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US 10,864,420 B2Granted
Basketball goal assembly
AssigneeIndian Industries, Inc.
InventorsPhilip Elpers, Robert W. Cornell
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure include a basketball goal assembly with a vertical support assembly formed with a lower support assembly and an upper support assembly. The basketball goal assembly facilitates packaging, transport, display and installation of the assembly.
Claims13
A basketball goal assembly, comprising:
- a lower support assembly including a pole section having opposed, spaced-apart sides defining a hollow interior therebetween, each side having an inner surface and an outer surface, the pole section further including a plurality of mounting tubes extending between the sides, each mounting tube having a hollow interior and having first and second open ends, said lower support assembly having a lower end supported by a support surface;
- an upper support assembly including a pair of spaced-apart, parallel side bars connected by a bracket, the pole section being received between the side bars, each side bar including an inward surface facing a respective outer surface of the sides of the pole section, each side bar including a plurality of hollow bushings, the bushings on one side bar being aligned with and positioned adjacent to the first ends of respective mounting tubes, the bushings on the other side bar being aligned with and positioned adjacent to the second ends of respective mounting tubes, the respective bushings and mounting tubes defining a through passageway for reception of fasteners, the respective bushings and adjacent mounting tubes forming gaps spacing apart the inward surfaces of the side bars from the outer surfaces of the pole section,
- said upper support assembly further including at least one support arm mounted to said side bars and supporting a backboard assembly;
- and
- a plurality of fasteners securing the pole section with the side bars, each fastener extending through the passageway of the aligned bushings and mounting tubes to secure the bushings adjacent to the ends of the mounting tubes.
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A basketball goal assembly, comprising:
- a. a vertical support assembly having a lower end, said vertical support assembly formed with a lower support assembly and an upper support assembly;
- b. a backboard assembly;
- c. support arms pivotally mounted to said upper support assembly and secured to said backboard assembly, said upper support assembly, support arms and backboard assembly forming a parallelogram arrangement which is deformable to adjust the height of said backboard assembly;
- d. said lower support assembly having a hollow pole section defining opposing sides, the pole section further including a plurality of mounting tubes extending between the sides, each mounting tube having a hollow interior and having first and second open ends;
- e. said upper support assembly including a pair of spaced apart parallel side bars connected by a bracket;
- f. wherein said side bars are arranged on opposing sides of said pole section, each side bar having an inward surface, each side bar including a plurality of bushings, the bushings on one side bar being aligned with and positioned adjacent to the first ends of respective mounting tubes, the bushings on the other side bar being aligned with and positioned adjacent to the second ends of respective mounting tubes, the respective bushings and mounting tubes defining a through passageway for reception of fasteners, the respective bushings and adjacent mounting tubes forming gaps spacing apart the inward surfaces of the side bars from the pole section;
- g. wherein lower ends of said side bars overlap with the upper end of said pole section, wherein said upper support assembly is secured to said lower support assembly;
- and,
- h. wherein side edges of said bracket are bent to form flanges extending forward along the sides of said side bars and wherein upper and lower edges of said bracket are bent forward between said side bars.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.