Patent ID: 8167620
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A team roping training apparatus comprising: a frame having a plurality of framing members defining a base area and a framed volume; a motor having a motor shaft, wherein said motor is mounted to said frame and occupies at least a portion of said framed volume; a spool having a spool shaft with a longitudinal axis, the spool shaft being in communication with said motor to selectively rotate with said motor shaft, wherein said spool is connected to said frame and occupies at least a portion of said framed volume; an actuator arm having a first end proximal to and rotatably connected to the spool and a second end distal from the spool connected to an actuator defining an actuator volume, wherein rotation of the actuator arm around said longitudinal axis defines a partial shell of revolution; a switch electrically coupled to said motor and intersecting said partial shell of revolution; a rope having an attached end connected to said spool and a free end, wherein said rope is disposed through said actuator volume; and a clutch having an input connected to said motor shaft and an output in communication with said spool shaft.