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US3675921:
BASKETBALL TRAINING DEVICE
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Meyers, Sr., Walter A.; Baltimore, MD
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| Assignee: |
Sports Equipment, Inc., Towson, MD
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| Published / Filed: |
1972-07-11
/ 1970-06-22
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| Application Number: |
US1970000048146
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63B 69/00;
Core:
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IPC-7:
A63B 69/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
473/448;
Original:
273/001.5A;
273/085.R;
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| Field of Search: |
273/1.5 R,1.5 A,55 R,105.2
046/119,129,163
124/032,34
040/106.3,106.31,106.34,106.35,106.41
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| Priority Number: |
| 1970-06-22 |
US1970000048146 |
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| Abstract: |
A representation of a basketball player is mounted for up and down movement to simulate jumping. A drive motor causes the representation to jump up and come down once, and a cycle of operation can be initiated at will by a person operating a remote control device or by a player shooting from a given position for a field goal. The representation is vertically adjustable to simulate players of different height and has pivoted arms that swing upwardly as the figure jumps upwardly. Either or both arms can be disconnected from the drive motor. Selectively operable controls permit continuous jumping movement.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Semmes, Raphael ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Pinkham, Richard C.; Stouffer, R. T.
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None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A basketball training device comprising:
- A. a support means;
- B. a substantially life-size representation of a basketball player mounted for vertical movement on said support means, said representation including arms pivotally mounted thereon for swinging movement from lowered positions to upwardly extending positions;
- C. actuating means for moving said representation upwardly and downwardly on said support means to simulate a jumping basketball player;
- D. means for swinging at least one of said arms upwardly to said upwardly extending position, including:
- i. inwardly extending slotted levers releasably fixed to each said arm and interconnecting said arms and said support means to swing said arms upwardly in response to upward movement of said representation relative to said support means, the slot of each lever slidably embracing means fixed on said support means, said arms upon release from said levers being freely swingable, and
- ii. spring means interacting between each arm and said representation for swinging said arms to said upwardly extending position.
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