Sports training device
OwnerJohn E. Hostetlerinventor
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Abstract
A sports training device comprising a stand alone unit comprising a ball securing member attached to a telescopic member. The ball securing member comprises a collar, one or more arms attached to the collar, and one or more receiving elements attached to each arm, wherein each receiving element is configured to hold a playing object, such as, a basketball. The collar is adjustably attached to the telescopic member, wherein such attachment effects the variation in the position of each receiving element. Furthermore, the to telescopic member is adjustable in height. The training device, then, allows an athlete to practice throwing a basketball from a variety of positions when received from a variety of heights from the ground of the court.
Claims3
A sports training device for use in training an athlete to shoot a ball from a variety of heights and from a variety of locations on a court, comprising:
- a first ball;
- a telescopic member comprising a sleeve and an extension member, wherein the sleeve is slidably engaged with the extension member to thereby adjust a height of the telescopic member such that the athlete may practice shooting the first ball from a variety of heights;
- a base which receives and holds the extension member thereto;
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- a ball securing member comprising:
- a collar which is secured to the sleeve of the telescopic member so that the collar is rotatable around a rotational axis of the sleeve of the telescopic member to thereby adjust the first ball's location;
- a first arm which extends outwardly from an exterior side of the collar;
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- a first receiving element attached to the first arm, wherein the first receiving element comprises a body having a top side opposite to a bottom side, wherein the first ball is positioned on and held by the top side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.