US20130059680A1 - Basketball training device - Google Patents
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Abstract
A basketball training device having at least one elongated and vertically extending post with at least two longitudinally spaced openings. At least one elongated arm has one end insertable into one of the spaced openings on the post so that the arm extends horizontally outwardly from the post. A basketball player practices dribbling by dribbling both under the arm and over the arm as desired.
Description
- This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/985,531 filed Jan. 6, 2011, which claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/348,351 filed May 26, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- I. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates generally to sports training devices and, more particularly, to a basketball training device.
- II. Description of Related Art
- In the sport of basketball, proper dribbling is imperative to master the game. In order to dribble properly, a skilled basketball player must be able to both dribble low to avoid defensive arms of the opposing team as well as a power dribble to dribble over the arms of a defensive player. Furthermore, in order to develop proper ball control skills it is necessary for the player to practice dribbling at multiple heights and multiple angles and also to develop the proper footwork.
- To date, there have been no previously known basketball training devices for teaching proper dribbling skills in various different defensive situations. As such, it is difficult and time consuming for players for develop the proper dribbling skills.
- The present invention provides a basketball training device which overcomes the above-mentioned disadvantages by providing a training device for dribbling skills and ball control.
- In brief, the device of the present invention includes at least one elongated and vertically extending post. The post includes at least two, and preferably more, longitudinally spaced openings.
- At least one elongated arm has one end insertable into the spaced opening so that the arm extends horizontally outwardly from the post. Using different openings in the post provides the outwardly extending arm at different heights.
- With the arm attached to the post at the desired vertical height, the basketball player can then practice dribbling, ball control, and footwork not only under the outwardly extending arm, but also over the outwardly extending arm in a power dribble. Furthermore, the training device of the present invention provides instantaneous training feedback for a basketball player such that the basketball player is able to improve his or her skills at a rapid pace.
- Any conventional mechanism may be utilized to detachably secure the arm to the post. However, in one configuration the post is formed by an outer tube having a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings and an inner member, also preferably a tube, which is longitudinally slidably mounted in the outer tube. The inner member also includes openings which register with the tube openings at predefined longitudinal positions of the member relative to the tube. A spring is then disposed between the tube and the member which urges the member to a position longitudinally offset from the predetermined position in which the openings in the tube and member register with each other.
- In practice, the inner member is longitudinally displaced until the openings in the member and the tube register with each other. At that time, one end of the arm is disposed through the registering openings. Upon release of the inner member, the spring urges the inner member against the arm thus locking the arm to the post. The arm may be moved, of course, by longitudinally displacing the inner member to release the force of the spring from the arm and then withdrawing the arm from the registering openings. Thereafter, the arm may be repositioned through a different set of registering openings in the member in order to change the height of the arm.
- A better understanding of the present invention will be had upon reference to the following detailed description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views, and in which:
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FIG. 1 is an elevational view illustrating a first preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a view similar toFIG. 1 , but illustrating the training device in a storage position; -
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the training device; -
FIGS. 4A and 4B are fragmentary sectional views illustrating the operation of the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is a view similar toFIG. 1 , but illustrating a modification thereof; -
FIG. 6 is an elevational view illustrating the training device in a collapsed storage position; -
FIG. 7 is an elevational view illustrating a second embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 8 is a top view of the second embodiment; -
FIG. 9 is an exploded view illustrating a portion of the second embodiment; -
FIG. 10 is a top view showing a portion of the second embodiment of the invention; and -
FIG. 11 is a view taken along line 11-11 inFIG. 10 . - With reference first to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , a first preferred embodiment of abasketball training device 10 according to the present invention is shown. Thetraining device 10 includes an elongated and vertically extendingpost 12 having a plurality of longitudinally spacedopenings 14 along its length. - At least three
legs 16 are pivotally mounted to alower end 18 of thepost 12. These legs are pivotal between an operable position, shown inFIG. 1 , and a storage position, shown inFIG. 2 . In its operable position (FIG. 1 ) thelegs 16 support thepost 12 so that it extends vertically upwardly from a ground support surface. Conversely, in its storage position (FIG. 2 ) thelegs 16 are folded against thepost 12 for compact storage. - With reference now to
FIG. 3 . thepost 12 is there shown in greater detail and includes atube 20 which is preferably rectangular in cross-sectional shape. Aninner member 22, which may also comprise a rectangular tube, is longitudinally slidably disposed within thetube 20. Furthermore, themember 22 preferably extends upwardly above atop 24 of thetube 20 so that it is manually accessible. - The
member 22 also includes a plurality ofopenings 26 which register with theopenings 14 in thetube 20 at a predetermined longitudinal position of themember 22 relative to thetube 20. However, acompression spring 26 is operatively disposed between thetube 20 andmember 22 which urges themember 22 to a longitudinal position offset from the predetermined position in which the openings in themember 22 andtube 20 register with each other. However, the openings in themember 22 can be brought into alignment with theopenings 14 in thetube 20 by pressing themember 22 downwardly against the force of thecompression spring 26. - With reference now to
