Patent ID: 6605010
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An improved ball/puck shooter apparatus comprising a conventional base member, a conventional ball/puck release magazine including a first motor and rollers for holding and launching balls/pucks, a conventional power source, and a conventional vertically-disposed ball/puck feeder member being attached to the ball/puck release magazine, wherein the improvement comprises:a dispensing chute being rotatable attached to a dispensing end of said ball/puck release magazine, said dispensing chute is a tubular member having open ends, a bore being extended therethrough, and also having a first portion which is attached to said ball/puck release magazine, and further having a second portion which is angled relative to said first portion to vary directions from which the balls/pucks are being launched; a means for rotating said dispensing chute including a second motor being mounted to said base member and being adapted to be connected to said power source, and also including a shaft being rotatably mounted to said second motor, and further including a first gear being mounted to said shaft for rotation therewith, and also including a second gear being mounted about said dispensing chute and being engageable to said first gear, and further including a first switch being connected to said second motor and being adapted to be connected to said power source, and also including a microprocessor being connected to said first switch and being adapted to be connected to said power source, and further including a control unit for operating said microprocessor and said first switch; and a means for selective launching of the balls/pucks from said ball/puck release magazine.