Patent ID: 7927237
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A basketball return machine, comprising: a. a base platform transportable along a playing surface; b. a basketball goal mounted to said base platform; c. a basketball collector connected to said base platform and located beneath said basketball goal to receive basketballs shot toward the basketball goal; d. a motorized projecting device mounted to said base platform and positioned to receive basketballs from said basketball collector and deliver them toward at least one delivery location on the playing surface, thereby enabling practice shots from such location without requiring a shooter to retrieve shot basketballs; e. an escapement positioned between said basketball collector and said projection device for dispensing received basketballs into said projecting device; and f. a yoke coupled to said basketball collector and configured to direct received basketballs into said escapement, said yoke being supported by an upwardly extending mast that is connected to said base platform.