Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
473432000 | Return chute | 30 |
20090029804 | Multi-sports ball return net system and method thereof - A multi-sports ball return net system and a method thereof that consistently returns a ball hit, kick, thrown or strike into it directly to a user and is portable, easy to assemble and disassemble. The multi-sports ball return net system has a frame and a net mounted across the frame. The net forms an upper U-shape forward bulging pillow and a lower U-shape channel or hammock. A ball propelled into the U-shape pillow drops down to the U-shape channel, which funnels the ball to the lowest and central point of the U-shape channel for discharge toward the user. | 01-29-2009 |
20110059814 | Baseball and Softball Retrieval Device - A ball retrieval device configured to receive one or more balls from a surface. The ball retrieval device comprises a housing including a first end for receiving one or more balls from a surface and a second end for dispensing said one or more balls from said housing. The ball retrieval device further comprises a retention assembly attached to the first end comprising (a) an expanded foot attached to first end of said housing and graduating in diameter from the first end to the base of said expanded foot; and (b) an interchangeable rubber cap fitted and secured over or into the base of said expanded foot. | 03-10-2011 |
20120283046 | TENNIS TRAINING APPARATUS - To develop a novel tennis training apparatus which allows a player to master a right hitting form of a tennis and allows him/her to train at a high level when he/she has acquired a proficiency in tennis | 11-08-2012 |
20140121040 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ATHLETIC TRAINING - Exemplary embodiments of a training device are disclosed. The training device is a container that can include a net attached to the top of the container and a sloped surface dividing the container into a top section that returns lacrosse balls to the ground and a bottom section that can be used to stabilize the device. The training device can allow a user to practice precision shooting, cradling, and scooping skills without needing a practice field or a companion to practice with. A method of practicing shooting accuracy and other athletics skills using the training device is also disclosed. | 05-01-2014 |
20150105188 | CATCH NET SYSTEM FOR TRAINING BALL RELEASE - A catch net system and frame that allows use in many sports and in many environments for practice of ball release, etc. | 04-16-2015 |
20150290513 | Ball Return Device - A ball return device provides a target for throwing baseballs at that returns the baseballs to the player. The device includes a housing having a rear wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending forwardly from the rear wall. A front edge of the perimeter wall defines an input opening into an interior of the housing. The interior of the housing defines a target for throwing a ball. The housing has an aperture positioned therein. A chute has a top end and a bottom end. The top and bottom ends are each open. The top end is coupled to the housing and aligned with the aperture wherein the chute is configured for receiving the ball through the top end whereby the ball is dispensed outwardly through the bottom end. | 10-15-2015 |
20160107054 | TARGET NET - The present concept is a target net for receiving and returning a projectile. The target net includes a forward primary hoop defining a primary target opening and a rearward smaller secondary hoop defining a secondary target opening. The primary and secondary hoops are connected with netting forming a front tapered section. The target net also includes a frame for supporting netting and holding upright the hoops in an extended position, with the frame moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. The target net is a method of capturing and returning the projectile in a return direction opposite to the direction the target is fired at. | 04-21-2016 |
473433000 | With or for basketball-type goal | 23 |
20080200286 | Method and device to aid basketball practice - An accessory to a basketball rebound board that could replace or be removably attached to the hoop attachment of the rebound board for the purpose of causing the basketball to return in the direction of the practicing player. The basketball passes through the hoop, or substitute for the hoop, and bounces against the inside wall of a frustum whose position and angle are such that the ball's rebound will return the ball in the general direction of the player who threw the ball. The apparatus is optionally partly or completely removable in such a way that the original hoop can be attached at will. | 08-21-2008 |
20090137347 | RETURN MACHINE FOR SPHERICAL GAMEBALLS AND TRANSPORT APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a basketball return machine which may be utilized with either a goal unit or a stand-alone basketball goal. Either or both of the basketball return machine and goal unit may be fixed in location or transportable. The machine collects basketballs that are shot in the direction of a basketball goal and returns them to the user at one or more locations around the return machine's perimeter. The present disclosure eliminates the need for persons or other means being deployed to capture and return balls to persons practicing or playing a game of basketball. The present disclosure also contemplates features that permit its use in low level light or even unlighted environments. Lastly, the present disclosure contemplates a fully functional basketball system that is adaptable to varying user skill levels. | 05-28-2009 |
20090181809 | Totem equipped with a philantropic donation holder/receiver in the shape of a basketball backboard, a hoop with net, plus an indoor multimedia display - “TOTEM EQUIPPED WITH A PHILANTROPIC DONATION HOLDER/RECEIVER IN THE SHAPE OF A BASKETBALL BACKBOARD, A HOOP WITH NET, PLUS AN INDOOR MULTIMEDIA DISPLAY” which uses the sport dynamics of basketball, to awake the public in general, to get mobilized regarding pertinent themes and issues of social and environmental responsibility. The totem ( | 07-16-2009 |
