Have Hoop Will Travel, Announces Pickup Hoops

    WESTBLOOMFIELD, MI--April 26, 2001--Throughout time inventions have come out of nowhere that have caused a revolution: the hula-hoop the Frisbee, rollerblades.
    You just never know when and where you'll find the next "big thing". Well we think we have and it's called Pickup Hoops.
    Pickup Hoops is a patented basketball goal assembly that mounts in the bed of a pickup truck. It sets up and folds down in under 30 seconds by one person without the aid of a single tool. The assembly is similar to a convertible top in the sense the apparatus will neatly and compactly fold down into the pickup's bed when not in use.
    When set up for play, the height is adjustable from regulation down to 6 feet. Substantial overhang from the rear of the truck is achieved by the innovative design, supplying ample room for baseline play. A pad attaches to the tailgate protecting both players and truck. When the truck is needed for other purposes Pickup Hoops is easily removable.
    Pickup Hoops is the only truly portable Basketball goal because the base is actually a pickup truck. This means you determine when and where to play some hoops, without relying on the availability of a court.
    A revolution is in motion. Both basketball and pickup trucks are experiencing enormous popularity. Recreational basketball is being played like never before and has become a national passion. At the same time, pickup trucks are the best selling vehicles in America. Manufactures now like to advertise their trucks as an enhancement of a lifestyle.
    Its a vehicle to go camping with, to haul dirtbikes and mountainbikes, to tow jetskis and snowmobiles, etc. Basketball and pickups trucks have both been around over 100 years, but until Pickup Hoops no one has ever combined the two together. It just seems like the natural progression of things.
    Pickup Hoops promises to be a "Revolutionary Lifestyle Enhancement". It actually enables the basketball enthuses to set up an entire basketball court in a convenient location, at any time. When he's done it all folds up and he is on his way. Try that with any other sport. Additionally, the owners of pickups like to individualize their vehicles to reflect their personalities.
    In fact, pickup trucks are by far the most extensively customized vehicles on the road. Having a Pickup Hoops in your truck makes an undeniable statement about the owner.
    The owners Jason Parr and Jon VarnHagen are looking to market their patent rights and partner up with a sporting goods, automotive, or aftermarket manufacture.