FIGS. 1 , 4A and 4B, at least oneelongated arm 30 is detachably secured to thepost 12 so that thearm 30 extends laterally or generally horizontally outwardly from thepost 12. Although any conventional means may be used to attach thearm 30 to thepost 12, one preferred attachment mechanism is best illustrated inFIGS. 4A and 4B . - With reference then to
FIGS. 4A and 4B , themember 22 is first depressed downwardly against the force of thecompression spring 26 until theopenings 14 in thetube 20 register with the openings 23 in theinner member 22. At this time, one end of thearm 30 is inserted through the registering openings in thetube 20 andmember 22. - After insertion of the
arm 30, theinner member 22 is then released. Upon release, the spring 26 (FIG. 3 ) urges themember 22 upwardly to the position shown inFIG. 4B in which thearm 30 is compressibly trapped between themember 22 andtube 20. In the event that adjustment of the height of thearm 30 is desired, themember 22 is simply slightly depressed to the position shown inFIG. 4A , thearm 30 removed and reinserted through a different set of registeringopenings 14 and 23 and theinner member 22 released again to the position shown inFIG. 4B . - Consequently, not only may the vertical height of the
arm 30 be adjusted along thepost 12, butmultiple arms 30 may be also be attached to a single post as shown inFIG. 1 . For added realism, a model of ahand 32 may be attached to the free end of theaim 30. - With one or
more arms 30 attached to thepost 12, the basketball player may practice his or her dribbling skills, ball control, and footwork by dribbling not only under thearms 30, but also by a power dribble over thearms 30. Different heights of thearms 30 will accommodate different heights of players. - With reference now to
FIG. 5 , a modification of thebasketball training device 12′ is shown. In this modification of the training device,multiple posts 12 are attached together byscissor connectors 34. Although the modifiedbasketball training device 12′ is illustrated inFIG. 5 as containing sixposts 12, it will be understood that the modifiedtraining device 12′ may have any number ofposts 12 greater than three. - The
posts 12, as well as thearms 30, are substantially the same as shown inFIG. 1 so that a further description thereof is unnecessary. However, the multiplepost training device 12′ may eliminate theleg 16 used in the single post training device 12 (FIG. 1 ). - The
multi-post training device 12′ enables a basketball player to develop dribbling, footwork, and ball control skills by dribbling pastsuccessive arms 30 which may be at the same or different heights. Themulti-post training device 12′ also allows two or even more basketball players to train simultaneously. - With reference now to
FIGS. 5 and 6 , when themulti-post training device 12′ is no longer desired for practice, thescissor connectors 34 allow thetraining device 12′ to be collapsed to the position shown inFIG. 6 in which theposts 12 are closely adjacent each other. Thecollapsed training device 12′ is then ready for compact storage. - With reference now to
FIGS. 7-9 , a second preferred embodiment of a basketball training device 100 is shown. The training device 100 includes an elongated and vertically extendingpost 102 which is supported in a vertically extending position by abase 104. Other means, such as support legs, may be utilized in lieu of thebase 104. - As best shown in
FIGS. 8 and 9 , thepost 102 includes at least one, and preferably four vertically extendingslots 106 which extend from the top of thepost 102 and towards its bottom. Eachslot 106, furthermore, is open to atrapezoidal channel 107 having cross-sectional area greater than theslot 106. Preferably asingle slot 106, andchannel 107 are formed on each side of thepost 102. - An
elongated arm 108 includes alock member 110 attached to one end of thearm 108. Thelock member 110 is also trapezoidal in shape and dimensioned so that it is slidably received within one of thechannels 107 while the 108 extends outwardly through theslot 106. Furthermore, as shown inFIG. 1 , the vertical position of thearm 108 may be adjusted from the position shown in solid line and to the position shown in phantom line by merely sliding thelock member 110 in its associatedchannel 107. - With reference now to
FIGS. 10 and 11 , the lockingarm 108 will naturally lock itself to thepost 102 in its vertically adjusted position by the weight of thearm 108 causing thelock member 110 to wedge within its receivingchannel 107. However, in order to more firmly engage the lock member with the post, a spring loadeddetent 112 is preferably mounted in thelock member 110. Thedetent 112 urges thelock member 110 against the post thus providing a firm, but releasable, lock between thelock member 110 and thepost 102. - From the foregoing, it can be seen that the present invention provides a simple and yet effective basketball training device to teach and improve dribbling skills, ball control, and footwork. Having described our invention, however, many modifications thereto will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which it pertains without deviation from the spirit of the invention as defined by the scope of the appended claims.
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1. A basketball training device comprising:
at least one elongated and vertically extending post, said post having at least two longitudinally spaced openings,
at least one elongated arm having one end insertable into one of said spaced openings so that said arm is removably attached to and extends horizontally outwardly from said post.
2. The device defined in claim 1 wherein said post further comprises:
an elongated tube having at least two longitudinally spaced openings,
an elongated inner member slidably mounted inside said tube, said inner member having at least two longitudinally spaced openings which register with said openings in said tube at a predetermined longitudinal position of said inner member relative to said tube,
a spring operatively positioned between said outer tube and said inner member, said spring urging said inner member to a position longitudinally offset from said predetermined position so that, upon insertion of said arm into said openings in both said tube and said inner member, said spring urges said inner member against said arm and compressibly secures said arm to said post.
3. The device defined in claim 2 wherein said inner member comprises a tube.
4. The device defined in claim 3 wherein both said tube and said inner member are rectangular in cross-sectional shape.
5. The device defined in claim 2 wherein an upper end of said inner member protrudes outwardly from an upper end of said tube.
6. The device defined in claim 1 and comprising at least three legs attached to a lower end of said post, said legs holding said post in a vertical position while said legs engage a ground supporting surface.
7. The device defined in claim 6 wherein said legs are pivotally mounted to said post and movable between an operable position in which said legs extend outwardly from said post, and a storage position in which said legs fold against said post.
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