Ground anchor for sports support pole
AssigneeRussell Corporation
InventorsRonald White, Peter Holewinski
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an anchor to be used with a basketball support pole, and more particularly to an anchor that facilitates ease of assembly and mounting of a basketball support pole and a backboard/hoop assembly attached thereto. The anchor may include an anchoring base and a lifting system. In use, the lifting system may rotatably attach to the support pole and allow a user to conveniently assemble and raise the basketball backboard/hoop assembly and support pole into a position for playing basketball.
Claims21
A method for raising a sports support pole, the method comprising the steps of:
- anchoring a base having a front side and a back side;
- connecting the back side of the base to a first end of the sports support pole such that the base and the sports support pole are rotatably connected;
- connecting a lifting member between the front side of the base and the first end of the sports support pole, the lifting member having an effective length such that shortening the effective length of the lifting member raises a second end of the sports support pole;
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- shortening the effective length of the lifting member such that the second end of the sports support pole achieves a playing position.
A ground anchor for a sports support pole, comprising:
- a sports support pole having a first end and a second end;
- an anchoring base having a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side being rotatably connected, the first side being attached to the first end of said sports support pole and the second side being anchored to support a sports apparatus;
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- a lifting system rotatably connected to the second side of said anchoring base and configured to connect to the first side of said anchoring base;
- wherein adjustment of said lifting system raises the second end of said sports support pole.
A method of raising a sports support pole, the method comprising the steps of:
- anchoring a base having a first member and a second member, the first member and the second member of the anchoring base being rotatably connected and the first member of the base being attached to a first end of the sports support pole;
- connecting a lifting system to the first member and the second member of the base, the lifting system including a threaded rod and a lifting nut, such that tightening the lifting nut raises the sports support pole and loosening the lifting nut lowers the sports support pole;
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- tightening the lifting nut to raise the sports support pole to a playing position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.