Portable basketball hoops
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Lifetime Products Inc. and Escalade Sports are recalling portable basketball hoops because they may have a sharp protruding bolt on the players' side of the pole that can cause serious leg or body lacerations. The recall includes all Lifetime portable basketball system models except the "Quick Court" and specific Escalade Sports models including the Harvard, The Big Easy, B3100, B3301-B3306, B3403, B3500, Spalding, The Big Easy B3402, Apex B9995, Mini Court, and Alley Court. These hoops come unassembled with a flat plastic base weighted by sand or water, and feature black metal poles with brand or model names appearing on the backboard, pole, or base.
Consumers who own an affected hoop should stop using it immediately and contact Lifetime Products or Escalade Sports to receive free cap nuts to cover the bolts. The companies recommend that consumers call to obtain a cap nut regardless of whether their bolt protrudes or not.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
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.
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.
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.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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