Adjustable basketball system and method
OwnerKarl D'Amico, Jack Richmondinventors
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Abstract
A basketball system that includes a movable platform and a pole rotatably mounted to the movable platform. The pole has either a curved or an angled region, and also has an axis of rotation. The basketball system also includes a backboard mounted to the pole and a rim mounted to the backboard. The rim has a vertical central axis that is coaxial with the axis of rotation of the pole. In addition, the movable platform is horizontally adjustably mounted to a base. A controller may be employed to control the operation of the system, such as by adjusting the distance and rotation of the pole in accordance with a stored program or a user defined preference, by starting and stopping a ball return system in accordance with the player pace of shooting, etc.
Claims16
A basketball system, comprising:
- a movable platform;
- a pole rotatably mounted to the movable platform, the pole having an axis of rotation;
- a backboard mounted to the pole;
- a rim mounted to the backboard, wherein the rim has a vertical central axis that is coaxial with the axis of rotation of the pole;
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- a distance sensor, the distance sensor for determining a distance between the pole and a player position.
A basketball system, comprising:
- a movable platform;
- a pole rotatably mounted to the movable platform, the pole having an axis of rotation;
- a backboard mounted to the pole;
- a rim mounted to the backboard, wherein the rim has a vertical central axis that is coaxial with the axis of rotation of the pole;
- a rotation mechanism for rotating the pole relative to the movable platform
- a controller, the controller configured to control the operation of the rotation mechanism in accordance with at least one of a program stored in the controller and a user preference provided via a user interface;
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- a rotational sensor for determining a rotation of the pole, wherein the controller is configured to control the operation of the rotation mechanism in accordance with a signal from the rotational sensor.
A basketball system, comprising:
- a movable platform;
- a pole rotatably mounted to the movable platform, the pole having an axis of rotation;
- a backboard mounted to the pole;
- a rim mounted to the backboard, wherein the rim has a vertical central axis that is coaxial with the axis of rotation of the pole;
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- a horizontal adjustment mechanism for horizontally adjusting the movable platform relative to the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.