US 2009/0156333 A1Published application

Collapsible ball game practice device

OwnerKurt A. Bridge, Burditt J. Bridgeinventors

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Abstract

A collapsible ball game practice device is comprised of a plurality of sections, each section above a lower section being substantially collapsible into the lower section. Detent structure is provided on an upper portion of each lower section and a lower portion of each upper section to secure each upper section when raised to its raised condition. A mounting structure is provided on the bottom of the lowermost section for releasably securing the device to a basketball playing surface. Arms may be angularly adjusted to various positions in two orthogonal directions. These adjustments may be made by two angularly adjustable structures located near the upper end of the arms. The arms may be collapsed and slid on a carrier into the uppermost section. A head structure may also be slid into the uppermost section. The sections may be collapsed such that all of them may be collapsed into the lowest section. A handle is provided in the top of the head structure for carrying the entire assembly. The collapsed device may be easily transported and/or stored. The device is particularly useful as a defensive dummy in practicing the games of basketball and volleyball.

Claims14

Dependent claims

An apparatus, comprising:

a plurality of dummy basketball or volleyball body sections, each body section above a lower body section being substantially slidably collapsible into the lower sections;
a head section having a cross sectioned dimension smaller than a dimension of said body sections;
an uppermost dummy body section being provided with a recess for receiving said head section corresponding to a dummy head;
means for securing said head section in an extended position and in a contracted position;
said uppermost body section being provided with means for slidably receiving at least one arm, said at least one arm being comprised of a plurality of slidably collapsible section, said at least one arm being slidably collapsible into said uppermost body section;
means for securing said dummy body sections in an extended position and in a contracted position;
means for securing said arm sections in an extended condition and in a contracted condition;
said at least one arm being angularly positionable in various positions in two orthogonal directions to act as a defensive basketball or volleyball arm;
a handle for carrying said apparatus when said body sections are in a collapsed condition;
and
wherein said apparatus may be extended with said at least one arm positioned in two orthogonal directions for use as a dummy in the practice of basketball or volleyball and contracted for carriage by said handle and storage.

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Facts

Application: 12/378,095Filed 11 Feb 2009
Priority: 22 Jun 2006
Published: 18 Jun 2009
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

A63B 69/0071
Training appliances or apparatus for special sports: for basketball
A63B 69/0095
Training appliances or apparatus for special sports: for volley-ball
A63B 2210/50
Space saving: size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
A63B 2225/055
With suction cups: used for fixing

Family

Application11/472,956Continuation · filed 22 Jun 2006
Application12/214,463Continuation in part · filed 19 Jun 2008
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