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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7798921 | Multi-directional break-away goal A basketball rim mounting assembly permitting multi-directional deflection in response to extraordinary forces imposed on the rim has a fixed portion coupled to a back board and a movable portion fixed to a basketball rim. The fixed portion can include a back plate ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7628718 | Multi-directional break-away goal A basketball rim mounting assembly permitting multi-directional deflection in response to extraordinary forces imposed on the rim has a fixed portion coupled to a back board and a movable portion fixed to a basketball rim. The fixed portion can include a back plate ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7553245 | Apparatus for a basketball net for displaying advertisement, making sounds and creating eye catching visual effects An apparatus on a net of a basketball hoop for displaying advertisement, making sounds and creating eye catching visual effects when a basketball passes through the net, which comprises a plurality of components and a structure for securing the components to the net... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7402116 | Contracting basketball hoop A basketball goal system is provided which helps improve the shooting skills of a use. The system includes a rim which is expandable and contractable in diameter. The rim has a pair of free ends which are caused to be moved relative to each other to change the rim d... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7396302 | Releasable basketball net for breakaway net attachment system The present invention relates to a basketball net for a breakaway net attachment system that detachably mounts a basketball net to the rim of a basketball goal. The attachment system may include clasps located in the attachment loops of the basketball net. The clasp... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390274 | Basketball net The disclosed basketball net has enhanced sound making ability due to a series of strips attached to a rung of the net. These strips are made from a flexible material and make sound when contacted by a basketball passing through the net. The strips can have an air p... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7331140 | Plant stake with wires and pegs in vertically spaced holes A plant support stake has a bottom point for insertion in the ground and a series of vertically spaced holes along the length of the stake spaced at intervals appropriate to securing a plant at different stages in the growth of the plant. A plant support tie, prefer... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331881 | Portable fence-mountable basketball goal and method The present invention is a device and method variously and separately provided for a transportable backboard and hoop connectable to a chain-link fence as its support structure. Methods of teaching are included. Detail is also provided regarding the methods and stru... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311617 | Training device for ball games A training device for ball games having a first ring member arranged in a first plane and a second ring member arranged in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane. A plurality of bars connect the first and second ring members to each other, so that ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311618 | Basketball rebound training apparatus The present invention is a basketball rebound training apparatus including a rebound unit and an installation tool. The rebound unit includes a dome portion as well as a rim mount structure including a rim catch tab and a latch mechanism. The dome portion is shaped ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7247077 | Aquatic toys An aquatic toy that is capable of maintaining a desired form and position in water, which includes a fabric portion, at least one hollow opening formed in the fabric portion, a frame pocket formed substantially around a perimeter of the hollow opening, and a frame m... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7223186 | Apparatus, assemblies and methods for training athletes An athletic training assembly and methods suitable for use in training basketball players. The training assembly allows a ball to be suspended at a selectable height by a suspension member that is attached to a spring loaded reel. The spring loaded reel urges the ba... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7195571 | Collapsible basketball rim assembly A basketball rim assembly for use with a basketball system is disclosed. Desirably, the basketball rim assembly is movable between a collapsed position and a use or playing position. The basketball rim assembly may include a rim, an upper back plate connected to the... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7159279 | Pivotal hinge mechanism used for portable computer An improved pivotal hinge mechanism used for portable computer equipped with a stopper device which when portable computer and a docking station are joined together shall be actuated by the docking station to prevent the LCD of the portable computer from rotating in... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7097574 | Basketball system A basketball goal system may include a backboard, an elongated support that positions the backboard above a playing surface, a backboard support assembly that connects the backboard to the elongated support, and a goal support assembly with a rim and a support membe... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094166 | Snapping basketball net A snapping basketball net includes a plurality of beads supported by a net material. The plurality of beads knock together in response to a basketball passing through the net material. A plurality of retainer members maintain the arrangement of the plurality of bead... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7048655 | Basketball rim assembly A basketball goal system may include a rim assembly that forms part of a breakaway rim that can deflect downwardly when a force larger than a predetermined amount is applied to the rim. The basketball goal system may include a support pole, a support structure inclu... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6976927 | Basketball training device A basketball training device can create a mental “target” when shooting a basketball. The device includes an annular shaped member that can be removably attached on top of a rim of a regulation basketball hoop. The annular shaped member includes a flange portion... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6918591 | Adjustable basketball system and method A basketball system that includes a movable platform and a pole rotatably mounted to the movable platform. The pole has either a curved or an angled region, and also has an axis of rotation. The basketball system also includes a backboard mounted to the pole and a r... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6790151 | Portable adjustable basketball hoop apparatus A portable and adjustable basketball hoop apparatus includes a backboard with a hoop connected to a front thereof. An elongate clamping arm is pivotally coupled to a back of the backboard for pivoting between clamped and released configurations. A rear support membe... