Patent ID: 7798921

Claim:
A basketball rim mounting assembly comprising: a fixed portion adapted to be coupled to a back board and a movable portion fixed to a basketball rim, the fixed portion including a back plate adapted to be secured to a front face of the back board, a pair of bracket plates fixed to extend forward from the back plate, and a base plate fixed between the bracket plates, the movable portion including a top plate overlying the base plate and a pair of side plates extending downward from the top plate outside the bracket plates, a pair of members fixed to the top plate in spaced relation to each other and extending downward therefrom, tilt regulating structure coupled to the pair of members and to the fixed portion controlling the extent of deflection of the rim and movable portion relative to the fixed portion and backboard and wherein each of the pair of members fixed to the top plate comprises an axis defining structure coupled to a pivot bridge member located between the pair of members forming a gimbaled connection between the movable portion and the fixed portion.