A portable, folding basketball system employing a unique design to allow
manual manipulation of the system from an extended position suitable for
game play and a retracted position for compacted storage of the system.
The system comprises a plurality of pole sections which form a pole of
variable height, a base pivotally connected to the pole and having a
recess for receiving the pole, a support arm pivotally connected to the
base, a collar pivotally connected to the support arm and slidably
engaging the pole, a bracket assembly pivotally connected to the pole, a
backboard connected to the bracket assembly, and a rim assembly pivotally
connected to the backboard. In the extended position the pole is generally
directed upward at a playable height, the rim is in the horizontal
position, and the backboard is in a playable position. In the retracted
position, the pole is reduced in height and is nested within the recess of
the base, the rim is disposed generally parallel to the backboard, and the
backboard and bracket assembly are pivoted so that the majority of the
backboard is disposed below the upper pole end.