First Team Legend Jr. III Basketball System - Product Specification

1. VERTICAL POLE - Vertical pole shall be 5" square 3/16" wall steel tubing and allow for burying 42" in concrete. Pole shall have a welded watertight steel cap to seal out moisture.

2. EXTENSION ARM - Main 45 degree extension arm tube shall be 5" square 3/16" wall steel tubing and provide for a 52" extension from front of pole to face of backboard. Arm shall be designed to allow backboard to be mounted at four places top and bottom to eliminate rust streaks from forming on face of board. Structures designed to bolt through face of backboard are not considered equal.

3. EXTENSION ARM FACEPLATE - The backboard mounting plate on the pole shall be ¼" thick and extend the full height of the backboard. A 4" square, 1/8" wall secondary arm tube shall further support the backboard mounting plate.

4. MOUNTING - Arm shall be attached to the pole by means of two ½" thick steel plates sandwiched around the 5" pole. One plate shall be welded to the arm, the other used as a crimp plate on the backside of the pole. Six 5/8" high strength bolts shall pass through the two plates and when tightened shall bolt the arm at the desired height. Rim height shall be adjustable from 6' to 10'.

5. CONSTRUCTION - All steel pole components shall be welded using maximum penetration, continuous weld, MIG procedure.

6. FINISH - Pole components shall have a polyester powder-coated black finish.

7. BACKBOARD - Backboard shall be 36"x 54" rectangular acrylic (1/2" thick). Backboard shall be framed with a 1/8" thick anodized aluminum framework. Board shall have bright white 2" boarder and official shooters square screened on the backside to eliminate wear.

8. RIM - Standard rim shall be of a flexible type so as to absorb the stress of player contact. Spring action shall be provided by a heavy duty compression wire spring. A steel coverplate must enclose entire internal mechanism. All structural components shall be built of no less than 3/16" steel. Rim shall be of institutional quality with an official 5/8"diameter high strength steel ring supported by a 3/16" brace supporting 60% of the ring. Rim shall be punched to mount either a 3"x 4" or 5"x 5" hole pattern. Orange powdercoated finish.

9. DIRECT RIM MOUNT - Rim and backboard shall be attached to the pole by passing four high strength steel bolts through the rim, backboard, and pole so that weight suspended from the rim is transferred directly to the pole structure. The backboard shall also be mounted to the pole at four places along the top and bottom, eliminating common rust streaks found on units where backboard is bolted through face.

10. WARRANTY - Pole, backboard, and standard rim shall carry a Lifetime Superior Warranty. Entire system weight shall be approximately 345#.