FREE THROW
The recreational area integrates interactive basketball courts with scoring sensors and amenities like billiards and outdoor terraces to address the lack of engagement in existing facilities, offering an enhanced user experience.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- FR · FR
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ROUSSEAU PATRICK RONY
- Filing Date
- 2021-12-03
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-05
AI Technical Summary
Existing recreational sports facilities lack integrated technology for engaging and interactive basketball practice, scoring, and social interaction, limiting user engagement and enjoyment.
A recreational area with half-court basketball courts equipped with parquet flooring, scoring sensors, adjustable goals, and interactive features like scoring displays, tablets, and rest areas with comfortable seating and partitions, along with additional amenities such as billiards and outdoor terraces, enhancing user experience.
Enhances user engagement through interactive basketball practice, scoring, and social interaction, providing a comprehensive and enjoyable sports entertainment experience.
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Abstract
Description
Title of the invention: FREE THROW
[0001] The innovation relates to the field of sports entertainment, which uses technology for entertainment. A recreational area with half-court basketball courts and, more specifically, a playing area specifically designed for practicing shots, accessible to all.
[0002] The playing area includes half-court basketballs with parquet flooring and scoring sensors to record player presence. There is a ball rack for children and adults, and an adjustable goal with a scoreboard, timer, and audible alert. The half-courts will be separated by netting, and the walls will be fitted with soft protective panels.
[0003] The rest area, also called the relaxation area, is separated from the games area by partitions and glass doors. Scoring display screens are installed to monitor the games. The rest area will be defined and furnished with soft, flexible flooring, sofas, armchairs, coffee tables, and scoring tablets connected to the half-courts, as well as booking kiosks located at reception.
[0004] Behind, a gaming area, billiards, HD screens, notice boards, a fast food bar service, and the provision of lockers and changing rooms.
[0005] Outdoor terrace equipped and furnished with a concrete floor covering, tables, chairs, armchairs, plants, and parasols.
[0006] In the drawings that illustrate the innovation,
[0007] [Fig. 1 A] represents a perspective view of the concept.
[0008] [Fig.1B] represents an overview of the concept.
[0009] [Fig.2] represents a cross-sectional view of the present innovation.
[0010] [Fig.3] represents a bird's-eye view similar to [Fig.2] of the present innovation.
[0011] [Fig.4A] represents a view of a diagram of point detectors recording presences on the ground.
[0012] [Fig.4B] represents a diagram of point zones awarded to the shooter according to his positioning, once the attempt is successful.
[0013] [Fig.5] represents a view of the resting area.
[0014] Referring to the drawings, more particularly [Fig.2] and [Fig.3] represent the different elements of the concept, specific to the practice of stopped shots which reveal the innovation.
[0015] The playing area with its half-courts covered with parquet flooring 1. Their point detectors recording presence. Adjustable goals with scoring displays and audible alert 2. Ball racks 3. The half-courts are separated by a net 4. The walls equipped with flexible protective tiles 5.
[0016] Referring to the drawing in [Fig.5], the rest area is separated from the playing area by its partitions 13 and glass doors 12. Scoring display screens 11. A space furnished with armchairs 6, sofas 7, coffee tables 8, and scoring tablets 9.
Claims
Demands
1. Concept of basketball half-courts specific to shooting practice characterized in that it includes, on the ground, locations for point detectors recording the presence (1)