Portable base for basketball backboard support pole
AssigneeHuffy Corporation
InventorsJames N. Fitzsimmons, Michael A. Niver, David A. Allen
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Abstract
A base for a basketball support pole comprising, in combination, a plurality of walls arranged at an angle to each other and forming a polyhedron shaped body, support structure within the body defining an elongated opening extending into the body at an angle to the vertical and for receiving a support pole, structure for securing the pole in the opening against rotation about the elongated axis of the pole and against withdrawal from the opening, structure within the body defining a ballast receiving enclosure, and ballast within the ballast receiving enclosure.
Claims12
A base for a basketball support pole comprising, in combination,
- a plurality of walls arranged at an angle to each other and forming a tetrahedron shaped body having a triangular base and three triangular sidewalls,
- said tetrahedron body including two separable sections, each section including plural walls arranged at an angle to each other,
- means for joining said two separable sections together to form said tetrahedron body,
- support means within said tetrahedron body defining an elongated opening extending into said body for receiving a support pole,
- said support means including a first portion attached to one of said separable sections and a second portion attached to the other of said separable sections, said first and second portions cooperating when said two separable sections are joined to provide secure connection of said pole in said base,
- means for securing said pole in said elongated opening against rotation about the elongated axis of said pole and against withdrawal from said opening,
- means within said body defining a ballast receiving enclosure, and
- ballast within said ballast receiving enclosure.
A base for a basketball support pole comprising, in combination,
- a plurality of walls arranged at an angle to each other and forming a tetrahedron shaped body,
- support means within said tetrahedron shaped body defining an elongated opening extending into said body for receiving a support pole,
- means for securing said pole in said elongated opening against rotation about the elongated axis of said pole and against withdrawal from said opening,
- means within said body defining a ballast receiving enclosure, and
- ballast within said ballast receiving enclosure.
A base for a basketball support pole comprising, in combination,
- a plurality of walls arranged at an angle to each other and forming a polyhedron shaped body, said polyhedron shaped body including two separable sections, each section including plural walls arranged at an angle to each other,
- means for joining said two separable sections together to form said polyhedron shaped body,
- support means within said body defining an elongated opening extending into said body at an angle to the vertical and for receiving a support pole, said support means within said body including first portion attached to one of said separable sections and a second portion attached to the other of said separable sections, said first and second portions cooperating when said two separable sections are joined to provide secure connection of said pole in said base opening against rotation about the elongated axis of said pole and against withdrawal from said opening,
- means within said body defining a ballast receiving enclosure, said walls defining said ballast receiving enclosure, the configuration of said ballast receiving enclosure approximating the shape of said polyhedron shaped body, and each of said separable sections defining an interior ballast receiving enclosure, and
- ballast within said ballast receiving enclosure, including ballast in each of said separable sections.
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