Basketball assembly with rotable and linearly displaceable hoop
US5330175A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2208/12
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An automated game assembly for use by at least one player, the assembly of the type having a basketball hoop mounted to a backboard, the basketball hoop and the backboard being mounted on a vertical support, the game assembly comprising means for rotating the basketball hoop and the backboard about a vertical axis, the vertical axis extending through the basketball hoop and offset horizontally from the backboard and the vertical support, and means for linearly displacing the basketball hoop and backboard away from and toward the player.
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