Magic arc

• US 8,113,969 B1
• Filed: 09/07/2010
• Issued: 02/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael Martin
• Original Assignee: Michael Martin
• Inventors: Martin, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Aryanpour, Mitra
• Application Number:
  US12/807,516
• Publication Number:
  US 20120058842A1
• Time in Patent Office: 525 Days
• Field of Search: 473/422, 473/433, 473/447, 473/472, 473/479, 473/482, 434/247, 434/248, D21/781
• US Class Current: 473/447
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/50 Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0071 for basketball

Abstract

The purpose of the shooting aid is to provide the basketball player with a visual trajectory of the correct path from the free throw line to the basketball hoop. The unique Tubular Arc Guide design offers the basketball player one of the most effective methods to increase their ability to make a higher percentage of free throws.

Claims

1. A basketball shooting aid comprising:

a lightweight, height-adjustable support pole including an upper end and a lower end, a support base assembly attached at a lower end of the support pole;

a tubular guide arc, the tubular guide are formed of a sturdy, yet flexible material, the tubular guide arc including an upper end and a lower end;

a rigid connector piece attached to the upper end of the support pole, the rigid connector piece at a free end including a threaded hole, the rigid connected releasably received within the lower end of the tubular arc;

the tubular guide arc further including a snap-on-device attached at the upper end, the snap-on-device for releasable attachment to a rim of a basketball hoop;

whereby the tubular arc guide is adjustably suspended in the air,

wherein the basketball shooting aid provides a basketball player an optimal line of sight to the basketball hoop when shooting a basketball.

2. The basketball shooting aid for claim 1, wherein the tubular guide arc is formed of a plurality of sections, each of said plurality of sections including a threaded hole at a lower end a rigid connecting piece at an upper end, wherein the plurality of sections releasably connect together to form the tubular guide arc.

3. The basketball shooting aid for claim 1, wherein the support pole is cylindrical.

4. The basketball shooting aid for claim 1, wherein the plurality of sections are connected using a thumb screw.