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US 5,305,997 AGranted
Basketball rim assembly
OwnerJames Jollyinventor
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Abstract
The basketball rim assembly of the present invention basically comprises: (a) a rim portion; (b) a mounting portion adapted to be attached to a backboard; and (c) bolts for detachably attaching the rim portion to the mounting portion. Preferably, one or more first bolts are provided which extend through holes in the rim portion and which are attached to the mounting portion and one or more second bolts are provided which extend through holes in the mounting portion and which are attached to the rim portion.
Claims13
A basketball rim assembly, comprising:
- a. a mounting portion comprising
- i. a mounting wall adapted to be rigidly attached to a backboard,
- ii. a housing portion adapted to be attached to the mounting wall in a manner that allows the housing portion to rotate relative to the mounting wall about a pivot point, the housing portion having a first bearing portion;
- b. a rim portion comprising a ring and a back portion having a second bearing portion, where the back portion is adapted to be so attachable to the housing portion that the second bearing portion is adjacent to the first bearing portion;
- c. release means mounted within the housing, the release means comprising
- i. means for releaseably connecting the housing portion to the mounting wall in a manner that allows the mounting portion to rotate about the pivot point when downward loads on the ring exceed a predetermined amount, and
- ii. means for opposing rotation of the housing portion about the pivot point caused by downward loads on the ring;
- and
- d. first fastening means for detachably attaching the rim portion to the housing portion along a first fastening axis;
- wherein
- when a downward force is applied to the ring, the second bearing portion is urged towards and contacts the first bearing portion and the first fastening means is so arranged relative to the first and second bearing portions that a force applied by the rim portion on the first fastening means subjects the first fastening means primarily to shear loads.
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A basketball rim assembly, comprising:
- a. a mounting portion adapted to be attached to a backboard;
- b. a rim portion comprising a ring and a back portion where the back portion is adapted to be so attached to the mounting portion that a first bearing portion on the mounting portion is adjacent to a second bearing portion on the back portion and a third bearing portion on the mounting portion is adjacent to a fourth bearing portion on the back portion;
- wherein
- when a downward force is applied to the ring, the second bearing portion is urged towards the first bearing portion and the fourth bearing portion is urged towards the third bearing portion;
- and
- the third and fourth bearing portions are so arranged relative to the first and second bearing portions that the second bearing portion is urged towards the first bearing portion in a direction that is substantially parallel to the direction in which the fourth bearing portion is urged towards the third bearing portion;
- the basketball rim assembly further comprising a fastening means for detachably interconnecting the rim portion to the mounting portion along a fastening axis, the fastening axis extending substantially orthogonal to the direction in which the fourth bearing portion is urged towards the third bearing portion.
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A basketball rim assembly, comprising:
- a. a rim portion having a ring with a lower surface;
- b. a mounting portion attached to the rim portion, the mounting portion being adapted to be attached to a backboard;
- c. a plurality of tubes mounted on the lower surface of a ring with gaps between adjacent tubes, where the tubes are arranged with openings extending therethrough substantially parallel to the ring;
- and
- d. an elongate member adapted to be inserted through the tubes;
- wherein
- a net is suspended from the rim portion by placing an upper loop of the net in a gap between any given pair of adjacent tubes and inserting the elongate member through the given pair of adjacent tubes underneath the loop so that the loop is securely held by the elongate member;
- and
- the length and position of the tubes is so determined that the gaps between adjacent tubes occur at the points where the upper loops of the net are to be attached to the ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.