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WO2006115685A1
WO2006115685A1 PCT/US2006/011706 US2006011706W WO2006115685A1 WO 2006115685 A1 WO2006115685 A1 WO 2006115685A1 US 2006011706 W US2006011706 W US 2006011706W WO 2006115685 A1 WO2006115685 A1 WO 2006115685A1
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Louis Hohl
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/0071—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for basketball

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  • the present invention relates to a basketball shooting aid and more particularly to a basketball shooting visor having a short bill.
  • the present invention relates to a basketball shooting aid that is economical and has a basketball shooting short-billed visor preferably having a moisture absorbing headband component.
  • the present invention is a physiological and fashion friendly approach to shooting a basketball with higher arc, greater focus and quicker alignment at the basket while at practice or in actual competition.
  • the user of the present invention is instructed to put on the invented visor with the short-billed visor worn right above the eyes and to picture in his or her mind the basketball shot being released from above their heads in a rainbow pattern while exclusively focusing on the basket and fully extending their arms and whipping their wrists at the basket target for proper release.
  • the sight of the basket can be blurred due to the movement of the ball and the pace of the game, although with timing and concentration on the basket, a player can score baskets with a quick stop. This is why a natural feel and alignment with the basket is necessary.
  • the invented visor trains a person shooting the basketball to feel for the right amount of arc and applied force to shoot the ball at variable distances from the basket, helping the shooter to develop crucial hand-eye coordination.
  • a basketball shooting visor comprising a headband and a bill attached to the headband.
  • the bill has a central radial axis substantially in the center of the bill which intersects the outer perimeter of the bill at a first point.
  • the distance measured along the underside of the bill from the person's forehead along the central radial axis to the first point is 25-64 mm.
  • the visor preferably has a stripe on the underside of the bill extending along the central radial axis.
  • Fig. 1 is a front-left-top perspective view of a basketball shooting visor according to the invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the visor of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 is a right side elevational view of the visor of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the visor of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the visor of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view taken along line 6-6 of Fig. 5.
  • a basketball shooting visor 10 having a headband 12 attached to a bill 14.
  • the headband 12 is preferably stretchable, elastic and moisture-absorbing fabric, preferably knit fabric, preferably tubular (see Fig. 6 where the tube is shown in the cross section) as known in the art or formed as a toroid or doughnut- shaped.
  • Headband 12 can be an elastic (so that one size can fit all) headband as known in the art made from fabric, such as knit fabric.
  • Headband 12 is attached via stitching 16, 18, 20 to bill 14.
  • Bill 14 is preferably made of a conventional plastic sheet or substrate covered by fabric.
  • Bill 14 is preferably flexible and resilient in a conventional manner.
  • a stripe 22 in the center or substantially in the center of the bill and extending along the bill along a central radial axis or radius or radial line 30 from the center of the substantially circular headband is a stripe 22, preferably 2-10, more preferably 4-9, more preferably 5-9, more preferably 6-8, more preferably about 7, mm wide, in a visually distinct or contrasting color (such as white stripe 22 when bill 14 is black or yellow stripe 22 when bill 14 is dark blue, etc.).
  • stripe 22 is painted on or sewn on or applied or provided by other means known in the art.
  • Stripe 22 on the underside 52 of the bill is an index finger alignment line which can be a brightly colored or white stripe which is centered and acts or identifies an imaginary vertical line corresponding to the center of the person's body for the purpose of aligning the index finger of the basketball shooter's shooting hand to the imaginary or visualized alignment line between the shooter and the basket when shooting a basketball.
  • the shooter will peripherally see the stripe 22 and will align the index finger of his shooting hand with that stripe to more properly align his shot with the basket.
  • bill 14 has a central radial axis indicated by line 30 substantially in the center of bill 14 which intersects the outer perimeter of bill 14 at point 31.
