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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clement F Hying, Menomomee Falls, WI (US);
Randy R Schickert, Kewaskum, WI (US);
Ronald A White, N. Prairie, WI (US);
Assignee:
Huffy Corporation, Miamisburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
473481 ;
Abstract
A basketball backboard assembly for supporting a rebound member having a tubular steel frame and one or more plastic channels connecting the rebound member to the frame in a manner that protects the edge of the rebound member. The steel frame includes an outer section preferably formed from a single piece of tubular steel and an inner section welded to the outer section. The plastic channel includes a first slot which receives the peripheral edge of the rebound member and a second slot which receives a portion of the outer section of the frame.