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US3348840A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Resiliently mounted basketball practice and rebound ring

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-04-13
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Granted: 1967-10-24
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Expires: 1985-04-13
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Dix Wayne Lee

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 03:30
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B63/00; A63B63/08; A63B63/083

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 141 words
IN A PRACTICE DEVICE FOR MOUNTING ON A BASKETBALL GOAL RING; A PRACTICE RING SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN THE GOAL RING, A PLURALITY OF STRIPS OF ELASTIC MATERIAL DISTRIBUTED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT THE PRACTICE RING AND EACH HAVING ONE END SECURED TO THE PRACTICE RING, AND A HOOK MEMBER SECURED TO SAID OTHER END OF EACH SAID STRIP, SAID HOOK MEMBERS BEING ADAPTED FOR ENGAGING THE BASKETBALL GOAL RING TO SUPPORT THE PRACTICE RING COAXIAL THEREWITH IN A PLANE AT LEAST AS HIGH AS THAT OF SAID GOAL RING, AN ADDITIONAL STRIP OF ELASTIC MATERIAL ADAPTED FOR EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY DIAMETRICALLY ACROSS SAID PRACTICE RING AN HAVING MEANS AT ONE END PERMANENTLY CONNECTING THE SAID ADDITIONAL STRIP OF THE PRACTICE RING AND MEANS AT THE OTHER END FOR DETACHABLY ENGAGING THE PRACTICE RING WHILE SAID ADDITIONAL STRIP EXTENDS DIAMETRICALLY ACROSS SAID PRACTICE RING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 141 words
IN A PRACTICE DEVICE FOR MOUNTING ON A BASKETBALL GOAL RING; A PRACTICE RING SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN THE GOAL RING, A PLURALITY OF STRIPS OF ELASTIC MATERIAL DISTRIBUTED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT THE PRACTICE RING AND EACH HAVING ONE END SECURED TO THE PRACTICE RING, AND A HOOK MEMBER SECURED TO SAID OTHER END OF EACH SAID STRIP, SAID HOOK MEMBERS BEING ADAPTED FOR ENGAGING THE BASKETBALL GOAL RING TO SUPPORT THE PRACTICE RING COAXIAL THEREWITH IN A PLANE AT LEAST AS HIGH AS THAT OF SAID GOAL RING, AN ADDITIONAL STRIP OF ELASTIC MATERIAL ADAPTED FOR EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY DIAMETRICALLY ACROSS SAID PRACTICE RING AN HAVING MEANS AT ONE END PERMANENTLY CONNECTING THE SAID ADDITIONAL STRIP OF THE PRACTICE RING AND MEANS AT THE OTHER END FOR DETACHABLY ENGAGING THE PRACTICE RING WHILE SAID ADDITIONAL STRIP EXTENDS DIAMETRICALLY ACROSS SAID PRACTICE RING.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-10-23 1971-04-24 1971-10-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-10-23 1975-04-24 1975-10-24 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-10-23 1979-04-24 1979-10-24 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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