Portable basketball shooting practice device

Abstract

A portable basketball shooting practice device includes an upper and a lower cover pivotally connected and openably closed to each other; a backboard connected to an inner side of the upper cover, and provided at a central position with a pivotal connecting unit, to which a rim is pivotally turnably connected; a folding support skeleton consisting of a plurality of sections serially connected via link plates, and having an innermost section fixedly connected to an inner side of the lower cover; and a net apron spread on and fixed to a top of the support skeleton with two upward extended lateral sides connected to two lateral edges of the backboard. With the foldable support skeleton and pivotally turnable rim, the whole basketball shooting practice device can be easily folded and received in the closed upper and lower covers, and be conveniently carried for use at different places.

1 . A portable basketball shooting practice device, comprising:
 an upper cover;   a lower cover being pivotally turnably connected at one side to said upper cover, and being openably closed to said upper cover via a closing member provided at a joint of said upper and said lower cover;   a backboard being fixed to an inner side of said upper cover, and being provided at a central position with a pivotal connecting unit, to which a rim is pivotally turnably connected;   a support skeleton consisting of a plurality of sections, which are serially connected via link plates to enable folding or extending of said support skeleton at said link plates, and at least an innermost one of said sections being fixedly connected to an inner side of said lower cover; and   a net apron being spread on and fixed to a top of said support skeleton with two upward extended lateral sides fixed to two lateral edges of said backboard.   
   
   
       2 . The portable basketball shooting practice device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said upper cover is provided at one side with a handle. 
   
   
       3 . The portable basketball shooting practice device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said upper cover is provided on the inner side at corners with a locating unit each. 
   
   
       4 . The portable basketball shooting practice device as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said locating unit consists of a hook tape and a loop tape. 
   
   
       5 . The portable basketball shooting practice device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said lower cover is provided at one side with a handle. 
   
   
       6 . The portable basketball shooting practice device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said closing member is a zipper. 
   
   
       7 . The portable basketball shooting practice device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said closing member is a fastener. 
   
   
       8 . The portable basketball shooting practice device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a net hung from said rim. 
   
   
       9 . The portable basketball shooting practice device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a sensing element mounted on said pivotal connecting unit to locate below said rim.