20090203472 | BASKETBALL RETURN DEVICE - A basketball return device ( | 08-13-2009 |
20090298620 | SHOOTING SKILL AMUSEMENT DEVICE - A basketball amusement device comprises a backboard, a basket, and a self-propelled carriage. The backboard has a surface and the basket is attached to the surface of the backboard. The basket is adapted to receive a tossed ball. A support connects the backboard to the carriage. The self-propelled carriage includes a drive mechanism configured to move the carriage and backboard. The amusement device moves a predetermined distance across an associated support surface in response to the ball being received in the basket. | 12-03-2009 |
20100056307 | Basketball return apparatus with mounting stand - A basketball return apparatus includes a frame, netting, and a ball return mechanism. The frame is adapted to mount on a rim support bracket of a basketball hoop and defines an orifice through which shot basketballs can descend. The netting is collapsible and extensible and is attached to the frame to form open funnel shaped enclosure that directs basketballs downward therethrough. The ball return mechanism is mounted to the frame below the orifice and netting to direct the basketballs back to the shooter. | 03-04-2010 |
20100113189 | BASKETBALL COACHING SYSTEM - The present disclosure generally provides an integrated basketball return, coaching, and training system. In one embodiment, the present disclosure aids in, for example, returning basketballs to the players accurately in any position on the court, announcing scoring results, providing coaching tips and feedback information, and providing an efficient system for maximizing practice times for each player. | 05-06-2010 |
20100210379 | BASKETBALL RETRIEVAL AND RETURN DEVICE - A portable and free standing basketball retrieval and return device ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100248866 | BASKETBALL REBOUNDER - A basketball rebounder may releasably attach to a backboard. The basketball rebounder may include a frame for supporting the basketball rebounder off the floor at a substantially fixed position relative to the backboard. The basketball rebounder may further include a plurality of nets which may be attached to the frame allowing the basketball rebounder to return a basketball substantially in a direction away from the backboard. | 09-30-2010 |
20100261557 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING A BASKETBALL PLAYER'S SHOOTING - A system and method for improving a player's efficiency in shooting by providing a player with various shooting challenge routines at which a player makes either a total number of shots or a total number shots in a row. Statistics regarding the player's performance are stored, printed and/or evaluated and the player can use the information to improve his or her efficiency at one or more of the plurality of different locations where the player shoots the basketball. | 10-14-2010 |
20100285906 | BASKETBALL RETURN APPARATUS WITH TRACK EXTENDER AND DEFLECTOR - The present disclosure provides for a foldable, portable, apparatus for use as an operant conditioning basketball shooting practice aid by retrieving and returning shots at the hoop. The apparatus is comprised of a dismountable trough assembly depending from crossbar slots of a support assembly frame. The trough assembly includes ball collection panels each mounted on separated ball runway tubes or rails with the legs of a track extender-deflector inserted into the tubes. The deflectors are adapted to be configured for quick interchangeability from one configuration to another to deliver the ball to various locations to center or side court. | 11-11-2010 |
20110105250 | Basketball Practicing Apparatus - A basketball practicing apparatus includes a frame, a support bracket mounted in the frame, a drive shaft rotatably mounted on the support bracket, a backboard mounted on the drive shaft to rotate in concert with the drive shaft, and a basket ring mounted on the backboard to move in concert with the backboard. Thus, the backboard and the basket ring are rotated about the drive shaft so that the position and angle of the backboard and the basket ring can be changed arbitrarily and freely to facilitate a user practicing throwing the basketballs in different angles. | 05-05-2011 |
20110130225 | Basketball return system - The present invention, hereinafter referred to as the Basketball Return System employs a frame and net to catch the ball, whether made or missed, and funnels the ball directly back to the shooter at the free-throw line. The Basketball Return System consists of a frame to be clamped onto the basketball goal's backboard, and a net which hangs down from the frame and trails out toward the free-throw line. The frame is clamped to the bottom edge of the backboard, and extends downward slightly below the bottom of the backboard, tapering inward from the sides. The frame also extends upward on each side of the basket, with a forward-projecting fin or wall on each side of the hoop, and a shelf-like crosspiece projection above the hoop. From the bottom of the Basketball Return System frame is hung a net, similar in weave to the basketball net, and this net tapers inward from the frame and is laid out in a narrowing drape toward the free-throw line. The Basketball Return System prevents errant free-throw shots from rebounding outward from the goal and returns both made and missed shots to the feet of the player at the free-throw line. | 06-02-2011 |
20110256965 | RETURN MACHINE FOR SPHERICAL GAMEBALLS AND TRANSPORT APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a basketball return machine which may be utilized with either a goal unit or a stand-alone basketball goal. Either or both of the basketball return machine and goal unit may be fixed in location or transportable. The machine collects basketballs that are shot in the direction of a basketball goal and returns them to the user at one or more locations around the return machine's perimeter. The present disclosure eliminates the need for persons or other means being deployed to capture and return balls to persons practicing or playing a game of basketball. The present disclosure also contemplates features that permit its use in low level light or even unlighted environments. Lastly, the present disclosure contemplates a fully functional basketball system that is adaptable to varying user skill levels. | 10-20-2011 |
