# US 8,465,382 B2 · Electronic basketball shooting coach

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- Number: US 8,465,382 B2
- Document ID: US8465382B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 12/925,507
- Filed: 2010-10-23
- Published: 2011-02-24
- Granted: 2013-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2008-06-02
- Applicants: Rashan Christopher Moye
- Inventors: Rashan Christopher Moye
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8465382B2

## CPC

- A63B 69/0071: {for basketball}
- A63B 24/0006: {Computerised comparison for qualitative assessment of motion sequences or the course of a movement}
- A63B 2024/0012: {Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference}
- A63B 2071/0627: {when used improperly, e.g. by giving a warning}
- A63B 2071/063: {Spoken or verbal instructions}
- A63B 2209/10: with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
- A63B 2220/16: Angular positions
- A63B 2220/80: Special sensors, transducers or devices therefor
- A63B 2220/801: Contact switches
- A63B 2220/836: Sensors arranged on the body of the user
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

An Electronic Basketball Shooting Coach device is used to recondition the mind helping people maintain the proper elbow angle range when shooting a basketball. The self-contained device is worn on either arm below the elbow of a user. The ergonomically designed device is contained in the specially designed pocket of the sleeve before it can be attached below the elbow. The sleeve wraps around the upper-arm below the elbow and is held in place by hook-and-loop materials. The device has no internal movable parts. The device will articulate a phrase when the programmed non-adjustable trip point range. The device has a sleep mode to save on the common single cell's power and is reactivated by movement. The non-adjustable knob must be positioned up towards the fingers and aligned with the thumb or little finger. Two single cell sources must be added to energize the invention.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A self-contained basketball shooting coach training device for maintaining proper elbow angle while shooting a basketball comprising:
a flexible sleeve positioned on an arm below a user's elbow;
a pocket attached to said sleeve;
a casing positioned within said pocket, said casing having a plurality of compartments for holding a plurality of cells and a printed circuit board;
said printed circuit board further including a pre-programmed angle sensor chip, pre-programmed IC voice chip and a pre-programmed microcontroller chip;
said device further including an audio enhancement for increasing the volume of said device;
said training device is activated by an on/off switch is positioned at a lower portion of said casing;
a pre-set non-adjustable knob and an adjustment scale positioned on an upper portion of said casing, wherein said pre-programmed microcontroller chip can be repeatedly reset b said non-adjustable knob;
wherein a basketball player wears said device during training, and wherein said non-adjustable knob is positioned up towards said basketball player's fingers and aligned with said basketball player's thumb or little finger, said training device will alert said basketball player when an elbow angle range of said basketball player falls outside of a pre-programmed trip point range of said angle sensor, said pre-programmed IC voice chip is then prompted to verbalize a phrase alerting said basketball player of improper arm positioning.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said casing is ergonomically designed for best accommodation a basketball player's performance and behavior while reducing discomfort; said casing including a shape selected from the group consisting of: Triangle, Cylinder, Cone, Rectangle, Square, Octagon, Diamond, Pentagon, Cube, Pyramid, and Hexagon.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The device of claim 2, wherein said casing is formed from a material consisting of: Magnesium, Foam, Aluminum, Alloy, Wood, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Polyvinyl Chloride, Alkyds, Amino Phenolic Resins, Epoxies, Polyurethanes, Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, and Unsaturated Polyesters.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said sleeve is formed of a stretchy material and includes a hook-and-loop material for attaching said sleeve to a user's arm, and wherein said pocket is made of a sack or a cloth-like material, said cloth-like material selected from the group consisting of: Wool, Silk, Linen, Acetate, Latex, Nylon, Polyester, Rayon, and Spandex.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said pocket is formed from a material consisting of: Leather, Cotton, Silk, Polyester, Wool, Denim, Suede, Kevlar, Velvet, Satan, Rayon, Khaki, and Spandex.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said angle sensor chip goes into sleep mode after a predetermined time and is reactivated by movement.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said On/Off switch is positioned on an outside surface of said casing.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said audio enhancement comprising a speaker connection used for enhancing the sound of said device.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said device includes two common single cells producing an electric current for energizing said device.

### Claim 10

The device of claim, wherein said training device includes no internal moveable parts.