Basketball Training Article

Abstract

A Basketball Training Article is provided and includes a hoop shelf having a shelf top, a shelf bottom, a shelf front and a shelf rear. The Basketball Training Article further includes a first gusset and a second gusset, wherein the first gusset and the second gusset are located securely associated with the shelf bottom to be located proximate the shelf rear, wherein the first gusset and the second gusset are configured to define a gusset cavity located between the first gusset and the second gusset.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A Basketball Training Article, comprising:
 a hoop shelf having a shelf top, a shelf bottom, a shelf front and a shelf rear;   a first gusset; and   a second gusset, wherein the first gusset and the second gusset are located securely associated with the shelf bottom to be located proximate the shelf rear, wherein the first gusset and the second gusset are configured to define a gusset cavity located between the first gusset and the second gusset.   
     
     
         2 . The Basketball Training Article of  claim 1 , wherein first gusset includes a first gusset top plate, a first gusset bottom plate and a first gusset rear plate. 
     
     
         3 . The Basketball Training Article of  claim 1 , wherein second gusset includes a second gusset top plate, a second gusset bottom plate and a second gusset rear plate. 
     
     
         4 . The Basketball Training Article of  claim 1 , wherein the Basketball Training Article defines a handle cavity having a threaded portion, wherein the threaded portion is configured to threadingly engage with a threaded portion of a common broom/mop handle. 
     
     
         5 . The Basketball Training Article of  claim 1 , wherein the hoop shelf defines a shelf cavity which extends inwardly from the shelf front toward the shelf rear. 
     
     
         6 . The Basketball Training Article of  claim 5 , wherein the shelf cavity is shaped like a half circle. 
     
     
         7 . The Basketball Training Article of  claim 5 , wherein the shelf cavity has a shelf cavity circumference which ranges between approximately 18 inches and approximately 18.25 inches. 
     
     
         8 . The Basketball Training Article of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a hoop shelf dampening structure, a first gusset dampening structure and a second gusset dampening structure. 
     
     
         9 . The Basketball Training Article of  claim 5 , wherein the Basketball Training Article is configured to associate with a basketball hoop having a basketball hoop rim and a basketball hoop mounting structure, wherein when the Basketball Training Article is associated with the basketball hoop the basketball hoop rim is disposed within the shelf cavity and the basketball hoop mounting structure is disposed within the gusset cavity. 
     
     
         10 . The Basketball Training Article of  claim 9 , wherein the hoop shelf includes a shelf width which is sized to extend beyond the sides of the basketball hoop rim. 
     
     
         11 . A Basketball Hoop, comprising:
 a basketball hoop rim and a basketball hoop mounting structure; and   a Basketball Training Article, wherein the Basketball Training Article includes,
 a hoop shelf having a shelf top, a shelf bottom, a shelf front and a shelf rear, wherein the hoop shelf defines a shelf cavity; 
 a first gusset; and 
 a second gusset, wherein the first gusset and the second gusset are located securely associated with the shelf bottom to be located proximate the shelf rear, wherein the first gusset and the second gusset are configured to define a gusset cavity located between the first gusset and the second gusset. 
   
     
     
         12 . The Basketball Hoop of  claim 11 , wherein the Basketball Training Article is configured to associate with the Basketball Hoop, wherein when the Basketball Training Article is associated with the Basketball Hoop the basketball hoop rim is disposed within the shelf cavity and the basketball hoop mounting structure is disposed within the gusset cavity 
     
     
         13 . The Basketball Hoop of  claim 11 , wherein the Basketball Training Article defines a handle cavity having a threaded portion, wherein the threaded portion is configured to threadingly engage with a threaded portion of a common broom/mop handle. 
     
     
         14 . The Basketball Training Article of  claim 11 , wherein the shelf cavity extends inwardly from the shelf front toward the shelf rear. 
     
     
         15 . The Basketball Training Article of  claim 11 , wherein the shelf cavity is shaped like a half circle and has a shelf cavity circumference which ranges between approximately 18 inches and approximately 18.25 inches. 
     
     
         16 . A Basketball Backboard, comprising:
 a backboard front, a backboard top, a backboard bottom and a backboard rear; and
 a Basketball Training Article, wherein the Basketball Training Article includes,
 a hoop shelf having a shelf top, a shelf bottom, a shelf front and a shelf rear, wherein the hoop shelf defines a shelf cavity; 
 
 a first gusset; and 
 a second gusset, wherein the first gusset and the second gusset are located securely associated with the shelf bottom to be located proximate the shelf rear, wherein the first gusset and the second gusset are configured to define a gusset cavity located between the first gusset and the second gusset. 
   
     
     
         17 . The Basketball Backboard of  claim 16 , wherein the Basketball Training Article is configured to associate with a Basketball Hoop having a basketball hoop rim and a basketball hoop mounting structure, wherein when the Basketball Training Article is associated with the Basketball Hoop the basketball hoop rim is disposed within the shelf cavity and the basketball hoop mounting structure is disposed within the gusset cavity 
     
     
         18 . The Basketball Backboard of  claim 16 , wherein the Basketball Training Article defines a handle cavity having a threaded portion, wherein the threaded portion is configured to threadingly engage with a threaded portion of a common broom/mop handle. 
     
     
         19 . The Basketball Backboard of  claim 16 , wherein the shelf cavity extends inwardly from the shelf front toward the shelf rear. 
     
     
         20 . The Basketball Backboard of  claim 16 , wherein the shelf cavity is shaped like a half circle and has a shelf cavity circumference which ranges between approximately 18 inches and approximately 18.25 inches.