Anthony V Devine

US Patent:

8277340, Oct 2, 2012

Filed:

May 18, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/782695

Inventors:

Anthony Devine - Bristol PA, US

International Classification:

A63B 69/00

US Classification:

473447, 473422

Abstract:

A basketball training device that mimics an opposing player during practice. The training device has a weighted base set on caster wheels. A vertical support extends upwardly from the base. A slide structure moves up and down on the vertical support between a high position and a low position. A blocking form is coupled to the slide structure. The blocking form moves with the slide structure. Consequently, the blocking form can move up and down. An elongated control rod attaches to the wheeled base. The control rod is used by a coach to push and pull the training device along the basketball court during play. In this manner, a coach can adjust the position of the blocking form to better mimic the movements of a real opposing player.