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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331882 | No tools basketball system and assembly A portable basketball system that may be assembled without the need for hand tools. The present invention may include a regulation portable basketball system that is entirely assembled by hand with the use of hand grippable devices. The pole and supporting struts ma... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7100795 | Adjustable rear spacer wall assembly for a vending machine A vending machine includes an adjustable channel assembly for varying the depth of a product stack area within the vending machine. Preferably two adjustable channel assemblies are mounted to a column wall to support a rear spacer wall that defines a back portion of... | 09/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6913551 | Basketball training aid An improved basketball training aid comprising a barrier over which a basketball shot must be lofted in order to pass through the basketball goal. The basketball training aid is intended for attachment to a basketball backboard and basketball goal. The basketball tr... | 07/05/2005 |
| 5779569 | Directional ball return chute A ball return chute for a basketball hoop, and a modular basket assembly utilizing the novel chute. The chute engages the hoop by C-shaped members which slip over the rod stock of the hoop at the slot formed in each C. The chute can be rotated three hundr... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5759121 | Basketball rim assembly A basketball rim assembly includes an anchoring plate having a mounting assembly, a back plate, a support member, a rim and a locking mechanism. The anchoring plate is removably attached to the back plate by the mounting assembly, and the locking mechanis... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5022649 | Quick change device for a basketball hoop A basketball quick change hoop assembly is shown and described. A board mounting adaptor plate having flanges on its vertical edges engages vertical channel sides of a hoop mounting member. Slots at the top of the flanges receive extensions from the hoop ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4921248 | Basketball rim assembly A basketball rim assembly for removably mounting a rim to a backboard is disclosed. The rim assembly includes a base defining a locking hole mounted on the backboard. A support member mounts the rim and is removably locked to the base by a locking pin whi... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4815734 | Basketball hoop mounting structure A basketball mounting hoop including a vertical slot for receiving a hoop mount. The hoop mount includes a fastener slidably received in such slot and operable to clamp the mount to the back board slot at a selected height.... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4771973 | Bleacher ball bracket A bleacher ball bracket enables a basketball hoop to be temporarily but rigidly mounted at a height appropriate to a player's ability. The ball bracket comprises a J-shaped plate that rests on a bleacher seat. The plate hooked end engages the back edge of... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4613135 | Quick change device for a basketball goal A quick change device for a basketball goal comprises a receptable member securable to a basketball backboard and a goal-mounting member for slidable mounting on the receptacle member. The receptacle member includes a back plate upon which a pair of guide... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4218058 | Adjustable system for mounting a basketball goal The invention is an improved adjustable system for mounting a basketball goal. The adjustable system has two embodiments, one in which no modification is made to the mounting bracket on the basketball goal, and the other with a wide range of positions in ... | 08/19/1980 |
