Patent · US Expired

Basketball hoop system

US4887812A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 1987
Grant dateDec 19, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 27, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16B2200/30
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A basketball hoop and bracket for attaching the hoop to the upper edge of a door or other elevated structure embodying an upper edge over which the bracket can be suspended the bracket taking the form of a U-shaped hanger embodying spaced, parallel legs spaced apart a distance greater than the thickness of the door for mounting astride the upper edge of the door and a coupling element adjustably mounted to one leg of the hanger for clamping engagement with the door.

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