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US 5,305,998 AGranted
Illuminated basketball basket rim and illuminated basketball backboard
OwnerCharles E. Nesbit, Mark S. Nesbitinventors
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Abstract
A basketball basket rim having an illumination lights that combined with an illuminated basketball backboard would aid those involved with the sport when used in low light areas and areas without lighting systems.
Claims18
In a basketball backboard and basketball rim combination an improvement comprising:
- an illumination means in the form of illumination lights contained within both the basketball rim and portions of the basketball backboard wherein both said rim and backboard are provided with transparent surfaces that will permit the transmission of light from the said illumination lights;
- switching means for controlling the an/off actuation of said illumination means;
- and,
- light detection means operable to override the said switching means in response to a sensed condition.
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In a basketball backboard and basketball rim combination an improvement comprising:
- an illumination means in the form of illumination lights contained within the basketball rim and wherein said rim is provided with transparent surfaces that will permit the transmission of light from the said illumination lights;
- switching means for controlling the on/off actuation of said illumination lights;
- and
- light detection means operable to override the said switching means in response to a sensed condition.
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In a basketball backboard and basketball rim combination an improvement comprising:
- an illumination means in the form of illumination lights contained within portions of the basketball backboard wherein said backboard is provided with transparent surfaces that will permit the transmission of light from the said illumination lights;
- switching means for controlling the on/off actuation of said illumination means;
- and
- light detection means operable to override the said switching means in response to a sensed condition.
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In a basketball backboard and rim combination, the improvement comprising:
- a transparent backboard;
- first means molded into said backboard for providing illumination of the entire backboard;
- a rim secured to said backboard and extended outwardly therefrom substantially normal to the plane of said backboard;
- second means attached within said rim for providing illumination thereto;
- and
- manually operable means for activating an on/off actuation of said first and said second means for illumination of said backboard and rim.
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In a basketball backboard and rim combination, the improvement comprising:
- a transparent backboard having a front surface and a back surface;
- first means secured in a contiguous manner to said front surface for providing illumination of the entire backboard;
- a source of electrical energy for said first means secured to said back surface and inserted through said backboard for connection with said first means;
- a rim secured to said backboard and extended outwardly therefrom substantially normal to the plane of said backboard;
- and
- manually operable means for activating an on/off actuation of said first means for illumination only of said backboard.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.