Patent ID: 6821217
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A portable basketball unit comprising:a base extending generally parallel to a support surface and supported by a pair of rear wheels and a pair of foot members; moveable support frame members rotatably connected to the base for movement between an upper position and a lower transport position; a beam supporting a backboard and rim member moveably connected to the support frame members; forward wheels mounted on the base with a retractable means for maintaining the wheels in a raised position in relation to the base such that the forward wheels are automatically raised by the retractable means when the support members are in the upper position; and a means for moving the forward wheels downwardly in relation to the base, such that the forward wheels engage the support surface when the support members are in the lower transport position, such that the foot members are raised off the support surface, and the basketball unit is capable of longitudinal movement over the support surface.