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CPSC, Lifetime Products Inc. and Escalade Sports Announce Recall to Repair Portable Basketball Hoops

Reported: March 28, 2002 Initiated: March 28, 2002 #02129

Product Description

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.

Reason for Recall

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.

Remedy

Consumers should stop using the basketball hoops immediately and contact Lifetime Products or Escalade Sports to receive free cap nuts to cover the bolts. Consumers should call and get a cap nut, regardless of whether their bolt protrudes or not.

Details

Units Affected
About 1.7 million Lifetime portable hoops, and about 16,000 Escalade portable hoops
Official Source
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2002/CPSC-Lifetime-Products-Inc-and-Escalade-Sports-Announce-Recall-to-Repair-Portable-Basketball-Hoops-

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled? ▼
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.. Recalled by Lifetime Products Inc., of Clearfield, Utah. Units affected: About 1.7 million Lifetime portable hoops, and about 16,000 Escalade portable hoops.
Why was this product recalled? ▼
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.
What should consumers do? ▼
Consumers should stop using the basketball hoops immediately and contact Lifetime Products or Escalade Sports to receive free cap nuts to cover the bolts. Consumers should call and get a cap nut, regardless of whether their bolt protrudes or not.
Which agency issued this recall? ▼
This recall was issued by the CPSC on March 28, 2002. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: 02129.

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