U.S. patent number 3,640,532 [Application Number 05/008,618] was granted by the patent office on 1972-02-08 for hand device for basketball players.
Invention is credited to William W. Bauer.
United States Patent |
3,640,532 |
Bauer |
February 8, 1972 |
HAND DEVICE FOR BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Abstract
A teaching device for the game of basketball. An elongated
flexible tube is secured to the palm of a player's hand by means of
an elastic loop which extends from each end of the tube around the
back of the hand of the player. A plurality of auxiliary elastic
straps are equally spaced apart along the tube and secured thereto.
Each auxiliary strap extends between the fingers of the player's
hand to keep them separated.
Inventors: |
Bauer; William W. (Oceanside,
OR) |
Family
ID: |
21732640 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/008,618 |
Filed: |
February 4, 1970 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
473/450; 482/44;
482/48; 601/40 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B
69/0071 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A63B
69/00 (20060101); A63b 069/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;273/1.5A,54B,84
;272/67,68 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Pinkham; Richard C.
Assistant Examiner: Shapiro; Paul E.
Claims
What I now claim is:
1. A teaching device for the sport of basketball, comprising in
combination, an elongated flexible tube member, a continuous
elastic band carried by said tube and forming therewith a loop
adapted to receive the hand of a basketball player; and auxiliary
elastic straps carried by said tube at spaced points along its
length, extending into the space defined by said loop, providing
spacing means for the fingers of the hand of a user when placed
into the loop.
2. The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein said elastic
band extends from each end of said tube.
3. The combination as set forth in claim 2, wherein said auxiliary
elastic straps are equally spaced apart and secured at one end to
said tube and at the other end are bent and secured fixedly to said
elastic band.
4. The combination according to claim 3, wherein said auxiliary
elastic straps extend between said fingers of the user's hand and
encroach the web portion between said fingers of said hand thus
aiding and rendering said tube device as an auxiliary component of
said elastic band extending over the back of said hand of said user
and said tubular device member provides spacer means between the
palm of the user's hand and the outer surface of the basketball to
allow for training the individual using said device to keep the
basketball away from said palm of said hand.
Description
This invention relates to teaching aids, and more particularly to a
hand device for teaching one how to control a basketball.
It is therefore the primary purpose of this invention to provide a
hand device for keeping the beginner's fingers spread apart when
handling the basketball.
Another object of this invention is to provide a device of the type
described which will have a plastic tubular member which will
prevent the basketball from touching the palm of the user's
hand.
A further object of this invention is to provide a hand device
which will have elastic strap means for rendering device stationary
on the user's hand and the device will also include a plurality of
spaced-apart flexible members which will extend between the fingers
of the hand in order to maintain them in a spread apart condition
for proper handling of the basketball.
Other objects of the present invention are to provide a hand device
for basketball players which is simple in design, inexpensive to
manufacture, rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient in
operation.
These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of the
following specification and the accompanying drawing wherein:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention shown secured
to a hand; and
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the invention shown removed from
the user's hand.
According to this invention, a hand device 10 for aiding in
teaching the handling of a basketball, is shown to include a
flexible plastic tube 11 from which extends at each end a
continuous elastic band 12 for a purpose which hereinafter will be
described.
A plurality of equally spaced apart auxiliary elastic strips are
secured to tube 11 at one end and are secured to band 12 at the
other end, the plurality of auxiliary elastic strips 13 extend over
the top and bottom of the hand 16 and are positioned between the
fingers 17 in order to keep them spaced apart for proper ball
handling.
The tube 11 is positioned against the palm 18 of hand 16 and the
elastic strap 12 extends over the back of the hand and thus secures
device 10 in place upon the hand 16.
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