Curling rock and apparatus and method for detecting a hog...

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A63B 67/14 (2006.01) G01V 15/00 (2006.01) A63B 71/06 (2006.01)

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CA 2363877

A curling rock for use in the sport of curling where the rock is expected to be released from a curling player prior to the crossing of a hog line. A part of the rock is subject to be magnetically activated so that a magnetic field from an activated rock is sensed for detecting the rock's crossing of the hog line. The rock includes: a handle for being touched by a curling player; and an electric circuit for sensing the presence of a curling player, the electric circuit including (i) a capacitor coupled to the handle, the capacitance value of the capacitor being varied in response to the presence of the curling player at the handle; and (ii) an activator for magnetically activating a part of the rock in response to the variation of the capacitance value of the capacitor. For example, the handle of the rock may includes a metallic portion. When a curling player touches the metallic handle, the capacitance value is varied and the oscillation frequency is accordingly varied. In response to the variation of the frequency, a magnetic field is generated by the activating means to activate the rock.

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