Baby Ball
A miniature basketball, enclosed in a harness, is connected by a cord string to a belt that encircles a baby's waist. A miniature backboard set has nets that are closed at the bottom. The baby shoots the ball into the nets and retrieves it with the cord string. The baby dribbles the ball, and when it gets away from him/her, retrieves it by the same process.
The twenty-first century is the century of the child. Early childhood development has taken firm root in our culture. Children are no longer regarded, by the knowledgeable, as unformed intellects that should be seen and not heard, but as brand new intellects that must be nurtured and developed. And are capable of being nurtured and developed from embryo forward. Baby Ball is in tune with the times.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONBaby Ball will entertain and educate baby. It will teach baby how to make a basket, dribble a basketball, and retrieve the ball. It will develop his/her motor skills, hand to eye coordination, and nurture their spirit of independence.
Baby Ball consists of an inflated rubber basketball three inches in diameter
The inflated basketball is inside the harness. One end of the cord string is tied to the harness. The belt is secured around the baby's waist. The free end of the cord is tied to the belt.
Claims
1. A basketball training apparatus for babies comprising:
- a miniature inflated rubber basketball
- a cord string tether that connects the harness and belt
- a miniature plastic backboard set with cord string nets that are closed at the bottom; a toy that entertains, and teaches a baby how to make a basket, how to dribble and how to retrieve the ball.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 8, 2013
Publication Date: May 14, 2015
Inventor: Houston Muhammad (Winter Park, FL)
Application Number: 13/998,550
International Classification: A63B 69/00 (20060101); A63B 63/08 (20060101);