Apparatus and method for a retractable basketball backboard and hoop assembly
OwnerDelbert Clarke Pileinventor
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Abstract
A basketball backboard and hoop apparatus, including a basketball backboard and hoop assembly, a support arm for supporting the basketball backboard and hoop assembly, and a support element, wherein the support element provides support for the support arm. The support arm is longitudinally moved along the support element, and the basketball backboard and hoop assembly is moved in a direction of a longitudinal movement of the support arm along a horizontal plane or a nearly horizontal plane from a first position inside a structure to a second position outside the structure. The basketball backboard and hoop assembly is moved to an in-use position.
Claims47
A basketball backboard and hoop apparatus, comprising:
- a basketball backboard and hoop assembly;
- a support arm for supporting the basketball backboard and hoop assembly;
- and
- a support element, wherein the support element provides support for the support arm;
- wherein the support arm is longitudinally moved along the support element, and further wherein the basketball backboard and hoop assembly is moved in a direction of a longitudinal movement of the support arm along a horizontal plane or a nearly horizontal plane from a first position inside a structure to a second position outside the structure, and further wherein the basketball backboard and hoop assembly is moved to an in-use position.
A basketball backboard and hoop apparatus, comprising:
- a basketball backboard and hoop assembly;
- a support arm for supporting the basketball backboard and hoop assembly;
- and
- a guiding device,
- wherein the support arm is longitudinally moved along the guiding device, and further wherein the basketball backboard and hoop assembly is moved in a direction of a longitudinal movement of the support arm through or along a horizontal plane or axis or a nearly horizontal plane or axis, from a first position inside a structure to a second position outside the structure, and further wherein the basketball backboard and hoop assembly is moved to an in-use position.
A basketball backboard and hoop apparatus, comprising:
- a basketball backboard and hoop assembly, further comprising:
- a basketball backboard, and
- a hoop;
- a support arm for supporting the basketball backboard and hoop assembly;
- and
- a guiding device or a support element,
- wherein the support arm is longitudinally moved along the guiding device or the support element, and further wherein the basketball backboard and hoop assembly is moved in a direction of a longitudinal movement of the support arm from a first position inside a structure, to a second position outside the structure, wherein the basketball backboard and hoop assembly is moved to an in-use position, and further wherein the basketball backboard is deployed to an upright position subsequent to the basketball backboard and hoop assembly being moved outside the structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.