Basketball training device

Abstract

A basketball training device including a wheeled dolly with a pair of guide rails extending upwardly from its opposite sides. The guide rails are generally U-shaped in cross-section and open outwardly from the center of the dolly. Slidably positioned within the guide rails is a pair of elongated side members, the upper ends of which carry a transparent panel. Apertures in the guide rails and side members may be axially aligned to admit locking pins so that the height of the panel above the dolly can be adjusted by a user. A user practices the game of basketball by shooting baskets over the transparent panel. In time, the user learns to put the correct arch on his shots.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A basketball training device, comprising: 
 a wheeled dolly having a pair of guide rails extending upwardly therefrom, each of said guide rails being hollow and having a first transverse aperture penetrating such; and,    a movable barrier including: 
 a frame having a pair of elongated side members with upper and lower ends, said lower ends being slidably positioned within said guide rails, each of said side members having a plurality of second transverse apertures adapted for selective alignment with said first transverse aperture in one of said guide rails;  
 a transparent panel being secured between said upper ends of said elongated side members; and,  
 a pair of locking pins each being adapted for positioning within one pair of axially aligned first and second transverse apertures so as to fix the height of said transparent panel above said wheeled dolly.  
   
     
     
         2 . A basketball training device, comprising: 
 a wheeled dolly having a pair of guide rails extending upwardly therefrom, each of said guide rails being hollow and having a first transverse aperture penetrating such, each of said guide rails also having a longitudinal slot remote from said first transverse aperture; and,    a movable barrier including: 
 a frame having a pair of elongated side members with upper and lower ends, said lower ends being slidably positioned within said guide rails, each of said side members having a plurality of second transverse apertures adapted for selective alignment with said first transverse aperture in one of said guide rails;  
 a pair of handles each being secured to a respective one of said elongated side members and being adapted for sliding movement within one said longitudinal slot;  
 a transparent plastic panel being secured between said upper ends of said elongated side members; and,  
 a pair of locking pins each being adapted for positioning within one pair of axially aligned first and second transverse apertures so as to fix the height of said transparent plastic panel above said wheeled dolly.  
   
     
     
         3 . A basketball training device, comprising: 
 a dolly having casters for movement and having a pair of guide rails extending upwardly therefrom, each of said guide rails being hollow and each of said guide rails also having a longitudinal slot,    a movable barrier including: 
 a frame having a pair of elongated side members with upper and lower ends, said elongated side members being connected at their respective upper ends and midpoints by a pair of cross members, said lower ends of said elongated side members being slidably positioned within said guide rails;  
 a pair of handles each being secured to said lower end of a respective one of said elongated side members and being adapted for sliding movement within one said longitudinal slot;  
 a transparent plastic panel being secured within the space bounded by said elongated side members and said cross members; and,  
 means for selectively locking said elongated side members to said guide rails so as to selectively fix the height of said transparent plastic panel above said wheeled dolly.