Bed basketball
US5433432A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2208/12
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A basketball game which can be played in bed by a sick person for exercise. The basketball hoop is secured to the backboard by use of integral end supports which fit into spaced spring-like fingers. The back of the hoop has a downwardly extending integral support which prevents the hoop from falling below a horizontal position perpendicular to the backboard. The hoop has a slot in the front and the net is slit so that a ball attached to a line can pass through the hoop and the line can pass through the slot and slit so that the player can retrieve the ball. The backboard is supported by a base which has frontward extending pieces that will fit between a mattress and spring for supporting the backboard and hoop in an upright position.
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