Novelty basketball goal producing sound effects on made shot

A novelty basketball goal comprising:

• a hoop adapted to be mounted in a generally horizontal plane;
• a self-contained force activated sensor positioned below the hoop in a location for contacting an object passing through the hoop, the self-contained force activated electrical sensor comprising
• a housing:
• a first conductor and a second conductor positioned within the housing;
• and
• means for suspending the first conductor within the housing in a closely spaced-apart relation from the second conductor so that the first and second conductors come into electrical contact responsive to a predetermined force applied to the housing;
• and
• means for generating sound effects responsive to the self-contained force activated sensor.

A novelty basketball goal comprising:

• a hoop;
• a net secured to the hoop and adapted to depend therefrom;
• a force activated switch;
• means for generating a predetermined pattern of sound effects responsive to the force activated switch;
• and
• at least one wire interconnecting the force activated switch and the sound effects generating means, the wire being passed through a portion of the net so that the force activated switch is positioned in the interior thereof.

A method for making a novelty basketball goal adapted to provide shooter feedback for a made shot comprising the steps of:

• providing a hoop and a net depending therefrom, and a sound effects generator connected to a force activated sensor;
• and
• suspending the force activated sensor from the net so that an object passing through the hoop will impart a force to activate the sensor and the sound effects generator to produce a predetermined pattern of sound effects;
• and
• wherein the step of suspending the sensor from the net comprises the step of wrapping a reshapeable wire, interconnecting the sound effects generator and the sensor, around a portion of the net.