Patent ID: 6866596
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A portable basketball system comprising: a support member that is sized and configured to support a basketball goal and backboard above a playing surface, the support member being movable into a playing position in which the support member is held in a generally stationary position; an axle connected to the support member; at least one wheel connected to the axle, the wheel being sized and configured to facilitate movement of the portable basketball system; a locking member connected to the support member; a base including an axle receiving portion that connects the axle to the base and a locking member receiving portion that is sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the locking member when the support member is in the playing position; a lip disposed proximate the locking member receiving portion, the lip being deformable to allow the locking member to be securely received within the locking member receiving portion.