Aiming aid for basketball bank shot and method of use thereof
US8986140B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2225/74
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A device and method pertaining to a basketball shooting aiming aid, which is positioned at a rear side of a transparent basketball goal apparatus and provides a rear target at which a shooter may aim when shooting a bank shot, which target is independent of the shooter's position on the court at the moment of shooting. A minimum impingement height line is also provided so that when a basketball impinges the backboard above this line and along a line toward the rear target, the basketball will reflect downwardly at an angle of at least 32 degrees, increasing the chance of moving through the rim.
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