Slingshot football
OwnerMarc Gregory Martinoinventor
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Abstract
A launching and/or catching toy kit has a football and at least one associated slingshot. The football includes a generally elongated spheroidal body, a support non-movably attached to the body, a tail, a first and a second elastic band hook oppositely disposed, and a lift-generating wing. The slingshot is configured to launch the football from a first user to a second user. The slingshot includes a handle and a pair of prongs connected and/or extending from the handle top. At least one elastic band is connected to each prong. Each of the at least one elastic bands are releasably captured by their respective first or second elastic band hook on the football during launching by the first user. When two slingshots are available, the users can shoot and catch the football between each other allowing for a game of catch.
Claims20
A launching and/or catching toy kit, comprising:
- a football comprising:
- a) a generally elongated spheroidal body defined as comprising a longitudinal axis, where a length of the body along the longitudinal axis between a front end of the body to a back end of the body is longer than an equatorial diameter;
- b) a support non-movably attached to the body, where a first end of the support is disposed within the body or attached to the body and a second end of the support extends beyond the back end of the body;
- c) a tail attached to the second end of the support;
- d) a first and a second elastic band hook oppositely disposed about the longitudinal axis and attached to the body and/or the support;
- e) a lift-generating wing non-movably attached to the support;
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- a slingshot associated with the football, the slingshot configured to launch the football from a first user to a second user, the slingshot comprising:
- a) a handle configured to be gripped by the first user;
- b) a pair of prongs connected and/or extending from a top of the handle, wherein the pair of prongs form an opening wherein the opening is at least as wide as a maximum width of the football;
- c) at least one elastic band connected to each prong of the pair of prongs;
- wherein each at least one elastic band is releasably captured by its respective first or second elastic band hook on the football during launching by the first user.
A launching and/or catching toy kit, comprising:
- a football comprising:
- a) a generally elongated spheroidal body defined as comprising a longitudinal axis, where a length of the body along the longitudinal axis between a front end of the body to a back end of the body is longer than an equatorial diameter;
- b) a support non-movably attached to the body, where a first end of the support is disposed within the body and a second end of the support extends beyond the back end of the body;
- c) a vertical tail attached to the second end of the support;
- d) a horizontal tail attached to the support;
- e) a lift-generating wing non-movably attached to the support
- f) an elastic band hook disposed about a bottom of the body and attached to the body and/or the support;
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- a slingshot associated with the football, the slingshot configured to launch the football from a first user to a second user, the slingshot comprising:
- a) a handle configured to be gripped by the first user;
- b) a pair of prongs connected and/or extending from a top of the handle, wherein the pair of prongs form an opening wherein the opening is at least as wide as a maximum width of the football;
- c) at least one elastic band connected to at least one prong of the pair of prongs;
- wherein the at least one elastic band is releasably captured by the elastic band hook on the football during launching by the first user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.