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Basketball shot making training device

  • US 5,938,547 A
  • Filed: 05/08/1998
  • Issued: 08/17/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A basketball shot making training device, comprising:

  • a frame configured to be fit to the forearm of a user, including a pair of elongated generally parallel spaced apart members, with a curved connecting end section at one end of said frame members, and an intermediate curved piece extending across a space between said members at a point intermediate the length thereof;

    a pair of swing arms each having an inner and an outer end, each swing arm having a pivotal connection pivotally attaching said inner end thereof to an other end of a respective one of said frame members;

    a basketball mounting arrangement pivotally connected to each outer end of each swing arm;

    said basketball mounting arrangement including a network of straps able to be fit to a basketball to hold the same therein, said basketball engagable with the fingers and hand of a user having said frame in position on a forearm of said user; and

    ,a resistance spring mechanism associated with each swing arm, each spring mechanism urging a respective swing arm towards a position on said associated pivotal connection extending transversely to said frame members.

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