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US 11,117,032 B2Granted
Static targeting apparatus for improving accuracy and method
OwnerVincent Falboinventor
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Abstract
A static targeting apparatus for basketball, comprising; a mounting bracket, wherein the mounting bracket has a plurality of connection means to secure to a backboard, a vertical member having a first end and a second end, wherein the vertical member is attached to the mounting bracket, and a direction marker, wherein the direction marker is attached to the backboard, wherein, the direction marker is positioned relative to the hoop.
Claims15
A static targeting apparatus for a basketball assembly, comprising:
- a mounting bracket secured to a rear surface of a basketball backboard, wherein the mounting bracket is secured based on a center of a rim;
- a vertical member having a first end and a second end, wherein the vertical member is attached to the mounting bracket at a first end and is positioned at least 3 inches behind a front surface of the backboard;
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- a direction marker attached to the front surface of the basketball backboard, wherein, the direction marker is positioned at least 12 inches above the rim and centered about the mounting bracket, and resembles a trapezoidal shape with a base member and at least two lateral sides, wherein the vertical member and the direction marker forming a targeted intersection for shooting backboard shots to hit the intersection.
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A static targeting apparatus for a basketball assembly, comprising:
- a vertical member affixed to a backboard, wherein the vertical member is substantially 3.3 inches from a front surface of the backboard;
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- a direction marker attached to the front surface of the basketball backboard, wherein, the direction marker is positioned substantially 12.8 inches above the rim, wherein the vertical member and the direction marker forming an parallax for shooting backboard shots to hit the parallax.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.