Patent ID: 6296583
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A basketball goal comprising;a support;a backboard connected to said support;a hoop;a breakaway mechanism mounted on said support behind said backboard, including:a hoop carrying arm pivoted about a horizontal axis spaced behind the backboard;a resilient element below the arm and forward of the axis, urging the arm upwardly;a stop limiting the upward movement of said arm;a cover plate between the resilient element and the arm, supporting said arm;a compression plate between said cover plate and the resilient element; anda screw threaded in said cover plate and engaging the compression plate to adjust compression of the resilient element and the upward force applied to said arm, the arm having said hoop connected thereto, a force applied to the hoop deflecting the hoop and being transmitted through the breakaway mechanism to the support, no force being applied to the backboard.