Patents by Inventor James J. McArdle

James J. McArdle 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).

  • Patent number: 4805903
    Abstract: This basketball net fixture is designed to be easily installed and removed from an existing park basketball hoop. Primarily, it consists of a circular main body with a lip having a magnetic strip to retain the main body to the hoop. A skirt of the main body is also provided with cut-out openings around it for receiving and retaining cord portions of a net that depends from the fixture for a basketball to pass through, and a boat hook is employed to elevate, install, and remove the fixture from the hoop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Inventor: James J. McArdle