GOAL MOUNTED SIGNAL

• US 20100298075A1
• Filed: 05/24/2010
• Published: 11/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nevco, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nevco, Inc.
• Inventors: Klarich, Matthew M., Paslay, David L.
• Application Number:
  US12/785,673
• Publication Number:
  US 20100298075A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/479
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0658 Position or arrangement of display
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/74 with powered illuminating means, e.g. lights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/083 for basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0616 Means for conducting or scheduling competition, league, tournaments or rankings
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49117 Conductor or circuit manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A basketball goal comprising: a frame; a transparent backboard mounted on the frame having a front face and a back face opposite the front face; a hoop mounted on the backboard and extending perpendicular to the front face of the backboard; an indicator strip mounted directly to the back face of the backboard, said strip including a plurality of light emitting diodes that are visible through the backboard; and a controller operatively connected to the indicator strip to selectively energize the light emitting diodes.

Claims

1. A basketball goal comprising:

a frame;

a transparent backboard mounted on the frame having a front face and a back face opposite the front face;

a hoop mounted on the backboard and extending perpendicular to the front face of the backboard;

an indicator strip mounted directly to the back face of the backboard, said strip including a plurality of light emitting diodes that are visible through the backboard; and

a controller operatively connected to the indicator strip to selectively energize the light emitting diodes.

2. A method of mounting light signals on a basketball goal comprising:

bonding a plurality of indicator strips directly to a back face of a transparent backboard forming a portion of the goal, each of said strips including a plurality of light emitting diodes; and

electrically connecting each of said strips to a controller.

3. A goal comprising:

a frame;

a transparent member mounted on the frame;

an indicator mounted directly on the member, said indicator including a light emitting diode that is visible through the transparent member; and

a controller operatively connected to the indicator to selectively energize the light emitting diode.

4. A method of mounting a signal on a goal comprising:

bonding a plurality of indicator strips directly to a back face of a transparent backboard forming a portion of the goal, each of said strips including a light emitting diode;

electrically connecting each of said light emitting diode; and

connecting a controller to the light emitting diode.

5. A method of mounting light signals on a basketball goal comprising:

segmenting an indicator strip into a plurality of pieces, each piece having a plurality of light emitting diodes;

attaching at least one of said plurality of pieces directly to a back face of a transparent backboard forming a portion of the goal; and

electrically connecting each of said strips to a controller.

6. An end of period signal for mounting on a basketball goal comprising an indicator having a plurality of light emitting diodes, said indicator being formed to separate into a plurality of segments, each segment having a portion of said plurality of light emitting diodes.