Patent ID: 6746349
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An improved basketball net comprising:an integrally formed resilient net-like body of a generally tapered configuration; a plurality of straps extending above an upper circumference of the body and each having a respective first end attached to the body; and a plurality of clips each detachably securing a second end of a respective strap to the upper circumference of the body to thereby provide a removeable means for securing the net below a hoop; whereina connected undulating central waist portion of the body is defined by a series of oppositely disposed upper and lower cutouts to facilitate limited stretching of the net-like body about said central waist, the upper circumference of the net-like body is defined by a same plurality of elongated rings defined in part by said upper cutouts, said elongated rings being integrally formed with the body and extending upwardly from, and connected to each only in the vicinity of, the waist to thereby provide an adjustable upper circumference, the bottom portions of the lower cutouts are defined by a connected undulating lower portion of the body that facilitates limited stretching of the net-like body about its lower circumference, and each of the straps is secured to a different respective said elongated ring.