one side of the disc holder, configured to allow the disc to launch out of the disc holder through the opening when sufficient forward momentum is applied to the disc holder via the handle.
Claims29
A disc launching device, comprising:
- a handle, comprising;
- a grip end for holding the handle;
- an attachment end opposite the grip end;
- and
- a shaft extending from the grip end to the attachment end;
- and
- a disc holder attached to the attachment end of the handle, the disc holder comprising;
- a front rail with a top portion and a bottom portion for holding and applying a gripping force to top and bottom surfaces of a disc;
- a back rail with a top portion and a bottom portion for holding and applying the gripping force to the top and bottom surfaces of the disc;
- and
- at least one support member extending between the front rail and the back rail, wherein the attachment end of the handle is coupled with the at least one support member at or near a middle of the support member,
- wherein the front rail and the back rail form a front opening out of which the disc launches when sufficient forward momentum is applied to the disc holder via the handle, and a back opening through which the disc is loaded into the disc holder, and
- wherein the front rail and the back rail, via the at least one support member, are configured to apply an inwardly directed force to the disc, toward a center of the disc, when the disc is held in the disc holder.
A disc launching system, comprising:
- a handle, comprising;
- a grip end for holding the handle;
- an attachment end opposite the grip end;
- and
- a shaft extending from the grip end to the attachment end;
- a disc holder attached to the attachment end of the handle, the disc holder comprising;
- a front rail with a top portion and a bottom portion for holding and applying a gripping force to top and bottom surfaces a disc;
- a first inner deflection member disposed in the front rail and configured to deflect outward when the first disc is launched, wherein the first inner deflection member has a first height configured to accommodate the first disc, which has a first diameter;
- a back rail with a top portion and a bottom portion for holding and applying the gripping force to the top and bottom surfaces of the disc;
- and
- at least one support member extending between the front rail and the back rail, wherein the attachment end of the handle is coupled with the at least one support member at or near a middle of the support member,
- wherein the front rail and the back rail form a front opening out of which the disc launches when sufficient forward momentum is applied to the disc holder via the handle, and a back opening through which the disc is loaded into the disc holder;
- and
- at least a second inner deflection member, wherein the first and second inner deflection members are interchangeable in the front rail, and wherein the second inner deflection member has a second height to accommodate a second disc having a second diameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.