Basketball goal

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a basketball goal showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side is a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the basketball goal;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the FIG. 7 illustration;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of the FIG. 7 illustration;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the FIG. 7 illustration;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the FIG. 7 illustration; and,

FIG. 12 is a side elevational view of FIG. 7, the opposite is a mirror image thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
2053635 September 1936 Sandeberg
2893734 July 1959 Tarte
3244420 April 1966 Poynter
4145044 March 20, 1979 Wilson
4483534 November 20, 1984 O'Donnell
5064195 November 12, 1991 McMahan et al.
5098091 March 24, 1992 McGivern
Other references
  • Porters Basketball Equipment Catalog, 1948, p. 32, No. 211-B Plate Glass Basketball Bank. Jamison Manufacturing Company Advertisement, Feb. 1968, item 361-787 Galvanized Backboard.
Patent History
Patent number: D330059
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 3, 1992
Date of Patent: Oct 6, 1992
Inventors: Sean P. McGivern (Edwardsville, IL), James R. McDonald (Glen Carbon, IL)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Lucy Lieberman
Law Firm: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi
Application Number: 7/829,160
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/201