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An adjustable basketball goal generally includes a movable support, telescoped within a vertically mounted fixed support, and a hydraulic, water-powered drive mechanism for enabling the raising or lowering of a basketball rim connected to the upper end of the movable support. The drive mechanism inc

An adjustable basketball goal generally includes a movable support, telescoped within a vertically mounted fixed support, and a hydraulic, water-powered drive mechanism for enabling the raising or lowering of a basketball rim connected to the upper end of the movable support. The drive mechanism includes a dual-compartment water piston and is powered by a conventional garden hose using ordinary household water pressure. With appropriate adjustments made to the water piston, the drive mechanism may be alternatively operable by pneumatic pressure as well as hydraulic pressure. A valve is included for enabling manual control of the drive mechanism. The adjustable basketball goal may also include a rotatable coupling between the movable and fixed supports such that the basketball rim may be rotated 360 degrees about an axis defined by the vertically mounted supports.

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An adjustable basketball goal comprising: a fixed support; means for mounting said fixed support in a substantially vertical position; a movable support, telescoped within said fixed support; means for mounting a basketball rim and backboard to said movable support; drive means for hydraulically for

An adjustable basketball goal comprising: a fixed support; means for mounting said fixed support in a substantially vertical position; a movable support, telescoped within said fixed support; means for mounting a basketball rim and backboard to said movable support; drive means for hydraulically forcing said movable support upwardly and downwardly with respect to said fixed support in order to enable selective adjustment of a height of the rim above the ground, said height being selectively adjustable between a minimum and a maximum setting, said drive means comprising a water piston having a rod extending therefrom and mounted in an operative relationship between the fixed and movable supports, and means for providing fluid communication between the water piston and a conventional garden hose; and swivel means, disposed along the rod, for rotatably mounting the movable support within the fixed support in order to enable 360 degrees of rotation of the rim and backboard about an axis defined by the fixed support.