Basketball training device

• US 8,647,220 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2011
• Issued: 02/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Luke Christopher Lloyd
• Original Assignee: Luke Christopher Lloyd
• Inventors: Lloyd, Luke Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHAMBERS, MICHAEL S
• Application Number:
  US12/985,531
• Publication Number:
  US 20110294606A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,132 Days
• Field of Search: 473/454, 473/450, 473/422, 473/417, 473/447, 439/215, 403/396, 248/454, 248/205.1, 248/185.1, 248/156, 248/122.1, 211/85.7, 211/27, 211/190, 211/182, 52/365, 52/366
• US Class Current: 473/422
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/50 Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0071 for basketball

Abstract

A basketball training device having at least one elongated and vertically extending post with at least two longitudinally spaced openings. At least one elongated arm has one end insertable into one of the spaced openings on the post so that the arm extends horizontally outwardly from the post. A basketball player practices dribbling by dribbling both under the arm and over the arm as desired.

Claims

1. A basketball training device comprising:

an elongated and vertically extending post having a vertically extending slot on at least one side, said slot open to a channel have a greater cross-sectional area than said slot, and said post having an inner surface aligned with said slot,

an elongated arm,

a lock member attached to one end of said arm, said lock member having a cross-sectional area greater than said slot and dimensioned to be slidably received in said channel,

wherein said channel and said lock member are both trapezoidal in cross-sectional shape, said lock member being smaller in cross-sectional shape than said channel, and

a spring and a ball detent mounted in a bore in said lock member at a position offset from said rod, so that said spring urges said ball detent against said inner surface of said post to thereby lock said lock member to said post and wherein said vertically adjusted rods provide a dribbling barrier for basketball players when training to go either over or under.