Patent ID: 8992350
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A basketball system, comprising: a goal; a backboard assembly to which the goal is connected; a support structure; a connecting structure that connects the backboard assembly to the support structure; a height adjustment mechanism including a handle assembly, the handle assembly being connected to the support structure and operable to change a height of the goal and the backboard assembly, and the height adjustment mechanism further including a biasing element having a first portion connected to the handle assembly and the biasing element including a second portion connected to the support structure; and a shock absorbing element having a first portion directly connected to the handle assembly of the height adjustment mechanism and the shock absorbing element having a second portion directly connected to the connecting structure, wherein the shock absorbing element enables temporary displacement of the goal in response to imposition of a load or force on the goal.