Patent ID: 6773365
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A basketball rebounding practice device comprising:a) A support member that can removably attached onto a rim of a basketball hoop; and b) one or more arm members attached to the support member; wherein each of the arm members comprises a beam having a first end attached to the support member and a second end extending beyond the circumference of the rim by a predetermined length, and a string attached to the beam and hanging off the second end of the beam, wherein the string is capable of being attached at its hanging end to a basketball, wherein each of the arm members further comprises a cable winch attached to the beam for adjusting the handing distance of the string, wherein the cable winch comprises a first wall, a second wall, a winch pulley, a first wheel, and a second wheel, wherein the winch pulley is rotationally attached between the first wall and the second wall, wherein the first wheel is fixed to the winch pulley so that rotating the first wheel rotates the winch pulley, wherein the second wheel is attached to the winch pulley so that rotating the second wheel in one direction locks the winch pulley and rotating the second wheel in the other direction unlocks the winch pulley, and wherein the first wall and the second wall are attached to the beam of the arm member.