Remote controlled mock bird launcher

A launching device for mock birds comprising:

• a plurality of holding cylinders retained in a rotatable carousel, each holding cylinder adapted to releasably retain a mock bird;
• an air valve adapted to be coupled to a source of pressurized air and actuable in response to an actuation signal;
• an accumulation cylinder having an inlet coupled to said air valve and an outlet adapted to be in communication with one of said holding cylinders proximal said accumulation cylinder reaching a given amount of air pressure, said accumulation cylinder having a release valve assembly permitting accumulation of air within said accumulation cylinder and the release of the accumulated air from within said accumulation cylinder through said outlet into one of said holding cylinders upon said accumulation cylinder reaching said given amount of air pressure to eject the mock bird from the one of said holding cylinders;
• an indexer coupled to said accumulation cylinder and said carousel and adapted to sequentially position one of said holding cylinders adjacent said outlet of said accumulation cylinder;
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• wherein said accumulation cylinder is adapted to move axially upward while said accumulation cylinder is filling with pressurized air and said indexer is adapted to move axially upward and translate its axially upward motion into rotational motion to rotate said carousel such that one of said holding cylinders is axially above said accumulation cylinder.

A method of sequentially launching a plurality of mock birds comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of holding cylinders retained in a rotatable carousel, each holding cylinder releasably retaining a mock bird;
• providing an accumulation cylinder having an air inlet adapted to be coupled to a source of pressurized air, an air outlet, and a release valve assembly normally closing the air outlet, the accumulation cylinder adapted to be in communication with one of said holding cylinders with the release valve assembly releasing the accumulated pressurized air through said air outlet into the holding cylinder proximal said accumulation cylinder reaching a given air pressure;
• providing an indexer coupled to said carousel and said accumulation cylinder, said indexer adapted to rotate said carousel and sequentially position one of said holding cylinders axially above said accumulation cylinder and said outlet of said accumulation cylinder proximal said accumulation cylinder reaching the given amount of air pressure;
• providing an air valve coupled between the source of pressurized air and the air inlet of the accumulation cylinder, the air valve permitting pressurized air to flow to the accumulation cylinder upon receipt of an actuation signal;
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• wherein said accumulation cylinder moves axially upward upon receipt of pressurized air therein and said indexer translates its upward axial movement to rotational motion imparted to said carousel.