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(2022八下·期中)
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Chris Hass, a 9-year old kid, often saw his
friends miss "easy" shots during a school basketball practice.
He was the son of a basketball coach and
knew the right way to aim and shoot. After trying to show his friends how it
should be done, and giving them helpful hints about the right way to hold a
ball, he came up with his invention: the hands on the basketball.
The hands-on basketball is a training tool
for kids and has hands painted on it, showing the correct positions to hold the
ball while trying to shoot.
Chris patented his invention and sold the
exclusive manufacturing and selling rights to a company who has sold hundreds
of thousands of the hands-on basketballs.
His story can truly serve as inspiration-when
he first gave his invention to a kid -invention competition at his school, he
didn't win, but with his teachers' and family's encouragement, he went on to
patent his invention anyway.
After the patent was allowed and with the
help of his dad, he contacted several companies and asked them whether they
would be interested in buying the licensing rights to his idea. None of them
was.
He didn't give it up and one and a half
years later, he signed the contract that brought the hands-on basketball to the
market. His basketballs are liked by many people around the world.