Ball catcher and thrower
AssigneeNed Strongin Creative Services
InventorGerald W. Cummings
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Abstract
Disclosed is a hand-held catching and throwing device for maintaining an aerial projectile, such as a ball, in continuous flight or motion. The device includes an elongated, rigid, transparent double-ended tube providing a passage for receiving and projecting a projectile at or from either end, and a scoop-shaped throwing and catching member attached to each end of the tubular member and having a curved surface over which the projectile may be directed at or from an open end of the tubular member by baton-like manipulation.
Claims13
A device for catching and throwing an aerial projectile comprising:
- a straight, rigid, elongated tubular member providing an enclosed double-ended passage for receiving and discharging a projectile at or from either end thereof, and
- a pair of throwing and catching members, one attached to and extending outwardly from each end of said tubular member and each having a scoop-shaped catching and throwing surface which is symmetrical about a center line collinear with the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and has an inner end which is substantially semi-circular in cross-section and has a radius substantially equal to the radius of said tubular member which becomes progressively larger towards the outer end of said member in both the longitudinal and transverse directions for forming a generally circular opening and a smooth transition from said opening to the open end of the tubular member for directing a projectile at or from an open end of the tubular member by hand-manipulation of the tubular member.
A device for catching and throwing a ball comprising:
- a straight, rigid, transparent elongated tubular member of uniform circular cross-section throughout its length for providing a double-ended passage for receiving and discharging a ball at or from either end thereof, said tubular member having an internal circumferential shoulder positioned inwardly from each end by the same distance to form equal-length end portions having an inside diameter slightly larger than that of the intermediate portion, and
- a pair of throwing and catching members, one attached to and extending outwardly from each end of said tubular member and each having a curved scoop-shaped throwing and catching surface which is symmetrical about a center line collinear with the longitudinal axis of said tubular member and each having an inner end which is generally semi-circular in cross-section and has an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of said end portions which becomes progressively larger towards its outer end in both the longitudinal and transverse directions, said inner end having a wall thickness substantially equal to the height of said shoulder so as to be received in an end portion of said tubular member in abutting relation with said shoulder for providing a smooth transition from the curved surface of the throwing and catching member to the tubular member for directing a ball at or from an open end of the tubular member by hand-manipulation of the tubular member.
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