20110281672 | BASKETBALL RETURN APPARATUS - A basketball return apparatus includes an L-shaped frame, a net, and a ball return mechanism. The frame has a back portion and a base portion. The back portion has an upper end adapted to mount on a rim support bracket of the basketball hoop and center and stabilize the frame with respect to the basketball hoop. The back portion has side members that connect to the upper end and extend generally vertically downward to connect to the base portion. The base portion defines an orifice through which shot basketballs can descend. The net is attached to the frame to form open funnel shaped enclosure with an open top end and an open bottom end. The enclosure directs basketballs downward therethrough to the base portion. The ball return mechanism is mounted to the frame below the orifice and net to direct the basketballs back to the shooter. | 11-17-2011 |
20120100937 | Table Tennis Basketball Table - A table tennis basketball table includes a front leaf forming a front half of a table tennis table. The front leaf is pivotally mounted so that it folds from a horizontal position to a stowed vertical position. A rear leaf forms a rear half of a table tennis table. The rear leaf is pivotally mounted so that it folds from a horizontal position to a stowed vertical position. The table tennis basketball table has a table tennis mode when the front leaf and the rear leaf or in horizontal position. The table tennis basketball table has a basketball mode so that the front leaf is horizontal and the rear leaf is vertical. A pair of net support posts is movable and supports a net between them. The net support posts are mountable to a surface of the front leaf or a surface of the rear leaf. | 04-26-2012 |
20140135149 | Basketball Return Apparatus - A basketball return apparatus for use with a basketball goal assembly having a backboard attached to a post with a frame member in elevation above a ground surface and a rim coupled to the backboard includes a net member having upper and lower ends. A mounting assembly includes a first end coupled to the net member upper end and a second end configured to couple the net member to the frame member of the basketball goal assembly. A support member is pivotally coupled to the net member second end, the support member movable between a retracted configuration generally adjacent and parallel to the net member and an extended configuration extending away from the second end of the net member. The support assembly may include a swivel member configured so that the net member and support member may be rotated side to side relative to the basketball goal assembly. | 05-15-2014 |
20140315664 | Compact Basketball Return Device Designed for Made Shots - A basketball return device that surrounds the net, restricting most made shots to fall beneath the front half of the rim. The back half of the cylinder interior is hard, while the interior of the front half is lined with a cushioning material. Suspended from the cylinder piece so that it is directly below the front half of the cylinder is a ricocheter, a half cone that deflects the basketball forward. In the normal position, the hard side faces the backboard and the device should be able to handle all normal shots except those from or near the sides. To better handle side shots, the movable part of the device should be rotated 90 degrees. The device can be raised and attached to the rim unit by using a rod-like instrument. | 10-23-2014 |
20150051023 | Free Throw Training Aid - A free throw training aid including a frame adapted for positioning on a floor below a hoop attached to a backboard. The free throw training aid includes a pair of spaced apart ball guides attached to the frame, extending diagonally from the frame along a plane that lies substantially perpendicular to the backboard. A substantially horizontal standard attaches between the pair of spaced apart ball guides. A shooter is intended to shoot a basketball over the horizontal and between the spaced apart ball guides. Visual feedback is provided to the shooter or an observer by comparing the angle of the based upon a comparison of the pair of spaced apart ball guides to a flight of the ball after it passes over the horizontal standard and upon its decent to the rim and the entry angle as the ball enters the hoop. | 02-19-2015 |
20150290516 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING A BASKETBALL PLAYER'S SHOOTING INCLUDING A DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A system and method for improving a player's shooting efficiency by providing a player with various shooting challenge routines at which a player makes either a total number of shots or a total number shots in a row. Statistics regarding the player's performance are stored, printed and/or evaluated and the player can use the information to improve his or her efficiency at one or more of the plurality of different locations where the player shoots the basketball. In another embodiment, a measuring or detection system is used in combination with or separate from a ball launcher. The system is adapted to measure at least one of a distance of a player from the launcher, height of a shot made by the player after catching a basketball, release angle, release time, or arc of a shot; entry angle of the basketball into a goal; hold or release time; or shot arc. | 10-15-2015 |
20160082340 | All Shot - The All Shot Dynamic Basketball Shooting and Diagnostic Room is an automated, computer controlled athletic training system (see FIG. | 03-24-2016 |
20160250540 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING A BASKETBALL PLAYER'S SHOOTING INCLUDING A BASKETBALL CAPTURING SYSTEM | 09-01-2016 |
20170232298 | SENSOR FOR DETECTING WHETHER A BASKETBALL PLAYER'S SHOT WAS SUCCESFUL | 08-17-2017 |