Floating basketball basket

Abstract

A bascketball basket, fixed to a floating platform, useful for practising water sports, is described.

1 . Basketball basket fixed to a floating platform.  
   
   
       2 . Basketball basket according to  claim 1  consisting of: a platform ( 10 ) on which are fixed at least two poles ( 11 ) holding a board ( 12 ) to which the basket ( 13 ) is fixed.  
   
   
       3 . Basketball basket according to  claim 2  wherein the border of the platform ( 10 ) are rounded or protected with suitable padding.  
   
   
       4 . Basketball basket according to  claim 1  wherein the platform ( 10 ) presents two fixing points ( 14 ) for anchoring to a swimming pool border.  
   
   
       5 . Basketball basket according to  claim 2  wherein the poles ( 11 ) are fixed to the platform ( 10 ) and to the board ( 12 ) by suitable fixing tools.  
   
   
       6 . Basketball basket according to  claim 2  wherein the poles ( 11 ) are leaning in order that the board ( 12 ) and the basket ( 13 ) project on the water above the border of the platform ( 10 ).  
   
   
       7 . Basketball basket according to  claim 6  wherein the platform ( 10 ) presents a counterbalancing weight on its side opposite to the one on which bases the board.  
   
   
       8 . Basketball basket according to  claim 1  wherein the platform ( 10 ) presents a concavity on the side corresponding to the board ( 12 ).  
   
   
       9 . Basketball basket according to  claim 1  wherein the poles ( 11 ) and possibly the basket are fixed through hinges or pins in order to allow their folding.  
   
   
       10 . Basketball basket according to  claim 9  wherein the sides of the platform ( 10 ) present and handle and a belt capable of maintaining in folded position the board ( 12 ), poles ( 11 ) and possibly basket ( 13 ).  
   
   
       11 . Basketball basket according to  claim 1  wherein the platform ( 10 ) consists of a frame (i.e. a surface internally hollow) having various forms.  
   
   
       12 . Basketball basket according to  claim 11  wherein the platform ( 10 ) is rectangular and the poles ( 11 ) holding the board are placed respectively on the opposite sides of the frame: two on the side behind the board and one holding the inferior side of the board on the opposite side of the frame (or vice versa).