US4657249A
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Basketball goal support
Assignee: RIMBALL Inc A CORP OF ILLINOIS
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Filing: 1985-07-31
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Granted: 1987-04-14
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Expires: 2005-07-31
Abstract
Abstract The basketball goal support of the present invention need not include the traditional backboard. Rather, this goal support includes a generally U-shaped anchor attachable to a door or similar structure. A hollow cylindrically shaped receptacle is fixed to the anchor for receiving a support tube in close fit within the receptacle. The support tube supports the basketball goal.
Inventors
- 👤 James C. Offutt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 14:33
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B21/00; A63B21/16; A63B21/1618; A63B21/1645; A63B21/1654; A63B2225/00; A63B2225/05; A63B2225/055; A63B63/00; A63B63/08; A63B63/083
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A basketball goal support for securement to a door, or the like comprising: a generally U-shaped anchoring means formed of a planar front plate, a planar back plate and a planar connecting plate, said front and back plates secured at right angles to and extending from said connecting plate disposing said front and back plates in parallel relation, said front and back plates spaced sufficiently for receiving an edge of a door between the front and back plates with the edge abutting the connecting plate; a hollow cylindrically shaped receptacle mounted to said front plate disposing the axis of said cylindrical shaped receptacle in a plane parallel with said front and back plate and disposing said axis parallel with the line edge of the side of the door when said receptacle is secured to the door; a cylindrical shaped support tube diametrically sized for close fit within said receptacle, said support tube of a size for supporting a basketball goal above a playing floor; and securing means carried by said anchoring means for securing said anchoring means to said door.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A basketball goal support for securement to a door, or the like comprising: a generally U-shaped anchoring means formed of a planar front plate, a planar back plate and a planar connecting plate, said front and back plates secured at right angles to and extending from said connecting plate disposing said front and back plates in parallel relation, said front and back plates spaced sufficiently for receiving an edge of a door between the front and back plates with the edge abutting the connecting plate; a hollow cylindrically shaped receptacle mounted to said front plate disposing the axis of said cylindrical shaped receptacle in a plane parallel with said front and back plate and disposing said axis parallel with the line edge of the side of the door when said receptacle is secured to the door; a cylindrical shaped support tube diametrically sized for close fit within said receptacle, said support tube of a size for supporting a basketball goal above a playing floor; and securing means carried by said anchoring means for securing said anchoring means to said door.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A bracket according to claim 1 and further including a suction cup securing means secured to said support tube for securing said tube to the door.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
A bracket according to claim 1 and further including a brace detachably mountable to the front plate of said anchoring means for use when said anchoring means is secured to the bottom edge of the door, said brace including a bracing surface for abutting the playing floor for mounting said front plate substantially perpendicular to said connecting plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A basketball goal support according to claim 1 and further including a basketball goal rigidly connected to said support tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A bracket according to claim 1 and further including padding means secured to the opposing surfaces of said front and back plate, said padding disposed on said last named surfaces in a position for abutting the door.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-04-13 | 1994-10-13 | 1995-04-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-04-13 | 1998-10-13 | 1999-04-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |