Patent ID: 6050906
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A mechanical football centering device, comprising:a base having a proximate end and a distal end;a delivery arm support disposed upon the base;a delivery arm having a pivot end pivotally connected to the delivery arm support and a delivery end, the delivery arm being pivotable between a latched position in which the delivery end is positioned downwardly for magnetic latching to the base, and a snapped position in which the delivery end is rotated upward;a cup for holding a ball disposed upon the delivery end;a delivery arm biasing means for urging the delivery arm towards the snapped position;a magnetic latch for holding the delivery arm in the latched position against the force of the delivery arm biasing means;a trigger arm having a hinged end and a trigger end, the hinged end being pivotally connected to the base and spaced from the delivery arm support, and the trigger end being disposed above and for limited rotation relative to the delivery arm;a hand trigger angularly disposed at the trigger end of the trigger arm for activation by the back of a quarterback's hand; anda flexible strap strap having an upper end attached to the trigger arm and a lower end attached to the ball delivery arm, whereby upward rotation of the trigger arm will transmit a force via the snap strap disengaging the magnetic latch and permitting the delivery arm biasing means to rotate the delivery arm into the snapped position.