Apparatus for a basketball net for displaying advertisement, making sounds and creating eye catching visual effects

• US 7,553,245 B2
• Filed: 12/14/2005
• Issued: 06/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nelson C. Dones
• Original Assignee: Nelson C. Dones
• Inventors: Dones, Nelson C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim; Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHAMBERS, MICHAEL S
• Application Number:
  US11/302,669
• Publication Number:
  US 20070135238A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,294 Days
• Field of Search: 473/480, 473/484, 473/485, 473/486, 473/433, 473/449, 473/487, 473/448, D21/702, D21/703, D21/701, D21/705
• US Class Current: 473/485
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/083 for basketball
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/00 Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes on or in vehicles G09F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/0066 on sports articles, e.g. golf clubs

Abstract

An apparatus on a net of a basketball hoop for displaying advertisement, making sounds and creating eye catching visual effects when a basketball passes through the net, which comprises a plurality of components and a structure for securing the components to the net. The components will make contact with the basketball when the basketball passes through the net.

Claims

1. An apparatus for attachment to a net of a basketball hoop for receiving a basketball, the hoop defining a plane, the apparatus comprising:

one or more components;

one or more shafts, wherein each component is connected to a corresponding shaft, such that the component rotates about the corresponding shaft, each shaft including a securing member for removably attaching the components to the net, and wherein when attached to the net, the components are positioned to make contact with the basketball when the basketball passes through the net; and

wherein the shafts are substantially parallel to the plane of the basketball hoop wherein said each of the securing members further comprise a hook formed at an end of the one or more shafts, wherein the hook engages with a connection of a web portion of the net, whereby the one or more shafts connected to the component will extend horizontally on the net, so that the component will rotate when the basketball passes through the net.

2. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each said component includes at least one pattern thereon, so that when said components rotate on said shafts, said at least one pattern will create eye catching visual effects.

3. The apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein said at least one pattern is of a specific color to enhance the eye catching visual effects.

4. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each said component includes at least one logo thereon, so that when said components rotate on said shafts, said at least one logo will display an advertisement.

5. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each said component includes decorations thereon, so that when said components rotate on said shafts, said decorations will create eye catching visual effects.

6. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each said component is hollow and includes a plurality of pellets therein, so that when said components rotate on said shafts, said pellets will make sounds.

7. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each said component includes at least one hologram incorporated thereon, so that when said components rotate on said shafts, said at least one hologram, will create eye catching visual effects.

8. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each said component includes at least one decorative image incorporated thereon, so that when said components rotate on said shafts, said at least one decorative image will create eye catching visual effects.

9. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each said component includes at least one mirrored surface incorporated thereon, so that when said components rotate on said shaft, said at least one mirrored surface will create eye catching visual effects.

10. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the component is a spherical shaped member.

11. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each said component is a random shaped member.

12. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each said component is a cube shaped member.

13. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each said component is a dodecahedron shaped member.

14. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each said component is an octahedron shaped member.

15. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each said component is an icosahedron shaped member.