Protective basketball hoop
US4082269A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 1977 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B63/083
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A protective basketball hoop comprising a metal rim of sufficient diameter to receive a basketball therethrough and having fixedly circumfused substantially about the rim a net-supporting body member of the plastic material. The net-supporting body includes an integrally formed, depending, annular rib member, or members. That is, the rib can be formed as a continuous circumferential rib or a plurality of equally spaced rib members arranged to have molded therein the upper strands of the netting material. The basketball hoop has secured thereto in a well-known manner a mounting bracket, whereby the hoop and net are affixed to a backboard.
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