BALL THROWING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: training equipment. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has drum 8 mounted on drive shaft for rotation and movement along it, device 10 for moving and fixing drum 8. Drum shaft carries flexible member 6 retained by spring and provided with striker. Striking force regulating device 16 is engageable with striker and mounted between end surfaces of drum for radial and angular displacement relative to these surfaces and for fixation. Ball receiving member 13 has movable members 14, 15 mounted on inner end surfaces of drum 8. Ball hopper 23 has inflated carcass and nets and further provided with shaking mechanism made in the form of cam member mounted on outer surface of drum. EFFECT: increased efficiency, wider operational capabilities and simplified construction. 3 cl, 8 dwg