Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1992-06-16
1993-10-26
Shapiro, Paul E.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
A63B 6308
Patent
active
052559106
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for suspending a basketball goal assembly above a basketball playing surface. The apparatus comprises: (a) a housing having an array of through holes formed therein; (b) a basketball ring attached to the housing; (c) a plurality of mounting plates each having an array of mounting holes formed therein; (d) a backboard having an array of holes formed therein; (e) a structural member having an array of holes formed therein, the structural member being suspended above the basketball playing surface; and (f) attachment bolts and nuts for allowing any one of the plurality of mounting plates to be attached to the housing. The arrays of holes in the housing, the mounting plate attached thereto, the backboard, and the structural member are aligned to allow mounting bolts to be so inserted through the various holes that the housing is rigidly suspended above the basketball playing surface. By selecting the mounting plate having a hole array that matches the hole array in the backboard and structural member on which the ring is to be mounted, the housing and ring easily to be adapted to be mounted on a variety of backboards and structural members.
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Basketball Products International, Inc.
Shapiro Paul E.
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