Patent ID: 6224503
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A portable basketball retrieval and automatic return device for use on a playing surface, comprising:a normally-stationary portable platform for disposition on the playing surface;a substantially closed housing mounted to rotate on the platform and having a first opening facing generally upwardly for receiving successive basketballs therethrough, and a second opening facing generally outward from a side of the housing for the ejection of the successive basketballs in a trajectory over the playing surface;means enclosed within the housing for diverting outwardly through the second opening the successive basketballs received through the first opening including a catapult arm mounted to pivot between a first cocked position and a second released position, and a rotatable cam operatively engaged to the catapult arm to cause the arm to pivot between the first cocked position and the second released position.