Coacting wheel type ball projecting device

Claim 1

A ball throwing device, comprising: a. a base member, b. a pair of drive motors mounted on the base member and each having a rotary output shaft, c. a pair of wheels mounted one on each of said output shafts and arranged in spaced relation for rotation in a substantially common plane, the spacing between the wheels being less than the diameter of a ball to be thrown, d. a base support, e. universal mounting means for permitting adjustment of the base member angularly in all directions relative to the base support about a single pivot point spaced from said common plane of rotation of the wheels, said universal mounting means including a ball, said ball being positioned between the base member and base support and secured to one of the base member and base support, and one portion of the other of said base and base support comprising a ball-receiving socket for receiving said ball, f. a handle connected to the base member for varying the angular position of said base member with respect to said base support, and g. clamp means for releasably securing together said base member, base support and ball, said clamp means releasably interengaging the ball and socket, said clamp means including 1. a plate member engaging said ball at points spaced from the largest diameter of said ball and on the ball surface opposite the surface engaged by said socket, 2. a manual control member, and 3. connector means coacting with said control member for adjustably interconnecting said plate member and the one of said base member and base support carrying the socket, and said connector means being operable by the control member to move the plate member toward and away from the socket to lockably release said handle and base member with respect to said base support.