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Basketball goal

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-27
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Granted: 1965-07-13
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Expires: 1982-12-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Delby C Humphrey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 18:43
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B63/00; A63B63/08; A63B63/083

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 79 words
IN A BASKETBALL GOAL; A RING, A PLURALITY OF NET SUPPORTING HOOKS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RING, SAID HOOKS COMPRISING WIRE BENT TO THE CONFIGURATION OF THE HOOK, A PLURALITY OF SAID HOOKS BEING FORMED IN A SINGLE PIECE OF WIRE SO AS TO BE INTEGRAL WITH EACH OTHER, SAID WIRE BEING BENT TO THE SAME CURVATURE AS SAID RING, AND WELDING JOINING THE WIRE TO THE RING ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE WIRE BETWEEN SAID HOOKS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 79 words
IN A BASKETBALL GOAL; A RING, A PLURALITY OF NET SUPPORTING HOOKS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RING, SAID HOOKS COMPRISING WIRE BENT TO THE CONFIGURATION OF THE HOOK, A PLURALITY OF SAID HOOKS BEING FORMED IN A SINGLE PIECE OF WIRE SO AS TO BE INTEGRAL WITH EACH OTHER, SAID WIRE BEING BENT TO THE SAME CURVATURE AS SAID RING, AND WELDING JOINING THE WIRE TO THE RING ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE WIRE BETWEEN SAID HOOKS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US911583A Cited
US2666641A Cited

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