Patent ID: 8454460
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A basketball rim mounting assembly comprising: a fixed portion adapted to be coupled to a backboard and a movable portion fixed to a basketball rim, the fixed portion including a back plate adapted to be secured to the backboard, the back plate having an opening detent formed therein, the movable portion including a tilt regulating structure coupled between the fixed portion and the movable portion, the tilt regulating structure comprising a retaining member, a first wall with a window formed therein, and a rollable member, the rollable member movable between a rest position when the basketball rim is in a horizontal position and a displaced position away from the rest position when the basketball rim is in a non-horizontal position, wherein, in the rest position, at least a portion of the rollable member is captured between the opening detent and the window, and the retaining member is configured to bias the rollable member in the rest position, and wherein deflection of the basketball rim to the non-horizontal position causes the window of the tilt regulating structure to displace the rollable member to the displaced position.