Assembly adapted for use both as a basketball backboard and a boxing training apparatus
US5823898A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2208/12
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A basketball backboard and boxing training apparatus including a base, a column, adjusting stem, first and second reeds and a boxing bag. The column has adjusting holes on opposite walls thereof. The first reed is inserted into a lower portion of the adjusting stem and any pair of the adjustment holes when the stem is fitted into the column. The backboard includes a ring and a suspension bolt disposed therein, and a mounting plate disposed at its bottom end. The suspension bolt can be driven into the backboard and is concealed when the apparatus is used as a basketball backboard. The second reed is inserted into and upper portion of the stem. Bolts are used to join the mounting plate of the backboard to the upper portion of the stem so that the apparatus can be used as a basketball backboard. The backboard can be turned to a horizontal position and the boxing bag can be suspended therefrom to make the apparatus usable as a boxing training apparatus.
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