Patent ID: 7530909

Claim:
A mounting system for mounting a basketball return net to a basketball goal assembly, comprising: a. an elongate member extending along a longitudinal axis, with said elongate member having opposing ends; b. at least a pair of mounting brackets mountable in a spaced apart arrangement to a backboard assembly of a basketball goal, wherein said mounting brackets each define a closed hole configured to receive said elongate member, wherein said elongate member is arrangeable with said opposing ends extending through said closed holes so that said elongate member spans the distance between said mounting brackets, and wherein said elongate member includes a raised shoulder; c. a net suspendable from said elongate member between said mounting brackets; and d. a retaining member selectively engageable with said elongate member, wherein said shoulder and said retaining member are arrangeable between said mounting brackets when said elongate member is positioned within said mounting brackets, and wherein said retaining member and said shoulder cooperate to prevent said elongate member from disengaging from said mounting brackets wherein said elongate member defines an opening perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and said retaining member is selectively connectable with said elongate member by being received in said opening.