Compressed Air, T-Shirt Launching Cannon

Reference Number: K 08-39

Inventors: Spaulding, Greg; Goodman, Steven; Jensen, Kyle; Zimmerman, Mike

Owner: Kansas State University Research Foundation

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Invention Summary

Making sporting and other social events more exciting for the fans is the goal of all organizations. Entertaining fans during breaks has created an opportunity for fun and interactive promotions during that time. Cannons that launch promotional materials have become a staple at many venues. With the increasing size of those venues, two main problems arise: the fans in seats further away from the launching device cannot participate and current launching devices can only shoot one to three shirts at a time.

Not anymore…this new compressed air, t-shirt launching cannon can launch 6 shirts in one launching and as far as the length of a football field! The new capabilities of this t-shirt launcher allow for more promotional materials to reach more fans. Fans in the upper decks of arenas and stadiums will now get excited during these promotions.

Advantages

• Shoots a wide variety of items, not just t-shirts

• Adjustable shooting distance

• Cart mounted with motorized wheels for transportation ease

• Barrel is unable to point directly at the audience

Applications

• High school, college, and professional sporting events

• Television and radio station promotions

• Other large crowd events