A portable basketball system that may be assembled without the need for hand tools. The present invention may include a regulation portable basketball system that is entirely assembled by hand with the use of hand grippable devices. The pole and supporting struts may be releasably secured to portabl
A portable basketball system that may be assembled without the need for hand tools. The present invention may include a regulation portable basketball system that is entirely assembled by hand with the use of hand grippable devices. The pole and supporting struts may be releasably secured to portable base by bolts and hand grippable nuts. The system according to the present invention may also secure the basketball goal, basketball backboard, and basketball pole using one or more bolts and hand grippable nuts. It is contemplated that hand grippable bolts and an attached nuts may be used to reduce the number of loose nuts during assembly.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A basketball system assemblable without the use of tools, comprising: a portable base portion having a front end, the front end having a pole slot positioned substantially along a center axis of the base portion; a pole having a first end with a first opening and a seco
The invention claimed is: 1. A basketball system assemblable without the use of tools, comprising: a portable base portion having a front end, the front end having a pole slot positioned substantially along a center axis of the base portion; a pole having a first end with a first opening and a second end with at least one holding pin positioned on the external circumference of the pole; a wheel assembly secured to the base portion, the wheel assembly comprising a pair of wheels, an axle securing the wheels to the base portion; and a backboard assembly comprising a backboard and goal attached to the first end of the pole; said backboard assembly comprising a pole bracket having a front plate with a second opening and a curved section sized and shaped to mate with the top end of the pole, a backboard having a first recess on a front side with a third opening passing through to a second recess on a backside of the backboard, a coal having a rim and a securing plate having a fourth opening and being sized and shaped to be received in the first recess, a hand grippable securing knob, and a threaded bolt sized and shaped to be received in each of the first, second, third and fourth openings, the knob being sized and shaped to secure the securing plate, the backboard, the bracket and the top end of the pole such that the curved section is secured to the top end of the pole and such that the front plate of the pole bracket abuts the second recess and the securing plate abuts the first recess; wherein the second end of said pole is engageable with the pole slot and the pole is held in position by inserting the holding pin into the slot and at least partially rotating the pole. 2. The basketball system according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of struts, each strut having a top section and a bottom section, where each strut is connected to the pole at its top section and connected to the base at its bottom section. 3. The basketball system according to claim 2, wherein the struts are pivotally connected to the pole at a position to minimize the shipping dimensions of the system. 4. The basketball system according to claim 2, wherein the top section of each strut is connected to the pole with at least one hand grippable nut and at least one bolt. 5. The basketball system according to claim 2, wherein the bottom section of each strut is connected to the base with at least one hand grippable nut and at least one bolt. 6. The basketball system according to claim 2, wherein the bottom sections of each strut are secured to each other with at least one snap and button connector. 7. The basketball system according to claim 2, wherein the top sections of each strut are connectable with at least one snap and button connector. 8. The basketball system according to claim 2, wherein the bottom sections of each strut are threadably connected to the base. 9. The basketball system according to claim 1, wherein the wheel assembly further includes a wheel bracket, where said axle is rotatably connected to the wheel bracket and the wheel bracket is structured and arranged to securably engage the second end of the pole. 10. The basketball system according to claim 9, wherein the wheel assembly further includes a rectangular bracket and said pole includes a bracket slot on the second end, the bracket slot being structured and arranged to receive the rectangular bracket and the wheel bracket being securably engaged to the rectangular bracket by a hand grippable bolt. 11. The basketball system according to claim 1, wherein the base further includes an anchor section and the second end of a the pole is structured and arranged to receive the axle of the wheel assembly, the anchor section has a cam portion which is structured and arranged to lockably receive the axle such that the pole is secured to the base in a substantially vertical position. 12. The basketball system according to claim 1, wherein the pole further comprises a cross plate affixed to the second end. 13. The basketball system according to claim 12, wherein the cross plate includes a threaded portion and at least one depression. 14. The basketball system according to claim 12, wherein the wheel assembly further comprises a wheel bracket, the wheel bracket including a bolt sized and shaped to be received into the threaded portion of the cross plate. 15. The basketball system of claim 1, wherein the goal is slidably attachable to the backboard. 16. The basketball system of claim 1, wherein the backboard assembly further comprises: a pole bracket having a plate with a second opening and coupled with the first end of the pole; a hand grippable securing knob; and a threaded bolt, wherein the backboard includes a first side having a first recess, a second side having a second recess, with a third opening passing between the first and second recess; wherein the goal includes a securing plate having a fourth opening and configured to be received in the first recess; wherein the threaded bolt is configured to be received in each of the first, second, third and fourth openings; and wherein the knob is configured to secure the securing plate, the backboard, the bracket and the first end of the pole such that the pole bracket is secured to the first end of the pole and such that the plate of the pole bracket abuts the second recess and the securing plate abuts the first recess. 17. The basketball system according to claim 16, further comprising a rim seat disposed between the securing plate and the backboard, the rim seat including a plate lip structured and arranged to receive and nest the securing plate therein.
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