Games using tangible projectile – Playing field or court game; game element or accessory... – Goal or target structure for projectile; element thereof
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-26
2001-10-02
Pierce, William M. (Department: 3711)
Games using tangible projectile
Playing field or court game; game element or accessory...
Goal or target structure for projectile; element thereof
Reexamination Certificate
active
06296583
ABSTRACT:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention is concerned with a basketball goal and more particularly with a breakaway basketball goal connected with a support, independently of the basketball backboard.
Basketball goals are often subjected to damaging forces as from vigorous dunks or from a player hanging on the hoop. Breakaway mechanisms, many incorporating springs, have been proposed which reduce but do not eliminate damage to the backboard and to the hoop.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is a principal feature of my goal that the hoop and breakaway mechanism are connected with a support, as a post, independently of the backboard. Accordingly, a force applied to the goal is transmitted directly through the breakaway mechanism to the support. No force is transmitted from the goal to the backboard.
More particularly, the breakaway mechanism is mounted on the support, behind the backboard and includes a pivoted arm which extends forwardly through a slot in the backboard, the hoop being connected with the arm.
A further feature of the goal is that the breakaway mechanism includes a resilient element applying a force to the arm urging the hoop upwardly and a stop limiting upward movement of the arm to position the hoop in a horizontal attitude.
Another feature of the goal is that the force urging the hoop upwardly is adjustable.
Further features and advantages of the goal will be apparent from the following Specification.
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Pierce William M.
Wood Phillips VanSanten Clark & Mortimer
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