Patents by Inventor Gordon R. Allred

Gordon R. Allred has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Backboard pad
    Patent number: 5713806
    Abstract: A basketball backboard pad for protecting basketball players from the sharp edge and corners of a backboard while maintaining the vibration and rebound characteristics of the backboard has a resilient skin and a hollow interior. The backboard pad preferably has a horizontal member and a vertical member integrally attached to and generally perpendicular to the horizontal member. A groove is formed in the members for mating with the edge of the backboard. The skin forms an inner surface that faces towards the edge of the backboard and connects to the backboard. A radius is formed between the inner surface and the rest of the surface for preventing players from handing from the pad and damaging it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Sport Court, Inc.
    Inventors: Rex A. Teitgen, Gordon R. Allred