BASKETBALL RETURN DEVICE AND SYSTEM

• US 20180078838A1
• Filed: 09/19/2017
• Published: 03/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2016
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Thomas K. Patriss
• Original Assignee: Thomas K. Patriss
• Inventors: Patriss, Thomas K.
• Application Number:
  US15/709,414
• Publication Number:
  US 20180078838A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2063/001 Targets or goals with ball-returning means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/00 Characteristics of used materials
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/50 Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/093 Height
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/083 for basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0071 for basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0097 Ball rebound walls with holes or in combination with nets A63B63/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/023 Supports, e.g. poles

Abstract

Disclosed herein are device and system for rebounding basketballs comprising: a) a bottom frame assembly having a front portion, first and second side portions, and a rear portion, the bottom frame assembly comprising: i) a bottom support frame having a plurality of detachably connected tubular elements defining the edge of the bottom frame assembly, and ii) a bottom screen component attached to the bottom support frame; and b) at least two side frame assemblies, each side frame assembly having front, rear, top, bottom, and portions, each side frame assembly comprising: i) a side support frame having a plurality of detachably connected tubular elements, ii) a side screen component attached to the side support frame, and iii) an attachment component connected to a portion of the side frame assembly, and configured to releasably attach the side frame assembly to a basketball backboard at a substantially fixed position.

Claims

1. A basketball return device comprising:

a) a bottom frame assembly having a front portion, first and second side portions, and a rear portion, the bottom frame assembly comprising;

i) a bottom support frame having a plurality of detachably connected tubular elements defining the edge of the bottom frame assembly, and

ii) a bottom screen component attached to the bottom support frame; and

b) at least two side frame assemblies, each side frame assembly having front, rear, top, bottom, and portions, each side frame assembly comprising;

i) a side support frame having a plurality of detachably connected tubular elements,

ii) a side screen component attached to the side support frame, and

iii) an attachment component connected to a portion of the side frame assembly, and configured to releasably attach the side frame assembly to a basketball backboard at a substantially fixed position;

wherein at least one side frame assembly is detachably connected to the first and second side portions of the bottom frame assembly.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of detachably connected tubular elements of the bottom support frame and the plurality of detachably connected tubular elements of the side frame assemblies are connected by a coupling means.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the rear portion of the bottom frame assembly comprises a first tubular element and second tubular element, each tubular element having first and opposing ends;

and the first tubular element and second tubular element are connected by inserting the first end of the second tubular element into the opposing end of the first tubular element.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the front portion of the bottom frame assembly comprises a tubular element having a first end, opposing end, and a middle arcuate-shaped portion, and wherein the first end and opposing end are configured to correspondingly adjust the angle between the side portions of the bottom frame when the size of rear portion of the bottom frame is adjusted.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one side frame assembly is detachably connected to the bottom frame assembly by a connecting means.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the connecting means is configured to collapse from an installed configuration to a substantially flat configuration while the side frame assemblies remain substantially connected to the bottom frame assembly.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the attachment component comprises a hook, clamp, clip, or a combination thereof.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the attachment component comprises a hook, the hook comprising a hook arm and a clamping arm, the hook arm having a first end and an opposed second end, the second end of the hook arm having a flat plate portion, the flat plate portion being connected to the side support frame;

and the clamping arm having a first end and an opposed second end, the second end of the clamping arm having a flat plate portion.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the first end of the clamping arm is connected to the first end of the hook arm;

and wherein the clamping arm is configured to secure the device to a basketball backboard by forcibly holding the basketball backboard between the flat plate portion of the clamping arm and the flat plate portion of the hook arm.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the first end of the clamping arm is movably connected to the first end of the hook arm;

and wherein the first end of the hook arm and the first end of the clamp arm further comprise an aperture; and

wherein the hook arm and clip arm are connected by extending a fastener through the aperture of the first end of the hook arm and aperture of the clamp arm.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the flat plate portion of the hook arm comprises a plurality of apertures;

and wherein the hook arm is connected to the side support frame by extending at least one fastener through at least one aperture of the plurality of apertures of the flat plate portion of the hook arm.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein the first end of the clamping arm is integrally connected to the first end of the hook arm;

and wherein the hook arm is an L-shaped elongated member and the clamp arm is an arcuate-shaped elongated member.

16. The device of claim 11, wherein the attachment component is configured to attached to the side frame assembly slide at multiple positions thereby allowing adjustment of the basketball return device to accommodate various backboard heights.

17. The device of claim 1, wherein the front portion of the bottom frame assembly is longer than and parallel to the rear portion of the bottom frame assembly, and wherein the first side portion of the bottom frame assembly is not parallel to the second side portion of the bottom frame assembly, and the first and second side portions of the bottom frame assembly have the same length.

18. The device of claim 1, wherein the front portion of the side frame assembly is longer than and parallel to the rear portion of the bottom frame assembly, and wherein the top portion of the side frame assembly is shorter than and not parallel to the bottom portion of the side frame assembly.

19. The device of claim 1, further comprising a basketball backboard and rim.

3. The device of claim 3, wherein the second coupling portion comprises an aperture, wherein the opposing end portion of the second tubular element comprises a spring button, and wherein the second coupling portion is configured to radially connect to the opposing end portion of the second tubular element by extending the spring button through the aperture from a first side of the second coupling portion to a second side of the second coupling portion.

4. The device of claim 4, wherein a first end portion and second opposing end portion of a tubular element comprises a spring button, and wherein the second coupling portion of the fitting is configured to radially connect to the first end portion and second opposing end portion of the tubular element by extending the spring button through the aperture from a first side of the second coupling portion to a second side of the second coupling portion.

6. The device of claim 4, wherein the second tubular element is configured to slide into the first tubular element thereby allowing adjustment of the basketball return device to accommodate various backboard widths.

20. A basketball return system comprising:

a) a bottom frame assembly having a front portion, first and second side portions, and a rear portion, the bottom frame assembly comprising;

i) a bottom support frame having a plurality of detachably connected tubular elements defining the edge of the bottom frame assembly, and

ii) a bottom screen component attached to the bottom support frame;

b) at least two side frame assemblies, each side frame assembly having front, rear, top, bottom, and portions, each side frame assembly comprising;

i) a side support frame having a plurality of detachably connected tubular elements,

ii) a side screen component attached to the side support frame, and

iii) an attachment component connected to a portion of the side frame assembly, and configured to releasably attach the side frame assembly to a basketball backboard at a substantially fixed position;

c) a basketball backboard; and

d) a basketball rim;

wherein a first side frame assembly is detachably connected to the first and second side portion of the bottom frame assembly, and a second side frame assembly is detachably connected to the second side portion of the bottom frame assembly;

wherein the attachment component is configured to attached to the side frame assembly slide at multiple positions thereby allowing adjustment of the basketball return device to accommodate various backboard heights;

wherein the second tubular element is configured to slide into the first tubular element thereby allowing adjustment of the bottom frame assembly to accommodate various backboard widths; and

wherein the attachment component is configured to attached to the side frame assembly at multiple positions thereby allowing adjustment of the side frame assembly to accommodate various backboard heights.