Patent ID: 9227125
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A basketball return apparatus comprising: a frame, an attachment section, one or more flaps, and a basketball return mechanism; the frame comprising an upper portion and a lower portion; the attachment section, which is no smaller than a basketball hoop, is connected to the upper portion of the frame, and is configured to attach to a basketball hoop at any angle relative to the basketball backboard to which the basketball hoop is attached; the one or more flaps are connected to the attachment section and positioned around the attachment section; the one or more flaps are configured to tilt downwardly and inwardly towards the attachment section; the one or more flaps are flexible to catch and absorb the momentum of an incoming basketball and direct the basketball towards the attachment section; wherein the one or more flaps are configured to be disconnected from the attachment section; and the basketball return mechanism which is attached to the frame, comprising a chute, which slops downwardly and away from the attachment section and is positioned below the basketball hoop, that directs a basketball passing through the basketball hoop towards a desired direction and wherein the basketball return apparatus is configured to be attached to or detached from a basketball hoop by one person standing on the ground and without altering the height of the basketball hoop.