Adjustable basketball system and method
OwnerKarl D'Amico, Jack Richmondinventors
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Abstract
A basketball system that includes a movable platform and a pole rotatably mounted to the movable platform. The pole has either a curved or an angled region, and also has an axis of rotation. The basketball system also includes a backboard mounted to the pole and a rim mounted to the backboard. The rim has a vertical central axis that is coaxial with the axis of rotation of the pole. In addition, the movable platform is horizontally adjustably mounted to a base. A controller may be employed to control the operation of the system, such as by adjusting the distance and rotation of the pole in accordance with a stored program or a user defined preference, by starting and stopping a ball return system in accordance with the player pace of shooting, etc.
Claims24
A basketball system, comprising:
- a movable platform;
- a pole rotatably mounted to the movable platform, the pole having an axis of rotation;
- a backboard mounted to the pole;
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- a rim mounted to the backboard, wherein the rim has a vertical central axis that is coaxial with the axis of rotation of the pole.
A basketball system, comprising:
- a pole;
- a backboard mounted to the pole;
- a rim mounted to the backboard;
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- a ball return system for conveying a ball from a position adjacent to the pole to a player position, the ball return system including at least a dual belt ball feed system, wherein each belt of the dual belt ball feed system is operated by a single motor so as to rotate at an identical speed.
A basketball system, comprising:
- a rim;
- a ball sensor, the ball sensor mounted on a ball rack and configured to determine whether a ball is present on the ball rack;
- a ball return system for conveying a ball from a position substantially beneath the rim to a player position;
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- a controller coupled to the ball sensor and to the ball return system, the controller being configured to control the operation of the ball return system in accordance with a signal received from the ball sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.