Dec 23, 2025

US12504250 - String shooting device

Provided herein is a string shooting device, and more particularly, a string shooting device having that is wearable and operable by hand gestures or body movement. Embodiments include a wearable device for propelling a string including: a string shooting device; a band configured to attach to a body part of a user; and a holder, where the holder is secured by the band to the user; where, in response to the body part of the user being in a first position, the string shooting device is not actuated, and where in response to the body part of the user being in a second position, the string shooting device is actuated.

Assignee: ZIPSTRING LLC
Inventors: Stephen Giovanni Fazio, Austin Mark Hillam
Filing date: 2025-03-28

The patent describes a wearable string shooting device that is activated by hand gestures or body movements, featuring a pair of wheels that propel the string through a gap. The device includes a strap for securing it to the user’s wrist, allowing the actuator to be easily accessed for operation.

Claim 1

1 . A device for propelling a string comprising: a body including a cavity; a pair of wheels attached to the body, wherein at least one wheel of the pair of wheels is a driven wheel, the driven wheel rotatable in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction; a gap disposed between the pair of wheels, and wherein during use the string is propelled through the gap by the driven wheel in a first direction distal to a user; an extension supported by the body and extending therefrom; at least one strap configured to attach to a wrist of a user, and to position the extension within a palm of the user; wherein an actuator is positioned on the palm within reach of at least one finger of the user in response to the at least one strap attaching to the wrist of the user and, wherein the actuator is configured to cause the driven wheel to be driven in the first direction in response to actuation, and in a second direction, opposite the first direction, to move the string toward the cavity. a body including a cavity; a pair of wheels attached to the body, wherein at least one wheel of the pair of wheels is a driven wheel, the driven wheel rotatable in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction; a gap disposed between the pair of wheels, and wherein during use the string is propelled through the gap by the driven wheel in a first direction distal to a user; an extension supported by the body and extending therefrom; at least one strap configured to attach to a wrist of a user, and to position the extension within a palm of the user; wherein an actuator is positioned on the palm within reach of at least one finger of the user in response to the at least one strap attaching to the wrist of the user and, wherein the actuator is configured to cause the driven wheel to be driven in the first direction in response to actuation, and in a second direction, opposite the first direction, to move the string toward the cavity.

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