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Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2004
Applicant:

Thomas R. Kershaw, Cape Coral, FL (US);

Inventor:

Thomas R. Kershaw, Cape Coral, FL (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 69/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A basketball return device is formed of an injection molded device which is formed as a resilient deflector including a spine extending the length of the device. The spine has a pair of upper and lower wings which are located behind a net suspended from a hoop rim. The spine is flattened throughout its downward length and has intermittent elongated openings therein to enhance its torque and stability with regard to elasticity. The spine has attached thereto upper and lower lateral wings. The surface of each of the wings exhibit a flat surface directed toward a player. Extending surfaces of each of the wings are slanted inwardly from an edge thereof to improve the quality of the return of a ball being thrown.


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Kershaw, Thomas. (2006). Basketball return device (U.S. Patent No. 7008337). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7008337

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