Patent ID: 6019690
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A portable collapsible backboard and basket assembly mounted in the bed of a pickup truck, the bed having a floor and a plurality of raised sidewalls forming a cavity, the assembly comprising:base means positioned in and securely affixed to the pickup truck within the cavity of the pickup truck;foldable support means attached to said base means and rotatable between a storage position adjacent the floor of the bed of the pickup truck and to a display position substantially perpendicular to the floor of the bed of the pickup truck;a backboard foldably and rotatably attached to said support means; anda basketball basket attached to said backboard; andwherein when said assembly is folded and collapsed into said storage position, it forms a compact package sized to fit within said cavity of the pickup truck, and wherein when said assembly is erected into said display position, it holds and supports said backboard in position above and outside the dimensions of the cavity.