Patent ID: 8172706

Claim:
A basketball system comprising: a basketball goal including a backboard and a rim; a support structure that is sized and configured to support the basketball goal at a plurality of heights, the support structure comprising: a support pole; and one or more connecting members connecting the support pole and the basketball goal; and a height adjustment assembly that is sized and configured to adjust the height of the basketball goal, the height adjustment assembly comprising: an arm connected to at least one of the connecting members, the arm including a plurality of receiving portions formed in an inner surface of the arm that is disposed towards the support pole, the arm including a generally planar outer surface that is disposed away from the support pole; an engaging member extending outwardly from the support pole, the engaging member being sized and configured to engage a first receiving portion of the plurality of receiving portions to secure the basketball goal at a first height and to engage a second receiving portion of the plurality of receiving portions to secure the basketball goal at a second height; a bracket connected to the support pole; and a stop pivotally connected to the bracket, the stop movable between an unlocked position in which the stop does not engage the generally planar outer surface of the arm and a locked position in which the stop engages the generally planar outer surface of the arm, the stop comprising: a first end that engages the arm when the stop is in the locked position, the first end being disengaged from the arm when the stop is in the unlocked position to allow the arm to move; a second end that extends outwardly and away from the arm, the second end including an engagement surface that facilitates movement of the stop between the locked and unlocked positions; and an engagement portion that slides along a surface of the bracket when the stop moves between the locked and unlocked positions.