Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1993-07-30
1994-09-20
Shapiro, Paul E.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
A63B 6900
Patent
active
053482905
ABSTRACT:
A basketball return apparatus is disclosed, together with a method for switching the apparatus between an active mode and a passive mode. The apparatus comprises a plurality of supports secured to a runway, and may also include one or more struts connected to the runway and connectable to the supports. In the active mode, the supports hang from the basketball hoop by hooks or other releasable attachment means, so the additional poles and extensive webbing of conventional systems are not needed. The supports and the runway form a channel leading downward and away from the hoop. The channel is preferably arcuate. After each successful shot, the apparatus returns the ball to the player's vicinity. The channel may be oriented at various angles relative to the backboard to control the direction in which balls are returned. In the passive mode, the ball return apparatus is detached from the basketball hoop and is disposed substantially flat for storage or shipping. The apparatus is light in weight, and is preferably formed of a single continuous piece of polypropylene. A single player may switch the apparatus between its active and passive modes quickly and without the assistance of hand or power tools.
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