Patent ID: 7691015
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A basketball goal system that is capable of being moved between a playing position in which the basketball goal system may be used for playing basketball and a collapsed position in which the basketball goal system may be more easily transported or stored, the basketball goal system comprising: a backboard including a first opening that is spaced apart from an outer perimeter of the backboard; a support structure that is sized and configured to support the backboard above a playing surface when the basketball goal system is in the playing position; a base that is sized and configured to support the support structure and the backboard when the basketball goal system is in the playing position, the base including a first opening that is spaced apart from an outer perimeter of the base; a support brace including a first end connected to the base and a second end connected to the support structure when the basketball goal system is in the playing position; and a first fastener inserted into an opening in the first end of the support brace and the first opening in the base to connect the support brace to the base when the basketball goal system is in the playing position, the first fastener being inserted into the first opening in the backboard and the first opening in the base to connect the backboard and the base when the basketball goal system is in the collapsed position and further comprising a rim receiving portion disposed in a lower portion of the base that is sized and configured to receive a rim when the basketball goal system is in the collapsed position; and further comprising a support brace receiving portion in the lower portion of the base that receives a portion of the support brace when the basketball goal system is in the collapsed position; and further comprising a backboard receiving portion in the lower portion of the base that receives at least a portion of the backboard when the basketball goal system is in the collapsed position, the rim and the support brace being disposed between the lower portion of the base and the backboard when the basketball goal system is in the collapsed position; and further comprising a support structure receiving recess in an upper portion of the base that receives a portion of the support structure when the basketball goal system is in the collapsed position.