Basketball Goal Vertical Support Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Portable basketball goals are prone to tipping and damage due to weight and balance issues, while in-ground systems are difficult to transport and install, and existing solutions compromise durability and ease of handling.

Innovation Solution

A basketball goal assembly with a vertical support assembly featuring a lower pole section and upper support assembly, including parallel side bars and a bracket, allowing for adjustable backboard height and compact packaging for easy transportation and assembly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a one-piece vertical support pole is used for in-ground basketball systems, then the system durability is improved, but the transport and installation difficulty increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem durabilityVSAvoidtransport and installation ease

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The vertical support assembly is divided into multiple sections: a lower support assembly with a first section and an upper support assembly with a second section. These sections can be transported separately and assembled on-site, reducing transport difficulty while maintaining structural integrity when assembled.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The upper support assembly is designed to nest within or alongside the lower support assembly during transport. The second section can be positioned within the footprint of the first section, minimizing packaging space and facilitating easier transport by consumers.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Ease of operation

If shorter support poles are used to improve transportability, then the ease of transport is improved, but the weight and stress on support arms increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransport easeVSAvoidsupport arm stress resistance

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

By segmenting the vertical support into multiple sections that can be assembled on-site, the pole can achieve its full height (and thus proper support characteristics) only when assembled, while maintaining transportability during shipping and installation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The solution moves the length problem from the transport dimension to the assembled dimension. During transport, the support structure occupies minimal space through nesting, but when assembled, it achieves the full vertical height needed for proper mechanical support characteristics.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Length of stationary object

If longer support arms are used to compensate for shorter poles, then the desired backboard height is achieved, but the vibration and stress forces on the pole increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebackboard heightVSAvoidvibration and stress forces

Core Design Contradiction:

Length of stationary objectVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The segmented vertical support allows optimization of each section's dimensions. The lower and upper sections can be designed with appropriate lengths and connection points to achieve the desired backboard height while minimizing lever arm effects and reducing vibration and stress forces on the support structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10864420B2Basketball goal assembly

Publication Date: 2020.12.15 INDIAN IND INC

AI summary

Aspects of the disclosure include a basketball goal assembly with a vertical support assembly formed with a lower support assembly and an upper support assembly. The basketball goal assembly facilitates packaging, transport, display and installation of the assembly.