Patent ID: 7987841

Claim:
A pneumatic launching apparatus, comprising: a collapsible bellows having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion having an outlet configured to allow air to exit the collapsible bellows; a gripping device attached with the collapsible bellows; a platform attached with the gripping device; at least one hollow launching tube attached with the platform, wherein the at least one hollow launching tube is formed to releasably engage an object; an air transfer tube connecting the collapsible bellows and the at least one hollow launching tube, wherein upon compression of the collapsible bellows, air travels from the collapsible bellows, through the air transfer tube, and out of the at least one hollow launching tube to launch an object attached with the at least one hollow launching tube; wherein the gripping device is a handle, such that a user may grip the handle and compress the bottom portion of the collapsible bellows against a surface to launch the object attached with the at least one hollow launching tube; further comprising a rotating mechanism attached with the platform configured to induce rotation of the platform; and wherein the gripping device further comprises a rotation actuator operably connected with the rotating mechanism to induce rotation of the platform.