초록

A portable basketball goal assembly mounted on the hitch of a vehicle is readily disassembled, packaged and stored in or on the vehicle for transport.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A vehicle having a combination of a portable basketball assembly and a vehicle hitch, said assembly being mounted on said hitch comprising:a) a chassis and a rectangular tube welded to an underside of a pair of spaced brackets bolted to the outer sides of said chassis said tube havi

[ I claim:] [1.] A vehicle having a combination of a portable basketball assembly and a vehicle hitch, said assembly being mounted on said hitch comprising:a) a chassis and a rectangular tube welded to an underside of a pair of spaced brackets bolted to the outer sides of said chassis said tube having spaced perforations, a bar having corresponding perforations that fits into said tube, an L-shaped key having a hole on its straight end that locks said bar in one of said perforations, a cotter pin inserted in said hole, a chain affixed to said key on said straight end adjacent said L a short length of an upright column welded to said bar, a hook mounted on said column, a loose end of said chain secured to said hook,b) a threaded opening on said column opposite the location of said bar and a cap screw that fits into said threaded opening, a first bent post section having a vertical piece that fits into said column and is secured by said screw, a plurality of telescopic post sections including one section mounted in said first bent post section and a last section,c) a backboard and means for fastening a rear side of said backboard to said last section, said backboard having two equal sections attached by a longitudinal hinge on its back side, a rim of a goal and second means for fastening said rim to a front side of said backboard,d) a closed casing, said basketball goal assembly being readily disassembled and packaged in said closed casing that is stored in or on said vehicle for transport.