US 2024/0302125 A1 · STRING SHOOTING DEVICE

Abstract

Provided herein is a string shooting device having a string capable of generating lift when propelled from the string shooting device and a guide to readily attach and detach the string from the string shooting device. A string shooting device described herein includes: a body; a housing attached to the body; a pair of wheels, where at least one of the pair of wheels is a driven wheel; and a string, where the string includes a surface texture configured to increase air friction in response to the string being propelled through the air by the pair of wheels. The string of an example embodiment defines an axis along which the string extends, and where the string includes a plurality of fibers extending away from the axis.

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Dependent claims

A device for propelling a string comprising:

a body;
a first wheel rotatable about a first axis;
a second wheel rotatable about a second axis parallel to the first axis, wherein at least one of the first wheel and the second wheel is a driven wheel;
a housing, wherein the housing is supported by the body and covers at least a portion of the first wheel and the second wheel;
a gap disposed between the first wheel and the second wheel;
and
one or more string guides arranged to maintain a position of at least a portion of the string relative to the driven wheel and within the gap as the string is propelled;
wherein the one or more string guides urge the string toward an operational position within the gap and in contact with the driven wheel as a user moves the body in a direction parallel to the first axis.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

String shooting device

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Abstract

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