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US 7,402,116 B2Granted
Contracting basketball hoop
OwnerDaniel P. Zuccarini, Steven J. Gordoninventors
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Abstract
A basketball goal system is provided which helps improve the shooting skills of a use. The system includes a rim which is expandable and contractable in diameter. The rim has a pair of free ends which are caused to be moved relative to each other to change the rim diameter. Attached to each of the free ends is a device for causing such relative movement and thereby the expansion and contraction of the rim.
Claims18
A basketball goal system comprising a backboard, a basketball rim having a diameter, and means for contracting and expanding said rim so as to change said diameter;
- and said means for contracting and expanding said rim having a co-operating member mounted directly to the backboard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.