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6746349 | Basketball net The disclosed basketball net has an integrally formed resilient net-like body of a generally tapered configuration. A connected undulating central waist portion of the body is defined by a series of oppositely disposed upper and lower cutouts to facilitate limited s... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6652396 | No-hang basketball net A basketball net, fabricated from a combination of elastic and non-elastic cords, is designed to be disposed substantially in the horizontal geometric plane defined by the basketball hoop. The no-hang feature of the net deters players from hanging and swi... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6607456 | Self-luminous basket net A self-luminous basket net being hung to an iron basket ring of a basket board is disclosed. The self-luminous basket net comprises a fabric rope, which is fabricated to be formed with as a lower half basket net with a plurality of basket meshes and an up... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6572496 | Basketball rebound trainer A basketball rebound trainer for mounting in a basketball hoop has a body having a flexible surface and having filler material therein and an upper portion forming a basketball striking surface and a lower portion sized to fit into a basketball hoop and e... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6440014 | Apparatus for releasably connecting a basketball net to a basketball rim Apparatus for connecting a basketball net to a basketball rim includes a collar adapted to hold the net in an open position permitting passage of a basketball, and a plurality of suspension arms having hook-shaped upper ends sized to releasably clip on th... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6418179 | Score counter by sensing route of basketball shots A score counter for sensing route of basketball shots includes a pair of photoelectric sensors installed at respective positions below an inner rim of a basket hoop to detect basketball valid shots. Such an arrangement overcomes basket net interference to... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6174249 | Basketball net installation system A basketball net installation system for quickly and easily installing a basketball net on a basketball net hoop. The basketball net installation system includes a net assembly including a net and a resting frame. The resting frame has an annular lower ch... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6117027 | Sports assembly ballast system A sports assembly such as a basketball goal assembly with a removable ballast wherein the basketball goal comprises a base and a ballast component, which is separate from the base. In the assembled configuration, the ballast member preferably extends beyo... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6053826 | Connecting system for the dunk ring of a basketball-stand having a back-board made of glass A system for connecting the dunk ring of a basketball-stand to a beam of the stand, the back-board being of glass and being surrounded and supported by a frame which is connected to the beam. A spacer block is interposed in the connection of the dunk ring atta... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5916048 | Illuminated basketball goal and basketball An illuminated basketball goal comprises a first light source carried by the perimeter of the backboard and a second light source positioned within a recess formed in the perimeter of the rim. The target square, located on the front face of the backboard ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5909833 | Utility bag for sports gear A utility bag for carrying and storing sports gear. The bag has a hollow cylindrical body portion, a removable bottom portion for closing the bottom of the body, and a removable shoulder strap. The body portion is made of basketball netting with loops alo... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5881583 | Basketball rim locking cover A new BASKETBALL RIM LOCKING COVER for PREVENTING UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A BASKETBALL HOOP. The inventive device includes a cover member having a circular configuration. The cover member has a diameter greater than a diameter of a basketball rim. A pair of d... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5833558 | Method of lighting a basketball goal, an apparatus thereof, and a kit therefor A lighted basketball goal encompassing a lighted flexible member situated about the perimeter of the basketball rim. This lighted flexible member is situated at a predetermined position so as not to interfere with the basketball, and so as not to be jarre... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5827136 | Basketball backboard and hoop assembly including an enlarged secondary training rim A children's basketball backboard and hoop assembly includes a backboard, and a hoop having a rim which is pivotably attached to the backboard, and a net attached to the rim. The assembly further includes an enlarged secondary training rim pivotably attac... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5816948 | Basketball rim security lock protector A basketball rim security lock protector is a single, one piece device which prevents unauthorized use, vandalism and destruction of unoccupied goal rims or hoops. The basketball rim security lock protector contains a sheet of hardened, sturdy material wh... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815841 | Novelty hat including miniature basketball goal A novelty hat in the form of a ball cap having a visor defining an opening in which a miniature basketball net is mounted. The miniature net is held in position in the opening by a rim of molded plastic including respective flanges circumscribing the open... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5813929 | Portable hoop and background assembly A new Portable Hoop and Backboard Assembly that is easily installed and disassembled. The inventive device includes a rim, a light weight backboard that is equipped with bendable protrusions to stabilize the assembly, straps for attaching the backboard, a... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813930 | Basketball hoop and backboard cover and system A basketball hoop and backboard covering system for covering a backboard and a basketball hoop, comprising a lower toroid ring removably attached to the basketball hoop, an upper toroid ring, connecting tubes attached between the lower toroid ring and the... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5795253 | Basketball goal rim for breakaway net attachment system and method of making same A breakaway net attachment system for mounting a basketball net to the rim of a basketball goal at predetermined locations along the rim. The system includes clips which are attachable to the rim and which include retainer portions for retaining the net i... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5792010 | Basketball net clip for breakaway net attachment system A basketball net clip for a breakaway net attachment system that detachably mounts a basketball net to the rim of a basketball goal at predetermined locations along the rim. The net clips are resilient and include a base portion attachable to the rim and ... | 08/11/1998 |
