Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B63/00—Targets or goals for ball games
  • A63B63/08—Targets or goals for ball games with substantially horizontal opening for ball, e.g. for basketball
  • A63B63/083—Targets or goals for ball games with substantially horizontal opening for ball, e.g. for basketball for basketball
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B63/00—Targets or goals for ball games
  • A63B63/08—Targets or goals for ball games with substantially horizontal opening for ball, e.g. for basketball
  • A63B63/083—Targets or goals for ball games with substantially horizontal opening for ball, e.g. for basketball for basketball
  • A63B2063/086—Targets or goals for ball games with substantially horizontal opening for ball, e.g. for basketball for basketball deflectable under excessive loads
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B2208/00—Characteristics or parameters related to the user or player
  • A63B2208/12—Characteristics or parameters related to the user or player specially adapted for children
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
  • A63B2225/09—Adjustable dimensions
  • A63B2225/093—Height

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a basketball board and more especially to a board-basket assembly advantageously achievable with reduced dimensions in the form of an indoor skill game for children, this panel being arranged so that it can be fixed easily, permanently or removably, on vertical walls of various kinds.
• a skill game can also be intended for adolescents or adults, while the panel-basket assembly according to the invention can also be produced with regulatory dimensions for training in practice. basketball sports woman.
• the panel of these panel-basket assemblies is shaped or arranged to be able to be fixed directly, by different means (gluing, screwing, etc.), on the vertical surfaces chosen. A solid fixing of the panel-basket assembly is thus obtained on the receiving surface.
• this conformation of the panel-basket assemblies and their fixing via the panel proper, directly on the receiving surface entail at least two drawbacks resulting:
• the object of the present invention is in particular to remedy the aforementioned drawbacks of basketball basket panels.
• this objective is achieved by means of a basket panel, the fixing device of which is executed in the form of a deformable parallelogram, of which two opposite or parallel sides or components are respectively constituted by the panel itself and by a support- wall lamp arranged to be able to be fixed or positioned, permanently or removably, on a receiving surface such as a door or a wall, said panel and said wall lamp holder being subject to an elastic means tending to distance them from one of the other .
• the panel is automatically moved away from the receiving surface, so that the latter cannot be used to bring the ball into the circle.
• the parallelogram is deformed and the tensile force applied to the panel is supported by a large number of joints, so that the basket panel according to the invention can withstand more forces. important, without damage. It is also possible to combine this feature with a tilting mounting of the basket on the panel, in order to reduce the harmful effects of a possible suspension from the circle.
• Figure 1 is a side view of a basketball board according to the invention, shown suspended in the use position, the upper part of a vertical wall, for example constituted by the upper edge of a door.
• Figure 2 is a rear view of this basketball hoop.
• Figure 3 is a top view of Figure 1.
• Figure 4 is a detailed view, from the side and with partial section, illustrating the tilting assembly of the basket and the locking means of the latter in the position of use.
• Figure 5 is a sectional view along line 5-5 of Figure 4.
• Figure 6 is a side view showing an alternative attachment of the basketball hoop on a vertical surface.
• Figure 7 is a side view illustrating the deformation of the fixing parallelogram, during a downward tensile force exerted on the basket.
• Figure 8 is a top view, on a larger scale, of the deformable parallelogram for fixing the panel-basket assembly.
• Figure 9 is ine view of the elastic means ensuring the maintenance and recall of the deformable parallelogram in the maximum deployment position, and a first embodiment of a stop system preventing reverse deformation of the parallelogram.
• Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 9 and showing an alternative embodiment of this stop system.
• Figure 11 is a detail view showing the locking system of the deformable parallelogram in pos iti on rep L i ée.
• This panel-basket assembly comprises a rigid panel 1 which can be made of any suitable material (for example rigid plastic) and which can have a rectangular shape with regulatory or reduced dimensions, or any other shape dictated by aesthetic research and compatible with its function, depending on the destination of said assembly.
• a rigid panel 1 which can be made of any suitable material (for example rigid plastic) and which can have a rectangular shape with regulatory or reduced dimensions, or any other shape dictated by aesthetic research and compatible with its function, depending on the destination of said assembly.
• the basket 2 which, in a conventional manner, comprises a rigid circle 2a to which a net 2b is suspended.
• the diameter of the circle 2a is matched to the dimensions of the panel 1, according to the destination of the panel-basket assembly and according to the diameter of the balloon usable with it.
• the circle 2 is fixed, with an aptitude for tilting in the downward direction, when it is subjected to an abnormal force directed downward.
• abnormal force is meant a force greater than that which results from the shocks to which the circle 2a is subjected when it is struck by the ball, that is to say, for example, the force resulting from a traction applied by someone trying to hang from said circle.
• the latter is provided, at the rear, with a fastening device comprising two legs 3 oriented downwards and provided, at their base, with a touri llon 4.
• the touri llons 4 are engaged in bearings 5 integral with the front face of the panel 1.
• the device for fixing the circle comprises a tongue 6 disposed above the bearings 5 and engaged in a horizontal slot 7 formed in the panel, the free end of this tongue comprising a retaining tooth 6a hooking on the lower edge of the slot 7 to maintain the circle 2a in the horizontal position of use . If a significant effort is exerted on the circle 2a, in the direction of the bottom, this effort causes the retaining tooth to detach and allows the basket 2 to tilt down.
• the device fixing of the panel-basket assembly comprises a deformable parallelogram of which two opposite or parallel sides or components are, respectively, constituted by the panel 1 and by a support-appL i that 8, Which are subjected to an elastic means 9 tending to move away from each other.
• the app holder L i que 8 can be constituted by a rigid and flat frame arranged and / or shaped to be able to be fixed by gluing, screwing or other means, against a vertical surface such as a door P ( Figure 1) or a wall M (figure 6). It can be provided, at its upper part, permanently or removably, suspension hooks 10, allowing it to be hung on the upper edge of a door P ( Figures 1 and 7).
• the other two sides of the deformable para L L Logram can be constituted by identical perforated plates 11, 12, provided with reinforcing ribs and having for example an isosceles trapezoid shape.
• the angles of these trapezoidal plates or connecting elements are provided with pins 13, 14 engaged in bearings 15, 16 which have, respectively, the wall support 8 and the panel 1.
• the elastic means 9 may advantageously be constituted by a helical spring 17 acting in traction.
• This spring 17 is housed inside the para L Lé Logramme, in the central part of the space delimited by the faces of the latter. It connects an upper point of the wall support 8 to a lower point of the panel 1. It is preferably oriented along a diagonal of the para L Lé deformable 1-8-11-12, or approximately along this diagonal.
• the spring 17 connects, on the one hand, a point on the front face of the bracket 8 arranged near the hinge axis of the upper side 11 of the deformable parallelogram on said support bracket, and, on the other hand, a point on the rear face of the panel 1 located near the hinge axis of the lower side 12 of said para L deformable logram on said rear face of the panel.
• the hook-shaped ends of the spring 17 are, for example, hung on bars 18, 19 which have, respectively, the front face of the bracket 8 and the rear face of the panel 1.
• the panel 1 In normal use situation (figures 1 and 6), the panel 1 is in the position of maximum gain law with respect to the applied support 8.
• the deformable parallelogram has the shape of a rectangle; the bracket 8 and the panel 1 are arranged vertically, while the plates or upper 11 and lower 12 connecting elements are placed hori zonta Le ent.
• This stop can advantageously be constituted by a rigid rod 20 housed inside the spring 17 and bearing, in the fully deployed position of the parallelogram, by means of its opposite ends, respectively, against a rigid element of the front face. of the bracket 8 and against a rigid element of the rear face of the panel 1, which may have centering cavities for the support of said ends.
• the stop can also be constituted by a rigid tube 21 disposed around the spring 17 and also bearing, by means of its opposite ends, respectively against an element of the front face of the bracket 8 and against an element of the face rear of panel 1, when the deformable ParLogram 1-8-11-12 is placed in the fully deployed position.
• the panel-basket assembly can be folded up in a reduced volume, for example for storage.
• the panel 1 and the bracket 8 are brought together, by deforming the parallelogram 1-8-11-12, in the manner indicated above, by stretching the spring 17, until said panel and said support- apply are almost flattened against each other.
• Means are provided to maintain The panel and the support apply in close position, that is to say to maintain the deformable parallelogram in the folded position.
• These means include, for example, a pair of hooks 22 secured to the rear face of the panel 1 and capable of hooking on the lateral edges 11a of the upper connecting plate 11 to immobilize the deformable parallelogram in the folded position.
• the circle 2a is then unlocked, then tilted around its articulation axis and folded against the previously folded components, and, more precisely, against the wall support 8. This tilting of the circle 2a over approximately 260 degrees is authorized by The forecast slots 23 in the lower edge of the panel 1, these slots allowing the passage of the legs 3 When the said circle is tilted into the folded-down or deployed position.

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• 1993
  • 1993-01-26 FR FR9301060A patent/FR2700703B3/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
• 1994
  • 1994-01-21 WO PCT/FR1994/000068 patent/WO1994016779A1/fr not_active Ceased
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