Wheel mounted adjustable roller support assembly for a basketball goal system
AssigneeLifetime Products, Inc.
InventorS. Curtis Nye
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Abstract
A basketball goals system providing a high degree of portability is disclosed. The goal system has a pole, a base member, and an adjustable wheel assembly. The adjustable wheel assembly is attached to the base member and transitions a set of wheels in contact or out of contact with the playing surface. The wheels of the adjustable wheel assembly are placed in contact with the playing surface by pivoting a cam on the axle of the wheels. The cam pushes upward on a portion of the base member, such that the base member is supported on the wheels. Once the base member is supported on the wheels, it may be easily transported to the desired location. The cam may be operated by an adjustment member that is coupled to the cam, such as a lever.
Claims39
A portable basketball goal system comprising:
- a support structure for supporting a basketball goal above a playing surface;
- a base member connectable to the support structure, wherein the base member has an elevated position above the playing surface and a lowered position substantially in contact with the playing surface;
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- a wheel assembly coupled to the base member comprising:
- a wheel having an axle;
- a cam pivotable about the axle for transitioning the base member from the lowered position to the elevated position;
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- an adjustment member operably attached to the cam for pivoting the cam;
- wherein the adjustable wheel assembly further comprises a clevis;
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- wherein the clevis has a following member.
A portable basketball goal system comprising:
- a support structure for supporting a basketball goal above a playing surface;
- a base member connectable to the support structure, wherein the base member has an elevated position above the playing surface and a lowered position substantially in contact with the playing surface;
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- a wheel assembly coupled to the base member comprising:
- a wheel having an axle;
- a cam pivotable about the axle for transitioning the base member from the lowered position to the elevated position;
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- an adjustment member operably attached to the cam for pivoting the cam;
- wherein the base member further comprises a follower.
A portable basketball goal system comprising:
- a pole for supporting a basketball goal above a playing surface;
- a base member for receiving the pole, such that the pole is maintained in a generally upward direction, and wherein the base member has an elevated position and a lowered position;
- a clevis pivotally attached to the base member;
- a wheel having an axle, wherein the axle is rotatably and slidably coupled to the clevis;
- a cam pivotable about the axle to transition the base member to the lowered position and the elevated position;
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- an adjustment member attached to the cam, wherein the adjustment member pivots the cam;
- wherein the clevis further comprises at least one slot for maintaining the axle.
A portable basketball goal system comprising:
- a support structure for supporting a basketball goal above a playing surface;
- a base being sized and configured to maintain the support structure in a generally upward direction;
- a bracket connected to the base;
- a wheel assembly connected to the bracket, the wheel assembly including an axle with one or more wheels attached to the axle, the wheel assembly movable relative to the base between a first position in which the base is held in a generally stationary position relative to the playing surface and a second position in which the base is movable relative to the playing surface;
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- a cam connected to the axle of the wheel assembly, the cam being sized and configured to move the wheel assembly between the first position and the second position.
A portable basketball goal system comprising:
- a support structure for supporting a basketball goal above a playing surface;
- a base being sized and configured to maintain the support structure in a generally upward direction;
- a bracket connected to the base, the bracket including one or more elongated openings;
- a wheel assembly including an axle with one or more wheels attached to the axle, the axle being disposed within the one or more elongated openings in the bracket, the wheel assembly movable relative to the base between a first position in which the base is held in a generally stationary position relative to the playing surface and a second position in which the base is movable relative to the playing surface;
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- a cam connected to the axle of the wheel assembly, the cam being sized and configured to move the wheel assembly between the first position and the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.