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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Litania Sports Group, Inc., Champaign, IL (US);
Inventors:
Erin L. Powers, Champaign, IL (US);
Gregory W. Luebbering, Heyworth, IL (US);
Jacob L. Whittaker, West Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Assignee:
Litania Sports Group, Inc., Champaign, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 71/00 (2006.01); A63B 63/08 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 71/0054 (2013.01); A63B 63/083 (2013.01); F16M 13/02 (2013.01); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01); F16M 2200/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A basketball goal assembly includes a suspended vertical mast, a backstop, a rim, at least one mounting bracket, at least two U-bolts straddling the mast for attaching the goal to the mast, and a safety bracket. The safety bracket straddles a U-bolt. The safety bracket reduces the possibility of the goal falling off the mast and also provides a visual indicator when the goal has begun to slip downward.