Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1988-11-07
1990-06-19
Shapiro, Paul E.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
182163, A63B 6308
Patent
active
049346962
ABSTRACT:
The present invention comprises an apparatus for attaching a basketball backboard to the inside of a garage door or other openable and closeable structure such that the basketball backboard may be generally concealed from sight so long as the garage door or other structure is in its "closed" position but whereby the basketball backboard may be deployed into a fully operational position when the garage door or other structure is in its "open" position. In accordance with the invention there is provided an apparatus for attaching a basketball backboard to a garage door or other surface. The apparatus generally comprises at least one jointed support frame operative to attach a basketball backboard to a surface of the structure so as to render the backboard moveable between a "stowed" position wherein the backboard is disposed adjacent the surface to which it is attached and an "operative" configuration wherein the backboard is extendable beyond the surface to which it is attached and disposable in a generally vertical plane so as to be usable as a basketball backboard. In the usual applications, the basketball backboard will, when it its "stowed" position, be substantially hidden from sight or concealed. However, when disposed in its "operative" position the backboard will be fully visible and useable for the purpose of playing the game of basketball.
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