Patent ID: 7604555

Claim:
A basketball goal comprising: a rim assembly sized and configured to move between a playing position and a displaced position; a rim mounting bracket sized and configured to be connected to a support structure so that the rim mounting bracket remains in a generally fixed position relative to a playing surface, the rim mounting bracket including a first inwardly extending flange and a second inwardly extending flange that are spaced apart by a distance, the rim assembly being pivotally connected to the rim mounting bracket to allow the rim assembly to be moved between the playing position and the displaced position; a pivot bracket pivotally connected to the first flange and the second flange of the rim mounting bracket, the pivot bracket being disposed in a first position when the rim assembly is in the playing position and a second position when the rim assembly is in the displaced position; a biasing member sized and configured to bias the rim assembly from the displaced position to the playing position; and a connector connecting the pivot bracket and the rim assembly, the connector being sized and configured to interconnect the biasing member, the pivot bracket and the rim assembly so that when the rim assembly is in the displaced position, a force provided by the biasing member is generally aligned with the connector and the pivot bracket; wherein the rim mounting bracket includes a first side wall and a second side wall; and wherein the rim mounting bracket is movable from a storage position in which the first and second side walls are generally aligned in the same plane to a use position in which the first and second side walls are generally parallel.