Patent ID: 6752138
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A shuttlecock launcher, comprising:a) a shuttlecock dispenser having a pair of bars spaced apart smaller than the maximum diameter of a shuttlecock, said dispenser capable of housing a plurality of shuttlecocks for dispensing in a queued manner; b) a shuttlecock loading mechanism for retrieving shuttlecocks from said shuttlecock dispenser and feeding the shuttlecocks one at a time to a desired launching position and; c) an ejecting wheel assembly comprising a pair of ejecting wheels for gripping and propelling a shuttlecock cap by friction at said launching position thereby launching the shuttlecocks fed by said loading mechanism, each said wheel defining a respective wheel plane, said ejecting wheels assembly including: indexing means for selectively indexing the pitch of the wheel plane about a wheel horizontal axis; and recoiling means for permitting said ejecting wheels to recoil laterally at various wheels planes.