Patents Assigned to Aubrey J. Owen, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5480139
    Abstract: A basketball hoop assembly for improving the shooting accuracy of a basketball player, includes a basketball frame support for attachment to a basketball backboard; and a plurality of interchangeable basketball hoops, each having a different diameter, from a regulation hoop diameter of eighteen inches to one or more smaller diameters, each of the hoops having a bracket fixedly secured thereto and adapted to securely engage its respective hoop to the frame support such that a center point of each of said hoops is equidistant from the backboard when any one of the hoops is engaged with the frame support means. A hoop support and breakaway mechanism is pivotally secured to a first axle to permit the hoop assembly to pivot downwardly under a predetermined load, the breakaway mechanism including a spring loaded quick release mechanism for releasably capturing the mounting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Aubrey J. Owen, Jr.
    Inventors: Aubrey J. Owen, Jr., Henry E. St. Louis, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5308059
    Abstract: A basketball hoop assembly for improving a basketball shooter's accuracy in shooting a basketball. The assembly includes a frame support which is attachable to a backboard. A plurality of different diameter hoops beginning with the largest or "regulation" diameter, and stepping smaller in diameter each have their own bracket for mating with the frame support. The smaller diameter hoops have longer frames so that the horizontal distance between the center of each hoop and the backboard, is equal for all the different hoops of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Aubrey J. Owen, Jr.
    Inventors: Aubrey J. Owen, Jr., Henry E. St. Louis, Jr.