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US4145044A
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Portable basketball set
Assignee: Ohio Art Co
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Filing: 1977-03-07
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Granted: 1979-03-20
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Expires: 1997-03-07
Abstract
Abstract A preschool knock-down portable indoor basketball set comprising a sponge-rubber ball and a weighted vertically adjustable stand for a basket with a removable bounce-board.The weighted base of the stand has an annular socket for one end of a pair of telescopic tubes, adjustable in length by a pin through diametric holes in the tubes. The upper end of the inner telescopic tube has a cap and net ring member, which cap has an annular reinforced socket for the upper tube end, which ring has hidden hooks for suspending a frusto-conical string basket, and intermediate of the cap and ring, has a wedging slot in a vertical plane into which a trapezoidal notch on the lower edge of a bounce-board removably fits.
Inventors
- 👤 Lowell T. Wilson
- 👤 Herbert A. Plassmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 08:06
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B63/00; A63B63/08; A63B63/083; A63B71/00; A63B71/02; A63B71/023; A63B2071/026; A63B2208/00; A63B2208/12; A63B2225/00; A63B2225/09; A63B2225/093; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/91; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/70; Y10T403/7075; Y10T403/7077; Y10T403/7079; Y10T403/7088; Y10T403/75
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A basketball set comprising: (A) a resilient foam plastic ball, and (B) a basket stand comprising: 1. a weighted base having an annular socket therein, 2. a vertical tubular pole member with its lower end fitting into said socket, 3. means for adjusting the length of said pole member, 4. means having a socket for fitting the upper end of said pole member, a horizontal adjacent ring with hook means, and a slot means in a vertical plane between said socket and said ring, 5. a flexible net attached to said hook means and forming a receiver for said ball below said ring, 6. a vertical bounceboard having a notch in its lower edge for fitting into said slot means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A basketball set comprising: (A) a resilient foam plastic ball, and (B) a basket stand comprising: 1. a weighted base having an annular socket therein, 2. a vertical tubular pole member with its lower end fitting into said socket, 3. means for adjusting the length of said pole member, 4. means having a socket for fitting the upper end of said pole member, a horizontal adjacent ring with hook means, and a slot means in a vertical plane between said socket and said ring, 5. a flexible net attached to said hook means and forming a receiver for said ball below said ring, 6. a vertical bounceboard having a notch in its lower edge for fitting into said slot means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A set according to claim 1 wherein said means for adjusting the length of said pole portion comprises a pair of telescoping tubes and resilient pin means for extending through diametrically aligned apertures in said tubes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A set according to claim 2 including a stepped ring means between the upper end of the lower one of said tubes and having diametrically aligned openings for said pin means, and said inner telescopic tube having a plurality of axially spaced diametrical openings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A set according to claim 1 wherein said ring has an inverted U-shaped radial cross-section with radial and longitudinal reinforcing web portions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A set according to claim 4 wherein said radial flanges are provided with said hook means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
A set according to claim 1 wherein said slot means is trapezoidal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A set according to claim 6 wherein said slot means is extended by a pair of parallel upstanding flanges.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A set according to claim 6 wherein the diverging sides of said trapezoidal slot are wedged shaped slots.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A set according to claim 6 including an upstanding bracket means aligned with said slot means for further supporting said bounceboard.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
83 words
A stand for a ball set comprising: (A) a weighted base having an annular socket, said base comprising: a pair of plastic disc-shaped members, one of which is flat having a central cylindrical upstanding plug portion and the other of which is a spherical segment dome having an axial cylindrical aperture of larger diameter than said plug portion for forming an annular socket between said plug and said aperture, and (B) a post having a vertical tubular end which seats in said socket.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
83 words
A stand for a ball set comprising: (A) a weighted base having an annular socket, said base comprising: a pair of plastic disc-shaped members, one of which is flat having a central cylindrical upstanding plug portion and the other of which is a spherical segment dome having an axial cylindrical aperture of larger diameter than said plug portion for forming an annular socket between said plug and said aperture, and (B) a post having a vertical tubular end which seats in said socket.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A stand according to claim 10 wherein the space between said spherical segment dome and said flat member contains a weight-producing material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
160 words
A toy basketball assembly set comprising: (A) a foam rubber ball, and (B) a basket stand comprising: 1. a weighted base having an annular socket, 2. telescopic vertical tubes, one end of one of which seats into said socket, at least one of said tubes having a plurality of axially spaced diametrically alignable holes, 3. a pin means for fitting in said diametrically aligned holes for fastening the length of said tubes, 4. a tube cap and ring member capping the other end of said tubes, having a horizontal reinforced ring with a plurality of radially inwardly extending hooks, and having upwardly converging wedge slots in a vertical plane between said cap and said ring, 5. a frusto-conical string net attached at its larger diameter end to said hooks to depend from said ring, and 6. a vertical bounceboard having a trapezoidal notch in its central lower edge for removably fitting into said slots in said cap and ring member.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
160 words
A toy basketball assembly set comprising: (A) a foam rubber ball, and (B) a basket stand comprising: 1. a weighted base having an annular socket, 2. telescopic vertical tubes, one end of one of which seats into said socket, at least one of said tubes having a plurality of axially spaced diametrically alignable holes, 3. a pin means for fitting in said diametrically aligned holes for fastening the length of said tubes, 4. a tube cap and ring member capping the other end of said tubes, having a horizontal reinforced ring with a plurality of radially inwardly extending hooks, and having upwardly converging wedge slots in a vertical plane between said cap and said ring, 5. a frusto-conical string net attached at its larger diameter end to said hooks to depend from said ring, and 6. a vertical bounceboard having a trapezoidal notch in its central lower edge for removably fitting into said slots in said cap and ring member.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1982-03-19 | 1982-09-18 | 1983-03-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-03-19 | 1986-09-18 | 1987-03-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-03-19 | 1990-09-18 | 1991-03-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |