Patent ID: 7758456

Claim:
An illuminable basketball rim assembly for providing user enjoyment in space-limited areas, said illuminable basketball rim assembly comprising: an anchor member seated on a ground surface; a curvilinear and resiliently adaptable support pole directly coupled to said anchor member and extending upwardly therefrom, said support pole having a distal end positioned anterior to said anchor member, said distal end maintaining at least a minimum spatial distance with the ground surface during operating conditions such that an arcuate portion of said support pole does not downwardly bend beyond a minimum height defined between said distal end and the ground surface; a rim section positioned at said distal end of said support pole; means for illuminating said rim section and said support pole when an external force is applied to said rim section; and means for maintaining said support pole at a stable and equilibrium position such that said distal end of said support pole is prohibited from displacing downwardly beyond a predefined height, wherein said rim section and said support pole illuminating means comprises: a first plurality of illuminable elements embedded within said rim section and traveling about an entire circumference thereof; a second plurality of illuminable elements embedded within said support pole and traveling along a major longitudinal length thereof; an elongated flange extending rearwardly from said rim section and having a posterior end adjustably seated within said distal end of said support pole; and first and second deformably resilient spring members nested within said support pole and attached directly to said flange to thereby maintain said rim section at the equilibrium position defined centrally within said support pole.