Patents by Inventor Brent R. Allen

Brent R. Allen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Portable folding basketball goal system
    Patent number: 6027418
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward G. van Nimwegen, Brent R. Allen, Richard C. Nordgran
  • Portable folding basketball goal system
    Patent number: 5947847
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward G. van Nimwegen, Brent R. Allen, Richard C. Nordgran
  • Portable folding basketball goal system
    Patent number: 5836838
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward G. van Nimwegen, Brent R. Allen, Richard C. Nordgran
  • Play center
    Patent number: D277222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1985
    Inventors: Barry D. Mower, Brent R. Allen
  • Support element for a sports apparatus
    Patent number: D715386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric M. Olsen, Robert A. Astle, Brent R. Allen