Basketball backboard aiming device
US5695415A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B63/083
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A basketball backboard aiming device. The device includes a backboard member for attachment to a standard basketball hoop. The backboard has a front, planar surface. A linear array of indicia are disposed along the backboard, the array including a plurality of individual targets. Each of the targets is selectively viewable by a shooter disposed along a unique axis forming a preselected angle with respect to the plane of the backboard. One side of the angle is defined by a line of sight extending from the shooter to the target and the second side by the plane of the backboard. The selectively viewable target provides an aiming point for a shooter disposed anywhere along the line of sight when said player attempts a bank shot.
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