Basketball standard and adjustable support strut therefor

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1986-03-24

1987-08-04

Shapiro, Paul E.

Amusement devices: games

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

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2483547, 403105, A63B 6308

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046841296

ABSTRACT:
Basketball standard and adjustable support strut therefor, wherein backboard can be raised and lowered, as needed, to achieve the correct or chosen height of the backboard above a playing surface. The strut structure incorporated in or added to the basketball standard structure is self-adjusting and self-locking upon the user simply moving vertically the basketball backboard. The strut includes a pair of telescoping tubular members provided with an appropriately contoured side-aperture and a pin mechanism riding in such aperture such that the strut can be lengthened a maximum amount, thus lowering the backboard; subsequently, the backboard is raised a selected distance such that the pin mechanism engages a chosen detent recess. Camming surfaces are provided with the pin mechanism so as to facilitate appropriate pin movement. The strut construction can also be employed in other constructions as may be desired.

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patent: 3161395 (1964-12-01), Carter
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patent: 3697103 (1972-10-01), Mostyn
patent: 4289292 (1981-09-01), Konnoman
patent: 4330101 (1982-05-01), Anderson
patent: 4456298 (1984-06-01), Gottstein

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