Rosemount High School
New Gym
Moveable Basketball Frames - Failure April 5, 2004


Drawing by Leo Steinberger April 7, 2004




The bar is shown being held up by some rope in order to prevent students and staff
from bumping into it with their heads.

















Picture above: The support bar appears to be quite bent.




Picture above: The support bar appears to be quite bent.






Picture above: Where the bar broke off from support bar.



Picture above: Another support of moveable basketball backing in the new gym
which is not at 90 Degrees. April 7, 2004. Photo taken by Leo Steinberger




Picture above: You can see the 3 moveable frames, with the middle support frame
showing a great deal of bend in it.


There were two other frames in the new gym other than the one that fell down that exhibted obvious bending of the support hinge bar where  the original failure took place.
Leo Steinberger April 7, 2004