Patent ID: 8327832

Claim:
An apparatus for launching or throwing a paper material, the paper material being arranged in a roll around a first longitudinal axis, the apparatus having a second longitudinal axis and comprising: a handle portion; a central shaft portion in mechanical communication with the handle portion; and a material-holding element in mechanical communication with the central shaft portion, the material-holding element being configured to engage the roll of paper material in order to hold the roll of paper material with the first longitudinal axis transverse to the second longitudinal axis and to release the roll of paper upon manipulation of the apparatus, such that the material-holding element imparts a spin upon the roll of paper material when releasing the roll of paper material, causing the roll of paper material to begin unroll upon release, wherein the material-holding element comprises a device to enhance friction between the material-holding element and the roll of paper material, in order to enhance a rate of spin of the roll of paper material.