Patent ID: 7121964
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for dropping a hockey puck, comprising: a frame, wherein said frame is moveable; a power supply, wherein said power supply is carried by said frame; a puck housing supported by said frame and configured to house said hockey puck; a feed chute; a feed mechanism supported by said frame and configured to feed said hockey puck from said puck housing to said feed chute; and a release mechanism configured to receive said hockey puck from said feed chute and to downwardly release said hockey puck from the apparatus in a generally vertical direction, wherein said feed and said release of said hockey puck are powered by said power supply, and wherein said release mechanism is configured to facilitate a leveling of said hockey puck such that said hockey puck is oriented so as to be generally horizontal when released from the apparatus in the generally vertical direction.