Patent ID: 7393293

Claim:
A basketball goal, comprising: a. a vertical support element; b. a backboard assembly; c. an adjustment structure adjustably mounting said backboard assembly to said support element; d. said adjustment structure having a rear extension portion movable to control the height of said backboard assembly; e. at least one adjustment arm extending downward from said rear extension portion; f. at least one lever arm having a proximal end pivotally mounted adjacent said support element and having a distal end pivotally mounted to said adjustment arm; and, g. an actuator mounted to said lever arm at a midpoint between said proximal end and said distal end, wherein operation of said actuator causes said lever arm to rotate and correspondingly adjust the height of said backboard assembly h. a bracket assembly wherein said bracket assembly comprises a pair of side plates on opposing sides of said lever arm and wherein said midpoint where said actuator is mounted to said lever arm is concealed between said side plates.