Patent ID: 7713149
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A basketball aiming system for use with a basketball backboard having a pair of opposite sides and a basketball hoop located centrally between said opposite sides, said system comprising: a first target region visible on a first side of said basketball hoop and a second target region visible on a second side of said basketball hoop; said first and second target regions diverging away from each other and extending above said basketball hoop; said first and second target regions respectively extending vertically upwardly and horizontally outwardly toward said opposite sides of said basketball backboard, such that each target region increases in vertical height as viewed from a central portion of said backboard moving horizontally outwardly from said basketball hoop towards said sides of said backboard; and said first and second target regions defining a horizontal and a vertical range of an aiming target within which a successful bank shot can be made.