Weather-resistant basketball net
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1. An annular basketball net attachable to a circular hoop, comprising:
- a plurality of upstanding U-shaped strands formed of a stiff flexible weather-resistant material, and a plurality of connectors joining said strands to define an annular array of strands centered on a vertical axis;
each U-shaped strand comprising a single continuous strand forming two upright strand sections, and a U bend joining the lower ends of said strand sections;
each upright strand section having an attachment eye at its upper end for suspending the net from a basketball hoop;
said connectors comprising an upper row of connectors joining the strand sections of adjacent U-shaped strands, an intermediate row of connectors joining the strand sections in each U-shaped strand, and a lower row of connectors joining the strand sections of adjacent U-shaped strands;
the connectors in each row of connectors being circumferentially spaced;
said rows of connectors being widely spaced in the vertical direction, whereby said strands can deflect radially away from said vertical axis when a basketball descends through the space circumscribed by the array of U-shaped strands.
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Abstract
A basketball net is formed of six U-shaped strands of stiff, flexible weather-resistant material, joined together at spaced points by small connector clips. Each strand preferably is a steel cable having a plastic coating or sheath, that provides distinctive coloration and oxidation protection for the cable.
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1. An annular basketball net attachable to a circular hoop, comprising:
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a plurality of upstanding U-shaped strands formed of a stiff flexible weather-resistant material, and a plurality of connectors joining said strands to define an annular array of strands centered on a vertical axis; each U-shaped strand comprising a single continuous strand forming two upright strand sections, and a U bend joining the lower ends of said strand sections;
each upright strand section having an attachment eye at its upper end for suspending the net from a basketball hoop;said connectors comprising an upper row of connectors joining the strand sections of adjacent U-shaped strands, an intermediate row of connectors joining the strand sections in each U-shaped strand, and a lower row of connectors joining the strand sections of adjacent U-shaped strands; the connectors in each row of connectors being circumferentially spaced; said rows of connectors being widely spaced in the vertical direction, whereby said strands can deflect radially away from said vertical axis when a basketball descends through the space circumscribed by the array of U-shaped strands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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