Abstract: A protective basketball hoop comprising a metal rim of sufficient diameter to receive a basketball therethrough and having fixedly circumfused substantially about the rim a net-supporting body member of the plastic material. The net-supporting body includes an integrally formed, depending, annular rib member, or members. That is, the rib can be formed as a continuous circumferential rib or a plurality of equally spaced rib members arranged to have molded therein the upper strands of the netting material. The basketball hoop has secured thereto in a well-known manner a mounting bracket, whereby the hoop and net are affixed to a backboard.

Abstract: A mixture of predominantly finely divided clay principally consisting of aluminum silicate and sodium bentonite in combination with small amounts of minerals, including iron and zinc, and vitamins, particularly adapted for application to the floor of a farrowing house to prevent knee abrasions to small pigs, to absorb excess moisture, and to provide a food supplement for the baby pigs.