Basketball practice apparatus
US4506886A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 1984 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B69/0071
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A target practice apparatus for improving the shooting accuracy of a basketball player is releasably mounted to a basketball goal to present a target clearly above the rim and aligned along a vertical centerline of the horizontal plane containing the rim. The target also contains a point of a desired curvilinear path of a shot basketball between the player and goal. Upon proper contact by a shot basketball, the target swings to a position away from the desired path to allow passage of the basketball through the underlying goal. The displaced target is spring biased towards its centerline position so as to offer a proper and easily viewed aiming point awaiting the next shot of the player.
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