Patent ID: 7118500

Claim:
A portable basketball system comprising: a basketball goal; a support structure being sized and configured to support the basketball goal above a playing surface; a base being sized and configured to support the support structure, and an adjustment assembly that is capable of being moved between a first position in which the portable basketball system is held in a generally fixed position relative to the playing surface and a second position in which the portable basketball system is readily movable relative to the playing surface, the adjustment assembly comprising: a bracket at least partially disposed within a recess in the base; an arm disposed proximate to the bracket, the arm being separate and distinct from the bracket; a link pivotally connecting the arm to the bracket to provide a first connection between the arm and the bracket, the link including a first portion pivotally connected to the arm and a second portion pivotally connected to the bracket; and a wheel assembly connected to the bracket and the arm, the wheel assembly providing a second connection between the arm and the bracket that is distinct from the first connection between the arm and the bracket; wherein at least a portion of the base contacts the playing surface when the adjustment assembly is in the first position.