Patent ID: 6595879
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A transportable basketball goal apparatus, for use with a pre-existing metal frame, comprising:a base; a net having foldable strings removably attachable to said base; said base comprising a circular rim, and a brace extending radially from said rim; said rim comprising a shoulder, a wall extending downwardly from said shoulder, and a lip extending downwardly from said shoulder opposite said wall; said rim shoulder comprising a smoothly rounded top surface, and a curved under surface providing means for snug and stable fit against a pre-existing basketball hoop, said shoulder extending to and between said wall and said lip; said rim wall having a smoothly continuous inner surface defining an aperture of a predetermined diameter for passage of a ball therethrough, a rounded bottom edge, a curved upper outer surface providing means for a close and stable fit against a pre-existing basketball hoop, and a lower outer surface having multiple cavities at pre-determined intervals therealong for removably receiving net hoops of a pre-existing basketball hoop; each said wall cavity further comprising a net seat having a smoothly rounded surface; each said net seat further comprising an aperture for removably receiving said foldable net strings therethrough and to said rim, each said net seat aperture having a first, second and third port said first port positioned above and between said second and third ports, and a first channel connecting said first port to said second port; and a second channel connecting said first port to said third port; said net seat; said rim lip extending downwardly from said shoulder opposite said rim wall and having a curved inside surface providing means for a close and stable fit against a pre-existing basketball hoop, a rounded outside surface, and a rounded bottom edge; said base brace comprising a ledge, first and second opposing sides extending downwardly from said ledge at a pre-determined distance thereapart, a brace upper surface, and a brace under surface; said ledge comprising an aperture therethrough for removably receiving a hand or storage hangar; said brace under surface comprising a tub for removably receiving the end of a pole or dowel; said first and second opposing sides each having an inner surface, each said inner surface comprising an elongated horizontal ridge.