Patent ID: 8701640

Claim:
A disc launching device, comprising: an elongate launcher configured to be swung by a user, including: an arm having a gripping end and a launching end opposite the gripping end; and a coupler disposed at the launching end of the arm, the coupler including: a palm portion; a first finger extending from the palm portion, the first finger being resilient; and a second finger spaced from the first finger and extending from the palm portion, the palm portion, the first finger, and the second finger collectively defining a channel that is open opposite the palm portion; and a disc selectively coupled to the coupler, the disc including: a substantially planar body defining an outer radial periphery; and one or more attachment members disposed proximate the outer radial periphery of the body and being complimentarily configured with the channel defined by the coupler, the one or more attachment members defining a plurality of discrete coupling points; wherein the coupler is configured to retain the attachment member in the channel when the disc is at rest or moving below a threshold angular velocity and to selectively release the attachment member when the user swings the disc above a threshold angular velocity, and one of a plurality of discrete non-coupling regions is disposed between each of the plurality of discrete coupling points.