Provision for goaltender in basketball

Details Provision for goaltender in basketball Provision for goaltender in basketball

1982-03-01

1984-10-02

Shapiro, Paul E.

Amusement devices: games

Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...

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273402, A63B 6308

Patent

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044743734

ABSTRACT:
Within the confines of a basketball court, a rigid and elevated structure supported upon a plurality of elements firmly affixed to the floor of the said court while supporting a bottomless basket of rectangular shape, a goaltenders' box adjacent to the said basket, a ladder acting as a stabilizing element while also providing access to the said box with an electrical circuit signal when a basketball falls through the said basket.
The structure may comprise angle iron, with the preferred materials being standard steel pipe assembled to produce a monolithic structure either by the use of standard pipe-railing fittings, or preferably by welding, with the dimensions of the bottomless basket being approximately 8 feet wide by 1 foot, or conforming to any revised rules of basketball.

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Adams Plastics Inc., Circular 1-1980, Backboard Bumpers.
The Sporting Goods Dealer 2-1979, p. 132, PCA Industries Inc., Ad.
Parade Magazine, 7-1979, pp. 16 & 18, "Hocker".

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