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Recall 02129 — Portable basketball hoops

U.S. CPSC · United States · 2002-03-28

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Agency
U.S. CPSC
Recall identifier
02129
Date of alert
2002-03-28
Country / jurisdiction
United States
Risk type
recall
Brand
Lifetime Products Inc., of Clearfield, Utah
Product category
consumer_product
Reported risk: All Lifetime portable basketball system models, except the "Quick Court" are included in the recall. The Escalade Sports basketball hoop models included in the recall are the Harvard, The Big Easy, B3100, B3301, B3302, B3303, B3304, B3305, B3306, B3403, B3500, Spalding, The Big Easy B3402 and Apex B9995, Mini Court, Alley Court. These portable basketball hoops come unassembled with a flat plastic base that is weighted down by either sand or water that is added during assembly. The basketball poles are made of black metal. The brand names or model names may appear on the backboard, main pole or the flat plastic base of the basketball hoops. Hazards: The basketball hoops may have a sharp protruding bolt on the players' side of the pole, that can cause serious leg or body lacerations to consumers, when the bolt is exposed.
Primary source: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2002/CPSC-Lifetime-Products-Inc-and-Escalade-Sports

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