Inflatable basketball structure

1. An inflatable basketball structure comprising: an inflatable basketball hoop; an inflatable basketball backboard supporting the inflatable basketball hoop at a junction; a basketball net mounted from the inflatable basketball hoop; an inflatable supporting pole supporting the inflatable basketball backboard, and an inflatable safety enclosure adapted for mounting on a trampoline, the inflatable supporting pole attached to the inflatable safety enclosure, whereby a user jumping on a trampoline may dunk and otherwise fulfill athletic basketball fantasies within the inflatable basketball structure.

2. The inflatable basketball structure of claim 1 further comprising an inflatable safety enclosure having three walls defining a semicircular instead of rectangular enclosure.

3. The inflatable basketball structure of claim 1 wherein the basketball net is detachably mounted to the inflatable basketball rim by hook and loop tape.

4. The inflatable basketball structure of claim 1 wherein the inflatable basketball hoop and the inflatable backboard junction are reinforced by elastic cord that restores the basketball hoop to neutral position after a user dunks on the hoop.

5. The inflatable basketball structure of claim 1 wherein the basketball net is detachably mounted to the inflatable basketball rim by hook and loop tape.

6. The inflatable basketball structure of claim 1 wherein the inflatable basketball backboard, inflatable basketball rim, basketball net, inflatable supporting pole, and inflatable safety enclosure are formed of an outside jacket layer providing additional structural support as an exoskeleton for an inside inflatable member inflated against the outside jacket layer to prevent buckling of the outside jacket layer.

7. The inflatable basketball structure of claim 1 wherein the basketball pole is height adjustable by at least one intermediate inflation chamber defined between a base portion of the inflatable basketball pole and an upper portion of the inflatable basketball pole, wherein the at least one intermediate inflation chamber is retained against the base portion and upper portion by a plurality of straps, wherein a user may separately inflate or deflate the at least one intermediate inflation chamber to raise or lower the basketball basket without affecting the air pressure of the base portion of the inflatable basketball pole or the upper portion of the inflatable basketball pole.

8. The inflatable basketball structure of claim 1 wherein the basketball pole is height adjustable by a crumble zone defined between a base portion of the inflatable basketball pole and an upper portion of the inflatable basketball pole, wherein the crumble zone is restrained in height by a plurality of straps, wherein a user may set said plurality of straps for a particular basketball basket height and inflate the basketball pole to set the basketball basket height.

9. An inflatable basketball structure comprising: an inflatable basketball hoop; an inflatable basketball backboard supporting the inflatable basketball hoop at a junction; a basketball net mounted from the inflatable basketball hoop; an inflatable supporting pole supporting the inflatable basketball backboard, and an inflatable safety enclosure adapted for mounting on a trampoline, the inflatable supporting pole attached to the inflatable safety enclosure; wherein the inflatable basketball structure includes a trampoline below the inflatable safety enclosure and supporting the inflatable safety enclosure, whereby user jumping on a trampoline may dunk and otherwise fulfill athletic basketball fantasies within the inflatable basketball structure.

10. The inflatable basketball structure of claim 9 further comprising an inflatable safety enclosure having three walls defining a semicircular instead of rectangular enclosure, and wherein the trampoline provided is a circular trampoline.

11. The inflatable basketball structure of claim 9 wherein the inflatable basketball backboard, inflatable basketball rim, basketball net, inflatable supporting pole, and inflatable safety enclosure are formed of an outside jacket layer providing additional structural support as an exoskeleton for an inside inflatable member inflated against the outside jacket layer to prevent buckling of the outside jacket layer.

12. The inflatable basketball structure of claim 9 wherein the basketball pole is height adjustable by at least one intermediate inflation chamber defined between a base portion of the inflatable basketball pole and an upper portion of the inflatable basketball pole, wherein the at least one intermediate inflation chamber is retained against the base portion and upper portion by a plurality of straps, wherein a user may separately inflate or deflate the at least one intermediate inflation chamber to raise or lower the basketball basket without affecting the air pressure of the base portion of the inflatable basketball pole or the upper portion of the inflatable basketball pole.

13. The inflatable basketball structure of claim 9 wherein the basketball pole is height adjustable by a crumble zone defined between a base portion oF the inflatable basketball pole and an upper portion of the inflatable basketball pole, wherein the crumble zone is restrained in height by a plurality of straps, wherein a user may set said plurality of straps for a particular basketball basket height and inflate the basketball pole to set the basketball basket height.