MULTI-HOOP BASKETBALL SHOT TRAINING APPARATUS AND METHODS

摘要

An apparatus for improving the accuracy of a basketball shooter is disclosed. Rim attachments can have either a regulation 18′ diameter mounted thereon or rims having smaller diameters such as 16″. By practicing with smaller diameter rims a shooter must increase the ball trajectory to put the ball through the smaller diameter rims. As his accuracy improves with the smaller diameter rims, his accuracy improves even more with a full size rim. Rim attachments must be easy to interchange and must be very secure over prolonged usage. An adapter is provided for engaging and securing rim attachments with rim diameters of standard size or smaller. An adapter has a flat base plate which is secured to a basketball backboard. It is provided with a sleeve at the bottom. A pair of opposing locking pins is each mounted at the top of the adapter. The locking pins are withdrawn to allow a rim attachment bracket to be lodged within the sleeve and the pins are extended to lock in the attachment bracket when in place. A pair of pin stops are formed on the rim attachment bracket below the rim such that when the rim attachment bracket is in place within the sleeve the pin stops are located directly below the extended locking pins to prevent any vertical movement of the rim attachment and rim.

主权项

1. An apparatus for improving the accuracy of a basketball shooter by providing rims of a standard diameter as well as rims with smaller than standard diameter, the rims having rim attachments comprising brackets to which the rims are attached, the attachment brackets being at right angles to the rims, comprising:
An adapter for engaging and securing rim attachments with rim diameters of standard size or smaller, the adapter comprising; A flat baseplate which is secured to a basketball backboard; A sleeve having a top opening secured to the bottom of the flat baseplate formed by two vertical sides and one horizontal side, the sleeve being adaptable to receive and secure a rim attachment; A pair of opposing locking pin apparatus for extending or withdrawing locking pins, each mounted at the top of the adapter baseplate, the locking pins being withdrawn to allow an attachment bracket to be lodged within the sleeve and the pins being extended to lock in the attachment bracket when in place; and A pair of pin stops formed on the rim attachment bracket below the rim and located such that when the rim attachment bracket is in place within the sleeve the pin stops are located directly below the extended locking pins to prevent any vertical movement of the rim attachment and rim.