Patent ID: 6487991
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A bird launcher with a remote controlled system, comprising:a box provided with a plurality of through holes to reduce its weight and ventilate its interior, and opened on its top; first and second support bars extended widthwise from upper corners of sidewalls of the box; a pair of cradle rods each rotatably inserted at both ends into two holes formed in one-side ends of said support bars; a net-shaped fabric attached at opposite side ends to center portions of the cradle rods so as to accommodate a bird; a holding lever rotatably attached to an outer surface of one sidewall of the box by a center pin, and rotatably provided at its upper end with a roller bearing; a release lever rotatably attached to an upper outer bracket of the first support bar so as to position a bird accommodated in the fabric in the box when its bend portion is engaged with the roller bearing attached to the holding lever and a depression formed on a center of an upper portion of one sidewall of the box; a safety pin attached to a support bracket mounted on one sidewall of the box through a wire, rope or string so as to prevent rotation of the holding lever when the safety pin is inserted into a through hole formed on the holding lever and a through hole formed on one sidewall of the box; spring tension adjusting means for varying unfolding speed of the cradle rods; a transmitter for transmitting a user's command; and a receiver for operating a solenoid to release the release lever fixed by the roller bearing attached to the holding lever and the depression formed on the center of an upper portion of one sidewall of the box so as to launch a bird, and outputs a beep sound so as to notify a user of a location of the box.