Lifetime Products - Patents and Innovations

Patents and Innovations

• 1986 - Introduced and patented the first adjustable basketball pole on the market
• 1992 - Introduced its line of portable basketball systems
• 1992 - Invented and patented the friction weld joint for basketball poles
• 1993 - Invented a blow-molded base that is airtight and watertight
• 1995 - Invented blow-molded polyethylene tabletops
• 1995 - Invented a fully assembled, folding picnic table
• 1996 - Invented the Power Lift, the first one-hand, pneumatic height adjustment mechanism
• 1998 - Introduced blow-molded polyethylene folding banquet tables
• 2000 - Introduced the only folding chair to meet or exceed BIFMA standards
• 2001 - Introduced Mammoth Basketball Equipment, a line of professional-quality home basketball systems
• 2004 - Introduced the Shatter Proof Backboard, the first virtually unbreakable backboard made with Makrolon polycarbonate
• 2005 - Introduced its multi-branded line of outdoor storage sheds
• 2006 - Introduced an innovative new line of steel utility trailers
• 2007 - Introduced its line of residential playground equipment
• 2008 - Introduced a line of residential garden products
• 2010 - Invented a low cost tent trailer that carries an all-terrain vehicle
• 2010 - Acquired Dragonfly Innovations, expanding its offerings to include kayaks
• 2011 - Acquired Emotion Kayaks, making Lifetime one of the largest kayak manufacturers in the world