Apparatus for basketball
US4394013A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B47/002
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Apparatus to accept, hold and release a basketball in game playing situations requiring a "jump ball". The primary components of the apparatus are: a suspension frame; a telescoping elevator unit carried beneath the frame; a basketball accepting, holding and releasing mechanism carried coaxially within the elevator unit; a hoist mechanism for the elevator unit; and, an electrical system for actuating ball release and the hoist mechanism and for signalling the operative condition of the apparatus.
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