Backboard assembly for basketball
US5823897A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B63/083
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A backboard assembly for basketball including a backboard being provided with an elongate slot in the lower middle portion. The back surface of the backboard is provided with a pair of projected sockets which are spaced apart from each other and each of the sockets is adjacent to the end portion of the elongate slot. Each of the sockets is provided with a shaft hole which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongate slot. The elongate slot is further provided with a pair of cutouts which are spaced apart from each other and each of the cutouts is adjacent to the end portion of the elongate slot. A rim hoop ring defines an opening thereof. The opening is provided with a pair of mounting legs directed outward. Each of the mounting legs is further provided with a pin shaft which is pivotally received within the shaft hole of the socket of the backboard. Each of the mounting legs is further provided with a stopping boss at a top surface and a supporting leg at a bottom surface which are pressed against the front surface of the backboard when the rim hoop ring is pivotally mounted to the backboard by the pivotal engagement between of the pin shaft and the shaft hole.
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