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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1992
Filed:
May. 31, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas E Sanders, Stamford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
273 / ; 273 / ; 273 572 ;
Abstract
A training device which is capable of following the lateral movements of an athlete, such as a basketball player, and blocking the player's shots while the player is trying to shoot or pass. The device includes a carriage with at least one wheel. A projection extends from the carriage and terminates in a blocking screen. The carriage is attached at one side to an extension pole which is attached to the backboard support pole. The other side of the carriage is attached to the player by a cord, preferably elastic. When the player moves, the carriage follows the player's lateral movements and blocks the player's attempts to shoot or pass the basketball.