Projectile and Throwing Apparatus and Game for Projectile Throwing
First Claim
1. A projectile throwing apparatus configured for use with a game ball, said apparatus comprising:
- a shaft having a first end and a second end;
a rigid head provided at the second end of the shaft;
the head having a center wall and side walls, said side walls further comprising at least one strut, said side walls having situated therebetween said center wall, said side walls and said center wall defining a channel configured to facilitate throwing a golf ball,wherein the channel is between approximately 1.65 inches and approximately 2.3 inches in width and between approximately 2 inches and approximately 5 inches in length,wherein said shaft is between approximately 30 and approximately 72 inches long,wherein said shaft defines a longitudinal shaft axis and the channel defines a channel axis along its length,wherein the shaft axis and channel axis intersect at an obtuse angle, andwherein at least one of the side wall struts, or a combination of sidewall struts, or a combination of at least one sidewall strut and any other portion of the rigid head, defines an exterior surface configured for putting said golf ball.
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Abstract
An improved projectile throwing apparatus is described comprising a handle, an elongate shaft, and a throwing head for throwing a projectile, such as a golf ball. The throwing head may be interchangeable with golf shafts of varied lengths, with lacrosse shafts, or other shafts to achieve accurate, long distance golf ball throws. The throwing head may be shaped to achieve throws of different distance, launch angle, and trajectory, optionally imparting spin with a retrograde ramp at the distal end of the throwing head. The throwing apparatus is useful for golf-type game play, including for those with physical disabilities, as well as for a training and instructional aid for golf, lacrosse, and other sports.
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20 Claims
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1. A projectile throwing apparatus configured for use with a game ball, said apparatus comprising:
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a shaft having a first end and a second end; a rigid head provided at the second end of the shaft; the head having a center wall and side walls, said side walls further comprising at least one strut, said side walls having situated therebetween said center wall, said side walls and said center wall defining a channel configured to facilitate throwing a golf ball, wherein the channel is between approximately 1.65 inches and approximately 2.3 inches in width and between approximately 2 inches and approximately 5 inches in length, wherein said shaft is between approximately 30 and approximately 72 inches long, wherein said shaft defines a longitudinal shaft axis and the channel defines a channel axis along its length, wherein the shaft axis and channel axis intersect at an obtuse angle, and wherein at least one of the side wall struts, or a combination of sidewall struts, or a combination of at least one sidewall strut and any other portion of the rigid head, defines an exterior surface configured for putting said golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A projectile throwing apparatus configured for use with a game ball, said apparatus comprising:
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a shaft having a first end and a second end, where the first end is configured for gripping a shaft; and a rigid head provided at the second end of the shaft, wherein the rigid head has (i) a neck configured for attachment to the shaft, (ii) a back wall that extends from the neck, curves in a radius, and is configured to seat a golf ball, (iii) a center wall that extends from the back wall, the center wall configured to allow the golf ball to travel from the back wall and along the center wall without interruption when the golf ball is thrown from the projectile throwing apparatus, and (iv) side walls extending from at or near the back wall, wherein the center wall and side walls define a channel having a length that extends from the back wall to an open end located distal from the back wall, the open end configured to release the golf ball therethrough when the golf ball is thrown from the projectile throwing apparatus, wherein said shaft defines a longitudinal shaft axis and the channel defines a channel axis along its length, wherein the shaft axis and channel axis intersect at a substantially fixed, obtuse angle, wherein the channel is between approximately 1.65 inches and approximately 2.3 inches in width along its length, wherein the length of the channel is between approximately 3 and approximately 12 inches, wherein the shaft is between approximately 30 and approximately 72 inches long, and wherein the center wall extends from the back wall in a straight or curved path toward the open end along a path distance of at least 2.5 inches, wherein the projectile throwing apparatus, when applying centrifugal force to the golf ball, is configured to move the golf ball uninterrupted along the path before the golf ball exits the open end of the channel. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A projectile throwing apparatus configured for use with a game ball, said apparatus comprising:
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a shaft having a first end and a second end, where the first end is configured for gripping a shaft, a rigid head provided at the second end of the shaft, wherein the head has (i) a neck configured for attachment to the shaft, (ii) a back wall that extends from the neck, is curved in a radius, and is configured to seat the game ball, (iii) a center wall that extends from the back wall, the center wall configured to allow the game ball to travel from the back wall and along the center wall without interruption when the game ball is thrown from the projectile throwing apparatus, and (iv) side walls that extend from the back wall, wherein the center wall and side walls define a channel having a length that extends from the back wall to an open end located distal from the back wall, the open end configured to release the game ball therethrough when the game ball is thrown from the projectile throwing apparatus, wherein the shaft defines a longitudinal shaft axis and the channel defines a channel axis along its length, and wherein the shaft axis and channel axis intersect at a substantially fixed obtuse angle, wherein the channel has a width that is between approximately 1.0 times the diameter of the game ball and approximately 1.4 times the diameter of the game ball, wherein the channel has a length that is between approximately 1.8 times the diameter of the game ball and approximately 7.0 times the diameter of the game ball, wherein the shaft is between approximately 30 and approximately 72 inches long, and wherein the center wall extends from the back wall in a straight or curved path toward the open end along a path distance of at least 1.8 times the diameter of the game ball, wherein the projectile throwing apparatus, when applying centrifugal force to the game ball, is configured to move the game ball uninterrupted along the center wall a distance of at least 1.8 times the diameter of the game ball before the game ball exits the open end of the channel. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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