US 5,707,304 A · Hockey puck shooting range

Abstract

A hockey puck shooting range including a planar surface for accommodating sliding movement of hockey pucks; a collection system disposed at a peripheral edge portion of the planar surface and arranged to collect hockey pucks propelled off the planar surface at the peripheral edge portion; and an ejection mechanism for sequentially ejecting hockey pucks onto the planar surface. Also included is a conveyor system for conveying to the ejection mechanism hockey pucks collected by the collection system. The range significantly enhances the effectiveness of puck shooting practice. The range includes a hockey net disposed along the peripheral edge portion and the collection system collects hockey pucks received by the hockey net.

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Dependent claims

A hockey puck shooting range comprising:

a planar surface for accommodating sliding movement of hockey pucks;
collection means disposed at a peripheral edge portion of said planar surface, said collection means arranged to collect hockey pucks propelled off said planar surface at said peripheral edge portion;
ejection means for sequentially ejecting hockey pucks onto said planar surface, said ejection means being arranged to eject hockey pucks onto a region of said planar surface displaced substantially from said peripheral edge portion;
and
conveyor means for conveying to said ejection means hockey pucks collected by said collection means.

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Abstract

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