Basketball training aid
First Claim
1. A basketball training aid for use with a basketball backboard having a substantially planar front surface and a conventional basketball goal having a circular rim mounted to said front surface of said basketball backboard, the basketball training aid comprising:
- a shield having a first end and a second end and being formed into a substantially semi-elliptical shape; and
a first gripping means and a second gripping means affixed respectively to said first end and said second end of said shield, each of said gripping means being releaseably attachable to said front surface of said basketball backboard so that said shield is held in place slightly above and substantially parallel to said basketball goal solely by said gripping means, with said semi-elliptical shape of said shield extending away from said front surface of said basketball backboard at least slightly farther than said circular rim of said basketball goal, thereby causing an upper surface of said shield to be positioned above a top surface of said circular rim and outside a front edge of said circular rim.
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Abstract
An improved basketball training aid comprising a barrier over which a basketball shot must be lofted in order to pass through the basketball goal. The basketball training aid is intended for attachment to a basketball backboard and basketball goal. The basketball training aid comprises a shield formed into a substantially semi-circular shape or a substantially semi-elliptical shape with a gripping means affixed to each end of the shield. In use, each of the gripping means is attached to the front surface of the basketball backboard. The shield is held in place by the gripping means slightly above and substantially parallel to the basketball goal solely by the gripping means, with the upper surface of the shield is positioned above the top surface of the basketball goal and outside the front edge of the basketball goal. The basketball training aid is removed from the front surface of the basketball backboard by detaching each gripping means from the front surface of the basketball backboard
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17 Claims
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1. A basketball training aid for use with a basketball backboard having a substantially planar front surface and a conventional basketball goal having a circular rim mounted to said front surface of said basketball backboard, the basketball training aid comprising:
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a shield having a first end and a second end and being formed into a substantially semi-elliptical shape; and
a first gripping means and a second gripping means affixed respectively to said first end and said second end of said shield, each of said gripping means being releaseably attachable to said front surface of said basketball backboard so that said shield is held in place slightly above and substantially parallel to said basketball goal solely by said gripping means, with said semi-elliptical shape of said shield extending away from said front surface of said basketball backboard at least slightly farther than said circular rim of said basketball goal, thereby causing an upper surface of said shield to be positioned above a top surface of said circular rim and outside a front edge of said circular rim. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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