  • the bill projects 25-64, more preferably 27-62, more preferably 30-60, more preferably 32-59, more preferably 34-58, more preferably 36-57, more preferably 38-56, more preferably 40-55, more preferably 41-55, more preferably 42-54, more preferably 43-54, more preferably 44-53, more preferably 45-52, more preferably 46- 52, more preferably 47-52, more preferably 48-51, more preferably 49-51 , more preferably 50-51 , mm, from the wearer's forehead (a) when measured on the underside of the bill along radial line 30 from the wearer's forehead to the outer perimeter of the bill indicated at point 31 , and (b) when measured on the underside of the bill along radial line 32 from the wearer's forehead to the outer perimeter of the bill indicated at point 33, and (c) when measured on the underside of the bill along radial line 34 from the wearer's forehead to the outer perimeter of the bill indicated at
  • the distances When measured on the underside of the bill along radial line 38 from the wearer's forehead to the outer perimeter of the bill indicated at point 39, the distances are 93% of the distances set forth above for radial line 30, rounded to the nearest whole mm. When measured on the underside of the bill along radial line 40 from the wearer's forehead to the outer perimeter of the bill indicated at point 41 , the distances are 80% of the distances set forth above for radial line 30, rounded to the nearest whole mm.
  • the distance along the curve or outer perimeter of the bill from point 31 to point 33 is 25 mm; the distance along the curve or outer perimeter of the bill from point 31 to point 35 is 38 mm; the distance along the curve or outer perimeter of the bill from point 31 to point 37 is 51 mm; the distance along the curve or outer perimeter of the bill from point 31 to point 39 is 64 mm; and the distance along the curve or outer perimeter of the bill from point 31 to point 41 is 76 mm.
  • Radial lines 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 are radial lines from the center of the circular headband as shown in Fig. 5 and are substantially in the plane defined by the underside 52 of the bill and by the bottom edge 50 of headband 12 (see Figs. 3 and 6).
  • the wearer's forehead is shown schematically at 28 and the distance from the wearer's forehead to the outer perimeter of the bill is the distance from point 29 to point 31. This may be influenced by how tight the headband is on the head.
  • Fig. 6 also illustrates the distance measured along the underside of the bill from the person's forehead along the central radial axis to the outer perimeter of the bill; this distance is from point 29 to point 31. Distances along other radial lines are measured in a corresponding fashion.
  • the purpose of the short bill 14 is to prevent the basketball shooter from seeing the flight of the basketball during the period of time after he releases the ball and while it traverses almost all of its arc to the basket. Preferably he will only regain sight of the basketball when it is about 0.3-0.5 m above the rim or about to hit the rim at the end of its downward arc.
  • the purpose is to force the basketball shooter to look at the basket and concentrate on the basket while he is shooting and not be distracted by watching the flight or arc of the basketball. Preferably the shooter will feel the shot and not watch the shot.
  • the invented visor is worn in the normal way with the bill over the eyes, but preferably worn a little lower over the eyes than might otherwise be the case, to help obscure the flight of the basketball.
  • the preferred lengths of the bill have been selected because, as the bill exceeds the preferred lengths, there is more of a tendency for the shooter to hit the bill with his hand or arm or the basketball as he shoots; as the bill is shorter than the preferred lengths, there is more likelihood that insufficient blocking of the visual flight path of the basketball will be provided.
  • Another benefit of the invented visor is that, during an actual basketball game, the player can turn the visor around on his head so the bill is in the back; then it can function as a conventional sweatband.
  • the visor is used by a basketball shooter by being worn on his head somewhat low over his eyes while he practices shooting a basketball at a basketball basket.
  • the benefits are as described above.

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Abstract

L’invention se rapporte à une visière de tir au basket-ball (10) ayant une visière courte (14) pour aider le shooteur à s’entraîner en empêchant ses yeux de suivre le trajet de son ballon vers le panier. Une bande (22) est disposée sur la paroi inférieure de la visière (14) pour aider le shooteur à aligner l’index de sa main de tir avec le panier.
PCT/US2006/011706 2005-04-25 2006-03-31 Visiere de tir au basket-ball Ceased WO2006115685A1 (fr)

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US10/908,017 2005-04-25
US10/908,017 US20060240915A1 (en) 2005-04-25 2005-04-25 Basketball Shooting Visor

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US2994090A (en) * 1957-10-30 1961-08-01 Ostwald Adolph Sweatband
US4393519A (en) * 1981-03-16 1983-07-19 Nicastro Norman J Combination visor and sweatband
US5413346A (en) * 1993-03-29 1995-05-09 Hedlund; George Dominant eye sight training apparatus
US6567991B1 (en) * 2000-12-11 2003-05-27 Nicholas J. C. Holslag Perspiration control device having perspiration directing seal strip

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