Patent ID: 7510492

Claim:
A basketball return net assembly attachable to a basketball backboard having a basketball hoop comprising: a net having an upper edge; at least one middle member attached to the backside of the basketball backboard and extending from beyond one outer edge of the basketball hoop to beyond the other outer edge of the basketball hoop on the opposite side of the basketball backboard; at least two arm members attached to the ends of the at least one middle member and extending laterally on opposite sides of the basketball hoop; wherein the upper edge of the net is supported in a laterally extended position by the at least two arm members on each side of the at least one middle member; wherein each arm of the at least two arm members is independently pivotable of the other arm of the at least two arm members, from an angle parallel with the backboard towards the hoop to an angle perpendicular to the backboard; means for independently pivoting the at least two arm members at a pivot point attached to the at least one middle member; at least one lower support member positioned on a basketball playing surface, the at least one support member having sufficient weight to handle a force exerted by a basketball on the net and the net rebounding the basketball to the playing surface; means for extending the at least one lower support member upwardly or downwardly with respect to the base on the basketball playing surface; means for attaching the net to the at least two arm members; and means for supporting the net at various heights below the basketball hoop.