BASKETBALL GAME SYSTEM

摘要

The indoor basketball game system includes a multi-paneled folding backboard with a basketball hoop disposed on it. A winged ball deflector is disposed on the ground adjacent the bottom of the backboard and inclined upwards on the board from the bottom edge to form a ball return feature. The ball return feature of the present system via the deflector allows repeated shooting without worrying about chasing down the ball after every shot. Folding side panels of the backboard pivot to provide blocking sides and stability to the backboard, and can be angled to allow the player to shoot from many different positions. The backboard and deflector can be collapsed for storage and transport.

主权项

1. An indoor basketball game system, comprising:
a backboard, the backboard comprising a center section having a front surface and a back surface, a first side section and a second side section, the first side section disposed along a first vertical side edge of the center section and the second side section disposed along an opposing second vertical side edge of the center section, each of the first side section and the second side section being coupled to the center section to pivot with respect to the center section about a vertical axis; a ball deflector coupled to the backboard, the ball deflector comprising a center portion, a first arm and a second arm, the first arm disposed along a first side edge of the center portion and the second arm disposed along an opposing second side edge of the center portion, each of the first arm and the second arm coupled to the center portion to pivot with respect to the center portion along a respective first side edge and second side edge of the center portion; and a basketball hoop assembly disposed on the front surface of the center section of the backboard, the hoop assembly including a rim pivotably coupled to a mounting plate such that the rim can be folded flat against the center section of the backboard, wherein the ball deflector is secured to the backboard such that a plane of the center portion forms an angle of more than 90 degrees with respect to the front surface of the backboard center portion.