Basketball Training System

Abstract

The disclosed basketball training system, also known as the Slasher, is the only product of its kind that has the capability of extending to reach the desired length while easily retracting into itself to ensure easy storage and long term functionality. The Slasher is uniquely designed with durable plastic or metal material, offers a lightweight training apparatus measuring forty two inches wide, and is capable of enduring weight and pressure to accommodate a user's specific skill level and height.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A ball training apparatus comprising
 a set of four housings having a top, bottom, lateral sides and front and back sides which together form a platform and are each stackable top to bottom to form a variable height of the platform;   a pair of expandable sliding runners each configured to set a common distance between respective fronts of two of the set of four housings via expansion joints therein;   a pair of telescopic cross bars each configured to set a common dimension of the apparatus between respective lateral sides of two of the set of four housings;   a bottom spring for each of the pair of telescopic cross bars, the respective bottom spring support configured to provide a spring force to a user jumping from and to the respective telescoping cross bar; and   a top spring for each of the pair of telescopic cross bars, the respective top spring support configured to provide a return spring force to a depression of the user jumping from a respective telescoping cross bar.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a magnet midsection in each of the pair of telescopic crossbars and configured to connect respective midsection ends to each other. 
     
     
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         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of castors underneath each of the set of four housings, the castors configured to recede into the respective bottom of each of the set of four housings. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a foldable hinge in each of the pair of expandable sliding runners, the foldable hinge configured to allow a folding of the expandable sliding runners. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an edge on the tops of the set of four housings, the respective edges configured to enable the stacking top to bottom of the set of four housings to raise the variable height of the platform. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a rope handle on each of the set of four housings, the respective rope handles configured to be tucked into an adjacent slot on a respective top of each set of four housings. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a rubber pad on a respective bottom of each of the set of four housings, the respective rubber pads configured to protect a flooring underneath the set of four housings in use. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the top of each of the set of four housings becomes a landing end for a user of the apparatus. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a strap configured to hold a cross bar into the variable height with respect to a bottom of a respective one of the set of four housings. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a bottom slot in a bottom of a respective one of the set of four housings, the bottom slot configured to receive a respective expandable sliding runner. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a vertical slot in the variable height of each of the set of four housings, the vertical slot configured to enable a vertical movement of a respective cross bar therein. 
     
     
         14 . A ball training apparatus comprising:
 a plurality of housings each having a top, a bottom, lateral sides and a front and a back side, the plurality of housings together configured to form an effective platform of a variable height based on number thereof stacked top to bottom;   a plurality of expandable sliding runners each configured a first common distance between respective fronts of a pair of two of the plurality of housings via expansion joints therein;   a plurality of telescopic cross bars each configured a second common distance between lateral sides of a pair of two of the plurality of housings via telescopic joints therein;   a bottom spring for each of the plurality of telescopic cross bars configured to provide a spring force equal to a weight of a user thereof; and   a top spring for each of the plurality of telescopic cross bars configured to provide a return spring force to a depression of a respective telescopic cross bar.   
     
     
         15 . The ball training apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the number of stacked plurality of housings is 2 each on a first corner of the effective platform, 2 each on a second corner of the effective platform, 2 each on a third corner of the effective platform and 2 each on a fourth corner of the effective platform. 
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
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         18 . The ball training apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising an elongated slot in a lateral side of each of the plurality of housings, the elongated slot configured to retain a cross bar as it moves up and down in response to a jumping force of a user. 
     
     
         19 . The ball training apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the first common distance between respective fronts of the pair of 2 of the plurality of housings equal to a distance jumped by a user from one of the plurality of cross bars to another of the plurality of cross bars. 
     
     
         20 . The ball training apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the first common distance is greater than the second common distance thereof.