Patent ID: 7942763

Claim:
A basketball rim targeting device assembly, comprising: a basketball rim comprising a substantially circular opening having an upper edge, a lower edge, and a plurality of eyelets; a basketball net attached to the plurality of eyelets; and a visual targeting device connected to the basketball rim, the visual targeting device including, an elastic suspension cord having a connector on each end thereof, each connector being attached to an eyelet of the basketball rim; a target object connected to the suspension cord and positioned such that the center of the target object is substantially centered in the rim and within the region defined by the net; whereby the elastic suspension cord of the visual targeting device is substantially below a horizontal plane defined by the upper edge of the basketball rim to minimize interference of the visual targeting device with a basketball's trajectory until after the basketball has entered the rim, the suspension cord having sufficient length such that the suspension cord spans the diameter of the rim, the suspension cord being elastic such that a basketball can pass through the rim by stretching the suspension cord; wherein the center of the target object is suspended below the suspension cord and the basketball rim; and wherein the suspension comprises a vertical component.