BASKETBALL BACKSTOP NET ASSEMBLY AND KIT THEREFOR
First Claim
1. In an outdoor basketball playground including an upright support post, a backboard mounted on the post, and a basketball rim and net structure mounted on the backboard, the improvement of an outdoor basketball backstop screen to contain errant basketball shots launched by a basketball shooter to minimize basketball retrieval time and possible damage to surrounding things, the backstop screen comprising a reticulated net having a size and width extending vertically and widthwise a sufficient distance to capture errant basketball shots and to assist in keeping the basketball in play, a cord peripherally bounding the reticulated net to provide added strength to the reticulated net, a mounting block, means attaching the mounting block to the post, the mounting block having a series of outwardly opening threaded sockets, net supporting rods retainingly engaged in said outwardly opening threaded sockets, and means joining outer ends of said net supporting rods with said cord and said net above and behind the basketball backboard to provide a backstop to hinder errant basketball shots going astray and to speed up play.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a backstop net assembly and kit for use in combination with a basketball hoop assembly, which comprises a multi-socketed mounting block, a plurality of net extension rods, and a ball-gathering net assembly. In a basketball playground, one can find an upright support post, a backboard mounted on the post, and a basketball rim and net structure mounted on the backboard. The present invention provides a basketball backstop net assembly to gather errant basketball shots launched by a basketball shooter to minimize basketball retrieval time and possible damage to surrounding valuables. The ball-gathering net is a reticulated having a size and width, which extends vertically and laterally via the net extension rods a sufficient distance to capture errant shots and to assist in keeping the basketball in play. Additionally, a perimeter cord bounds the reticulated portion of the net to provide added strength to the ball-gathering net.
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43 Claims
- 1. In an outdoor basketball playground including an upright support post, a backboard mounted on the post, and a basketball rim and net structure mounted on the backboard, the improvement of an outdoor basketball backstop screen to contain errant basketball shots launched by a basketball shooter to minimize basketball retrieval time and possible damage to surrounding things, the backstop screen comprising a reticulated net having a size and width extending vertically and widthwise a sufficient distance to capture errant basketball shots and to assist in keeping the basketball in play, a cord peripherally bounding the reticulated net to provide added strength to the reticulated net, a mounting block, means attaching the mounting block to the post, the mounting block having a series of outwardly opening threaded sockets, net supporting rods retainingly engaged in said outwardly opening threaded sockets, and means joining outer ends of said net supporting rods with said cord and said net above and behind the basketball backboard to provide a backstop to hinder errant basketball shots going astray and to speed up play.
- 4. An outdoor basketball backscreen kit for assembly with an upright support post for a basketball backboard and net assembly, the kit including a rod mounting block, attachment means for attaching the rod-mounting block to the upright support post behind the basketball backboard, a reticulated net having a width broader than the basketball backboard and a height taller than the upright support post for capture and return of errant basketball shots from a shooter when a shot misses the backboard, a heavy cord circumscribing the reticulated net, means connecting the cord to the reticulated net, the mounting block having a series of spaced outwardly opening threaded block sockets, a series of flexible rods having rod ends for threaded engagement with the spaced outwardly opening block sockets, the flexible rods being knocked down when in disassembly as a kit, and means for detachable assembly of outer ends of flexible rods with the heavy cord.
