Adjustable height basketball apparatus
US6283878A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2225/093
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An adjustable basketball apparatus having a basketball backboard, a support member or pole, and upper arm and a lower arm connecting the basketball backboard to the support member which, together with the backboard and support member, form a deformable parallelogram. There is a connecting rod disposed between one of the upper and lower arm and a locking device for holding the basketball backboard at a selected height. An inner bracket extends along the length of the connecting rod for preventing disengagement of the locking device. The connecting rod terminates in a first handle and the inner bracket terminates in a second handle such that when the first handle and the second handle are compressed, the locking device releases allowing the deformable parallelogram to be deformed, thereby adjusting the height of the basketball backboard.
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