39-245
Carnegie Mellon University
Spring 2000

Rahul Bhattacharya

Design 2: Wiffle Ball Launcher

This was designed as a throwing device that could be one step up from a wiffle batting tee for children whose pitching was still hazardous but whose batting had improved beyond the level where a wiffle tee would be needed. It operates through spring tension and fires as the clips release, returning the spring and thus launching the wiffleball. The springs would likely be made of metal, and the case and clips probably of plastic. Durability will most likely not be too great; wiffle-related toys rarely are durable, and after several home-run smashes, even wiffle bats start taking damage. This being said, operation will likely not damage it, but something made of a hollow plastic tube with plastic clips may not last long due to any abuse children may cause it.