Patent ID: 9675859
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A basketball system, comprising: a goal; a backboard assembly to which the goal is connected, wherein a position of the goal relative to the backboard assembly is fixed; a support structure; a connecting structure that comprises three sets of arms, each set of arms being rotatably connected to the backboard assembly and to the support structure; a height adjustment mechanism including a handle assembly that is directly connected to the support structure, the handle assembly being operable to change a height of the goal and backboard assembly; a shock absorbing element having a first portion directly connected to the handle assembly, and the shock absorbing element having a second portion directly connected to the support structure of the basketball system, wherein the shock absorbing element enables temporary displacement of the goal and the backboard in response to imposition of a load or force on the goal, wherein the shock absorbing element comprises one or more of a spring, a gas spring, or a shock; and a structure directly connected to the handle assembly and directly connected to the connecting structure.