PUCKMASTER

PUCKMASTER

English Abstract

A Hockey Goalie saves shots of a puck to the net. The puck is usually shot by
a person
operating a hockey stick and taking that shot. With the invention of the
Puckmaster there
will be a portable device that can store indoor or outdoor pucks in a tall
cylindrical
chamber. The pucks will be stored on top of each other in the chamber and only
one will
be released at a time. The pucks will drop one at a time into the main body of
the
Puckmaster and the pucks are then propelled out by electronic or battery power
one at a
time towards the goalie net. The location of the exit chambers allow a
variation in shot
from upper net to lower net and left, center, right side. As one puck leaves
the chamber
and is propelled forward the next puck drops down ready for the next shot. The
timings
are set so that the goalie can't predict when or where the next shot will come
out.

Claims

Claims
The Puck Master is the first of its kind invention. It is relevant to a global
market of hockey
players, providing a functional cost effective solution to help goaltenders
practice saving shots on
goal without the need to have other people with them.
1. A portable electronic device for shooting pucks at a net. The device stores
the
pucks in a cylinder tube for distribution one puck at a time. It can be
electric or
battery operated. The puck can be shot at different parts of the net, thus
providing a challenge for the goalie to save.

Description

CA 02847129 2014-03-20
Specification
1. This invention relates to a portable device that shoots pucks for a hockey
goalie to
practice alone indoors or outdoors. The device also allows for a commercial
use at
Hockey School, Education Establishments or Recreation Centers/Arenas.
2. Hockey Goalies are one of the few positions in Hockey that continues to
have limited
talent opportunities. This can be attributed to the limited training and
practice
opportunities. In order for a Hockey Goalie to practice they need to have
pucks shot at
them in the net. Children all over Canada (and the world) can practice street
hockey in
many ways and can practice alone if they hold any position other than goalie.
A goalie
can't practice alone. There are not enough goalie training camps for potential
goalies to
practice and not everyone has the financial resources to pay for their
children to have
professional tuition. Regular hockey players in the NHL talk about the endless
hours of
practice on a back yard rink or pond to fine tune their skills and give them
the skills and
opportunity to play NHL but goalies do not have the same opportunity.
Currently there
are no portable devices that allow hockey goalies to practice alone. With the
Puckmaster
invention they can now spend endless hours in a back yard alone practicing.
This
invention will revolutionize hockey goalie practice and make it fun and
affordable for
more people to play.
3. Through research and a search of the Patent database I have found that you
can't
practice as a hockey goalie alone by any portable device currently available
and no
invention or patent exists.