Patent ID: 8876637
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A basketball return apparatus for use with a basketball goal assembly having a backboard attached to a post with a frame member in elevation above a ground surface and a rim coupled to the backboard, said basketball return apparatus, comprising: a net member having an upper end and a lower end opposite said upper end; a mounting assembly having a first end coupled to said net member upper end and a second end configured to selectively couple said net member to the frame member of the basketball goal assembly; a support member pivotally coupled to said second end of said net member, wherein said support member includes: wherein said mounting assembly includes a strap having an upper hook member configured to selectively attach to the frame member of the basketball goal assembly and a lower hook member configured to selectively attach to said upper end of said net member; wherein said net member hangs from the frame member of the basketball goal assembly in a stowed configuration out of the way of normal game play when said pair of legs is at said retracted configuration; wherein said mounting assembly includes: