Patents
US 12528001 B2: Axis align lock release mechanism for basketball system
- Granted
- 2026-01-20
- Filed
- 2019-04-10 application 16380877
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
One example of a basketball system includes a post, a backboard, a connecting structure that connects the backboard to the post, and a height adjustment mechanism operable to adjust a position of the backboard relative to a reference surface, and the height adjustment mechanism includes one or more arms connected to the connecting structure, an adjustment handle connected to the one or more arms and to the support structure, a gas shock including a locking pin and connected to the support structure, to the one or more arms, and to the adjustment handle, and an actuator arm connected to the adjustment handle and operable to change a disposition of the locking pin of the gas shock when the adjustment handle is operated so that the locking pin is moved between first and second dispositions which respectively correspond to a locked state and an unlocked state of the gas shock.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-20 (ipgb20260120.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime Products, Inc. 256 patents | US company or organization | Clearfield, UT | LIFETIME PRODUCTS INC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-20 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn D VanDyke | Clearfield, UT | PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-20 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A63B | Apparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing; ball games; training equipment | A63B63/083 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-20 |
| B25G | Handles for hand implements | B25G3/38 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-20 |
| F16F | Springs; shock-absorbers; means for damping vibration | F16F9/0263 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-01-20 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VANDYKE, LYNN D signed 2019-04-08 | LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. CLEARFIELD, UT | 48854/365 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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