Adjustable basketball goal
United States Patent D343883
US Patent References:
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Ide - June, 1883 - 0278797

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Hammerstein - June, 1886 - 0344652

Basket-ball back stop
Thornley - August, 1924 - 1504166

Adjustable goal for basketball courts
Woodburn - March, 1943 - 2313188

Device for raising and lowering basketball bankboards
Drew - April, 1959 - 2881003


Inventors:
Hall, Timothy D. (905 Kent La., Troy, OH, 45373)
Application Number:
D/672595
Publication Date:
02/01/1994
Filing Date:
03/19/1991
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Primary Class:
Field of Search:
273/1.5, D21/201
US Patent References:
2986395Adjustable basketball goalMay, 1961Sheftel
3427025VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE BASKETBALL GOALFebruary, 1969Procter
3586324VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE BASKETBALL GOALJune, 1991Bearson
3669450PORTABLE AND ADJUSTABLE MINIATURE BASKETBALL GOALJune, 1972Mason
3722886MOVABLE STAND FOR A BASKETBALL GOALMarch, 1973Sinner
3765676ADJUSTABLE BASKETBALL GOALSJune, 1971Bearson et al.
3881724Retractable basketball goalMay, 1975Beveridge273/1.5R
4330101Basketball backboard support apparatusMay, 1982Andersen
4395040Adjustable basketball goalJuly, 1983White
4407498Lock for a flexible elementOctober, 1983Clore et al.
4465277Basketball goal structureAugust, 1984Dittrich
4781375Method and apparatus for adjusting a basketball goalNovember, 1988Nye
4798381Basketball goal height adjustment apparatusJanuary, 1989Dadbeh
4801142Adjustable basetball goalJanuary, 1989Friesen
4941661Adjustable basketball backboard apparatusJuly, 1990Lykens
4951944Adjustable basketball goalAugust, 1990Morgan
5133547Self-adjusting basketball goalJuly, 1992Pardi273/1.5R
Foreign References:
BE681631October, 1966
NL6413102May, 1966
GB908055October, 1962
Primary Examiner:
Feifer, Melvin B.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Barnes & Thornburg
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for an adjustable basketball support, as shown anddescribed.

Description:

FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of the adjustable basketball support with a goal set at eight feet;

FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of the adjustable basketball support with a goal set at six feet;

FIG. 3 illustrates a side view of the adjustable basketball support with a goal set at ten feet, standard height;

FIG. 4 illustrates a front view of the adjustable basketball support with a goal set at a position lower than ten feet;

FIG. 5 illustrates a top view of the adjustable basketball support with a goal showing the support post, counterweight, top set of arms; and,

FIG. 6 a front view of the adjustable basketball support with a goal is shown in a raised position.

The broken lines of the basketball backboard or goal and net in FIGS. 1-6 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the design. In FIG. 1, the lower portion of the support is shown fragmentarily to indicate indeterminate length. FIGS. 2, 3, 4, and 6 have not been so shown for ease of illustration.