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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2004
Scott Hamilton, Northlake, IL (US);
Scott Hamilton, Northlake, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A removable basketball assembly includes a housing section securely mounted to a selected portion of the backboard and an anchor section removably positionable into the housing. A rim section is pivotally connected to the anchor section and extends outwardly therefrom. A mechanism for locking the anchor section with the housing section after the anchor section has been positioned therein is also included. The assembly further includes a mechanism for resiliently opposing downwardly forces exerted on the rim section such that a player can offset the rim section from the horizontal plane without permanently detaching the rim section from the anchor section. The housing section includes a rear wall provided with a plurality of holes for receiving a plurality of fastening members therethrough respectively. A protruding support compartment is integral with the rear wall and has a plurality of sidewalls and a front wall integrally connected for defining a cavity therebetween.