Patent ID: 6398673
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An apparatus for a hoop toss game, the apparatus comprising a backboard assembly comprising:an extensible frame having a first side and a second side, the frame comprising: a first horizontal pair of parallel rails spaced apart from each other; a second pair of parallel rails, each of the second rails slidably interfitted with a respective one of the first rails, the second pair of rails adapted to move between an extended position and a retracted position; a pair of springs adapted to bias the second pair of rails into the extended position, each of the springs operatively disposed between one of the first rails and that one of the second rails with which it is interfitted; and first and second backboards, each of the backboards having a respective front surface having a respective hoop attached thereto and a respective back surface, wherein the back surface of the first backboard is fixedly attached to the first side of the extensible frame and the back surface of the second backboard is fixedly attached to the second side of the extensible frame so as to be parallel to and coextensive with the first backboard.