Throwing device
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1. A throwing device, comprising:
- (a) a body having a longitudinal axis; and
(b) a tail portion extending away from one end of said body, said tail portion comprising at least one fin, said tail portion configured such that said fin may be selectively oriented at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the body so that the fin will tend to impart either clockwise or counterclockwise rotation to the device during flight, as selected by the user.
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Abstract
A throwing device having a body, and a tail portion which extends away from one end of the body. The tail portion generally includes at least one fin, and the tail portion is configured such that the fin may be selectively oriented at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the body so that the fin will tend to impart either clockwise or counterclockwise rotation to the device during flight, as selected by the user.
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1. A throwing device, comprising:
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(a) a body having a longitudinal axis; and
(b) a tail portion extending away from one end of said body, said tail portion comprising at least one fin, said tail portion configured such that said fin may be selectively oriented at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the body so that the fin will tend to impart either clockwise or counterclockwise rotation to the device during flight, as selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A throwing device, comprising:
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(a) a body having a longitudinal axis;
(b) a shaft extending away from one end of said body; and
(c) at least one fin extending radially away from said shaft, wherein said fin is configured such that a portion of said fin may be rotated about said longitudinal axis and another portion of said fin is rotationally fixed with respect to said longitudinal axis so that said fin may be helically angled with respect to said longitudinal axis.
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14. A finned football, comprising:
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(a) a football-shaped body having distal and proximal ends and a longitudinal axis;
(b) at least one fin extending away from the distal end of said body, wherein said fin is configured such that a first portion of said fin may be rotated about the longitudinal axis of said body and a second portion of said fin is rotationally fixed with respect to said longitudinal axis.
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