Patent ID: 6718961
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: A63B,F41B

Abstract:
A football launcher for use in practice sessions by a single player, said football launcher comprising:two base members for supporting the football launcher on a horizontal surface; a mounting shaft suspended between said two base members; a pivot arm being longer than the mounting shaft; an annular sleeve affixed off center to the underside of the pivot arm, the position of said sleeve denoting a shorter section and a longer section of said pivot arm, and said mounting shaft passing through the sleeve and rotatably supporting the pivot arm; a step plate affixed to the pivot arm at the end of the shorter section; and a football cradle affixed to the pivot arm at the end of the longer section; whereby when a football is placed within said cradle and a user is positioned near the foot plate and steps on the step plate the football is propelled in the direction of the user simulating the action of a hiked football and the user catches the football.