Patent ID: 7396302

Claim:
A reusable releasable basketball net for use with a basketball goal rim, the net comprising: a net body portion defining an opening through which a basketball passes during play; a plurality of loop portions joined to the body portion and configured to connect to the basketball rim such that the body portion is suspended below the basketball rim and the opening is substantially co-aligned with the basketball rim, each loop portion having a first segment, a second segment, and a releasing apparatus for releasing the first segment from the second segment; said releasing apparatus having a first element attached to the first segment of the loop portion and a second element attached to the second segment of the loop portion, the first element including a base attached to the first segment and at least two arms extending outward from the base and positioned substantially parallel to each other so as to form a recess, the second element including a protruding portion frictionally fittable within the recess such that the first element and the second element are held together; and wherein the first element separates from the second element in response to an application of a predetermined force on the net.