Pinata device

A apparatus for launching items to recipients, said apparatus comprising:

• a support base;
• a main body attached to said support base, and said main body having an open top;
• an open container within said main body for holding the items, and said container being movable within said main body towards and away from said open top of said main body;
• a trigger mechanism comprising:
• a trigger arm extending from said main body and having a proximal end within said main body and a distal end at an exterior of said main body, and said trigger arm being pivotally movable at a pivot mounting between said proximal and distal ends;
• a target at the distal end of said trigger arm;
• a shaft fixed to the bottom of said container;
• a plurality of notches on said shaft, each of said notches being sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the proximal end of said trigger arm;
• at least one biasing member securing said main body to said container, and said at least one biasing member being structured and disposed for urging said container upwards towards said open top of said main body when said at least one biasing member is tensioned by moving said container from a normally relaxed position and away from said open top;
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• whereby pulling downwardly on said shaft until the proximal end of said trigger arm is received within one of said plurality of notches defines a loaded position, wherein the tensioning of said at least one biasing member generates a force for urging said container upwards;
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• whereby impacting said target displaces the proximal end of said trigger arm out of one of said plurality of notches to release said trigger mechanism from the loaded position, thereby releasing tension of said at least one biasing member and causing immediate acceleration of the container in the upwards direction for launching the items contained therein out from said open top of said main body.