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General Specifications Basketball backboards are supplied with a timber board A16-111 and ring A16-1 and can be fitted with glass backboard with snap-down ring and mini basketball height adjusting frames. Glass backboards: International standard. Also used where the spectator area is behind the backboard. Armour plate glass 12mm thick mounted in 50 x 50 x 5mm angle frame and held in by 25 x 25mm steel section. High density closed cell foam channel isolates glass from the frame. Heavy duty bottom frame 65 x 35mm steel tube supports the snap down ring A16-43. Fixing is completely independent of the glass. Timber backboards: International size, 1800 x 1050mm, white with 50mm wide black international markings outside edge and shooting rectangle. Board is fixed to a 38 x 38mm steel tube outer frame with vertical centre member for fixing the basketball ring A16-1. Basketball ring, snap down A16-43 can be fitted to any backboard.
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Design Considerations Selecting an appropriate backboard for your facility will often depend on the building construction and available fixing points. All Acromat basketball backboards are designed to comply to the Australian and International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Rules and the British and European Standard BS EN1270: 1998. Live load requirements and the ‘snap-down’ loads for the rings are set out in the standards. Acromat provides a design service to determine the type of backboards to suit your building. Please supply the following architectural drawings of the building. a. Floor plan b. Internal elevations c. Sections of wall and ceiling d. Structural steel drawings Installation ACROMAT’s trained engineers will design and supply all fixings required for the installation of the backboards and provide details of any additional structural requirements.
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Safety Check cables, winches and all fittings and fixings regularly. Ensure they are in good condition and safe to use.
1 A16-600 Basketball Backboard International, Mobile, Cantilever 3250mm International standard. Incorporates mini basketball height. Low profile base for minimum obstruction for spectators behind backboard. Backboard frame, underside of arms and the complete base are padded. As the backboard is raised, cams lower a wide front rubber covered foot to the floor. This takes the load of the backboard off the wheels to reduces movement during use. Rear anchor points and floor fixings are included. Backboard: glass, armour plated A16-45. Ring: snap down A16-43. Operation: Push button, electric 240volt hydraulic pump. Base: Width - 1320mm. Length - 2105mm. Distance from court to wall: 5000mm min. Stored size: Width - 1900mm. Length - 4000mm. Height - 1830mm. Weight: 1200kg approx.
2 A16-78 Basketball Backboard Mobile, Cantilever 2300mm Incorporates mini basketball height. Padded base and backboard frame. Floor anchors included. Backboard: glass, armour plated A16-45. Ring: snap down A16-43. Operation: manual hydraulic pump. Base: Width - 1300mm. Length - 1650mm. Distance from court to wall: 3500mm min. Stored size: Width - 1860mm. Length - 3050mm. Height - 2100mm. Weight: 800kg approx.