Patent ID: 6458050
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A basketball shooting aid device attachable to a basketball rim for improving the shooting of a player, the basketball shooting aid comprising:a clamp configured and adapted to attach to a basketball rim, the clamp having a surface which contacts the basketball rim and an exterior surface; a substantially straight elongated member having first and second ends, the elongated member extending from the clamp such that its second end is located at a point distal from the clamp; and a target member adjacent or at the second end of the elongated member to form a target for the player to aim and attempt to strike with the basketball, wherein the elongated member is configured and adapted such that it (a) deflects when the target member is struck by the basketball so that the target member moves without substantially altering the trajectory of the basketball and (b) returns the target member to its original position after it has been deflected by the game piece.