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7. A basketball hoop assembly and backstop net assembly combination, the basketball hoop assembly and backstop net assembly combination comprising:
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a basketball hoop assembly, the basketball hoop assembly comprising;
a horizontally-oriented, basketball-receiving hoop;
a vertically-oriented backboard, the basketball-receiving hoop being fixedly mounted to the vertically-oriented backboard;
support means for supporting the vertically-oriented backboard in vertical relation to a ground surface;
a backstop net assembly, the backstop net assembly comprising;
a mounting block, the mounting block comprising a superior face, an inferior face, a left lateral face, a right lateral face, an anterior face, a posterior face, and a plurality of threaded rod-receiving sockets intermediate the superior face and the inferior face;
a plurality of net extension rods, the net extension rods each comprising a male block attachment end, a female net attachment end, and a flexible rod intermediate the male block attachment end and the female net attachment end, the male block attachment ends for removable insertion in the rod-receiving sockets, the female net attachment ends each further comprising connector means;
a ball-gathering net, the ball-gathering net comprising a superior net portion and an inferior net portion, the connector means for removably connecting the female net attachment ends to the superior net portion in spaced relation; and
means for securing the mounting block to the support means, the mounting block being secured in vertically-oriented, posterior relation to the vertically-oriented backboard. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A backstop net assembly for use in combination with a basketball hoop assembly, the backstop net assembly comprising:
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a mounting block, the mounting block comprising a superior face, an inferior face, a left lateral face, a right lateral face, an anterior face, a posterior face, a superior mounting flange adjacent the superior face and anterior face, an inferior mounting flange adjacent the inferior face and anterior face, and a plurality of rod-receiving sockets intermediate the superior face and the inferior face;
a plurality of net extension rods, the net extension rods each comprising a male block attachment end, a female net attachment end, and a flexible rod intermediate the male block attachment end and the female net attachment end, the male block attachment ends for removable insertion in the rod-receiving sockets; and
a ball-gathering net assembly, the ball-gathering net assembly comprising a ball-gathering net and a plurality of spaced net markers, the ball-gathering net comprising a superior net portion, an inferior net portion, and opposed lateral net portions, the spaced net markers being fixedly attached to the superior net portion, the female net attachment ends each having connector means for removably connecting the female net attachment ends to the superior net portion adjacent the spaced net markers. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A backstop net assembly for use in combination with a basketball hoop assembly, the backstop net assembly comprising:
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a mounting block, the mounting block comprising a superior block end, an inferior block end, and net extension rod attachment means;
a plurality of net extension rods, the net extension rods each comprising block attachment means, a net attachment end, and a flexible rod intermediate the block attachment means and the net attachment end, the block attachment means for removably attaching the net extension rods to the mounting block, the net attachment ends each further comprising connector means; and
a ball-gathering net, the ball-gathering net comprising a superior net portion and an inferior net portion, the connector means for removably connecting the net attachment ends to the superior net portion in spaced relation. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A backstop net assembly kit for outfitting a basketball hoop assembly, the backstop net assembly kit comprising:
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a mounting block, the mounting block comprising a superior face, an inferior face, a left lateral face, a right lateral face, an anterior face, a posterior face, a superior mounting flange adjacent the superior face and anterior face, an inferior mounting block adjacent the inferior face and anterior face, and a plurality of threaded rod-receiving sockets intermediate the superior face and the inferior face;
a plurality of net extension rods, the net extension rods each comprising a male block attachment end, a female net attachment end, and a flexible rod intermediate the male block attachment end and the female net attachment end, the male block attachment ends for removable insertion in the rod-receiving sockets;
the female net attachment ends each further comprising connector means; and
a ball-gathering net assembly, the ball-gathering net assembly comprising a ball gathering net and a plurality of spaced net markers, the ball-gathering net comprising a superior net portion, an inferior net portion, a left lateral net portion, and a right lateral net portion, the plurality of spaced net markers being fixedly attached to the superior net portion. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A backstop net assembly kit for use in combination with a basketball hoop assembly, the backstop net assembly kit comprising:
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a mounting block, the mounting block comprising a superior block end, an inferior block end, and a plurality of threaded rod-receiving sockets intermediate the superior block end and the inferior block end;
a plurality of net extension rods, the net extension rods each comprising a male block attachment end, a female net attachment end, and a flexible rod intermediate the male block attachment end and the female net attachment end, the male block attachment ends for removable insertion in the rod-receiving sockets; and
a ball-gathering net, the ball-gathering net comprising a superior net portion and an inferior net portion. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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