Patent ID: 6761649
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A ball return apparatus for use with a convention basketball hoop and backboard comprising:a frame assembly, said frame assembly having a plurality of vertical support members, said frame assembly having a plurality of horizontal support members; said netting assembly forming a plurality of walls between said horizontal and said vertical support members of said framing assembly; a ball return assembly positioned interior to said netting assembly, said ball return assembly being for returning a ball to a user; wherein said frame assembly further comprises a first wall, said first wall having a top horizontal support member and a bottom horizontal support member, said first wall having a pair of vertical support members extending between said top and bottom horizontal support members such that said first wall is substantially rectangular; wherein said netting assembly further comprises a first screen member, said first screen member being coupled to said first wall, said first screen member being for directing a basketball toward a user; and wherein said netting assembly further comprises a first slot having a longitudinal axis, said first slot being positioned adjacent to said top horizontal support member, said first slot being for selectively receiving a rim and net of a basketball hoop.