Basketball collection and return apparatus
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1. A basketball return apparatus for collecting and returning basketballs, the apparatus comprising:
- a floor supported base;
a ball collector having a top opening and a bottom opening, wherein the top opening is sized larger than a basketball goal so as to collect basketballs that miss the basketball goal;
a ball returner connected to the floor supported base for receiving balls from the bottom opening of the ball collector and returning the balls to a user; and
a rotatable support mechanism connecting the ball collector to the floor supported base so that the ball collector is supported by the floor supported base and is rotatable with respect to the floor supported base and the ball returnerwherein said ball returner is positioned to receive balls from the bottom opening of the ball collector along a first ball pathway between the ball collector and the ball returner when the rotatable support mechanism is rotated in a first rotational position and along a second ball pathway between the ball collector and the ball returner that is different than the first ball pathway when the rotatable support mechanism is rotated in a second rotational position.
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Abstract
A basketball return apparatus for collecting and returning basketballs includes a ball collector, with a top opening and a bottom opening, and a ball returner. The ball returner is connected to a base for receiving balls from the bottom opening of the ball collector and returning the balls to a user. A rotatable support mechanism connects the ball collector to the base so that the ball collector is rotatable with respect to the base and the ball returner.
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1. A basketball return apparatus for collecting and returning basketballs, the apparatus comprising:
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a floor supported base; a ball collector having a top opening and a bottom opening, wherein the top opening is sized larger than a basketball goal so as to collect basketballs that miss the basketball goal; a ball returner connected to the floor supported base for receiving balls from the bottom opening of the ball collector and returning the balls to a user; and a rotatable support mechanism connecting the ball collector to the floor supported base so that the ball collector is supported by the floor supported base and is rotatable with respect to the floor supported base and the ball returner wherein said ball returner is positioned to receive balls from the bottom opening of the ball collector along a first ball pathway between the ball collector and the ball returner when the rotatable support mechanism is rotated in a first rotational position and along a second ball pathway between the ball collector and the ball returner that is different than the first ball pathway when the rotatable support mechanism is rotated in a second rotational position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21)
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14. A basketball return apparatus for collecting and returning basketballs, the apparatus comprising:
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a base; a ball collector having a top opening and a bottom opening; a ball returner connected to the base for receiving balls from the bottom opening of the ball collector and returning the balls to a user; a rotatable support mechanism connecting the ball collector to the base so that the ball collector is rotatable with respect to the base and the ball returner; an extendable ramp connected to the base, wherein a first ball pathway is created between the ball collector and the ball returner when the ball collector is in a first rotational position and the extendable ramp is in a first ramp position, and wherein a second ball pathway is created between the ball collector and the ball returner when the ball collector is in a second rotation position and the extendable ramp is in a second ramp position; and wherein the extendable ramp is part of the second pathway when the extendable ramp is in the second ramp position and the rotatable support mechanism is in the second rotational position and wherein the extendable ramp diverts balls from the first ball pathway to the second ball pathway when the extendable ramp is in the second ramp position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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