Luminous attachable basketball training device

• US 20130040765A1
• Filed: 08/08/2011
• Published: 02/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Teno Demont Myles
• Original Assignee: Teno Demont Myles
• Inventors: Myles, Teno DeMont
• Application Number:
  US13/385,784
• Publication Number:
  US 20130040765A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/447
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/76 with means enabling use in the dark, other than powered illuminating means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/083 for basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0071 for basketball

Abstract

The present invention relates to glow in the dark luminous attachable basketball rim, somewhat tubular and circular, more particularly, to a flexible luminous glow in the dark, also marked with reflectors positioned equidistantly of each other, to provide better visibility with targeting features to assist the shooter at basketball rims. Currently basketball rims only have a net affixed to them and have no distinguishing features to aim at besides the backboard and do not glow at night.

Claims

1. ) Mounting an attachable luminous glow in the dark rubber somewhat tubular ring construction 0 internally mixed to rubber or painted with a glow in the dark phosphorescent pigmented paint that can be coated with a gloss epoxy protectant for weatherproofing with reflectors 1 through 5 positioned on it for target accuracy makes the shooter more precise when shooting a basketball.

2. ) The basketball shooting system according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises at least 5 reflectors positioned around the apparatus.

3. ) The basketball shooting system according to claim 1 wherein the reflectors 1 through 5 are color coded to help differentiate between the rim aid and desired target on the rim aid.

4. ) The basketball shooting system according to claim 1 wherein the breakdown of the perimeter of the rim into sections by use of the reflectors makes for more accuracy.

5. ) The device of claim 1 comprised substantially of rubber

6. ) The device of claim 1 comprised of reflective tape and plastic

7. ) The device of claim 1 comprised of substantial amounts of luminescent phosphorescent pigment paint and can be coated with gloss epoxy protectant to provide for weatherproofing and night play.