| CPC F41B 4/00 (2013.01) [A63B 69/40 (2013.01); A63B 69/406 (2013.01); A01K 11/005 (2013.01); B64U 20/80 (2023.01); B64U 2101/40 (2023.01); B64U 2101/45 (2023.01); B64U 2201/104 (2023.01); F42B 12/362 (2013.01); H02K 7/025 (2013.01)] | 29 Claims |
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1. An actuated projectile launcher, comprising:
a base structure;
a projectile support configured to maintain a projectile in a holding area from which the projectile launches;
two or more propulsion wheels selectively driven to rotate;
two or more support arms, each supporting at a first end thereof one of the two or more propulsion wheels and being supported at an opposed second end thereof by the base structure, wherein the two or more support arms are configured to move the two or more propulsion wheels between an expanded position and a contracted position, wherein the two or more propulsion wheels are closer to one another in the contracted position as compared to the expanded position, wherein the movement of the two or more propulsion wheels toward the contracted position is configured to bring the two or more propulsion wheels into engagement with the projectile and drive the projectile from the holding area; and
an over-center linkage configured to guide at least one of the two or more support arms between the expanded position and the contracted position.
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