Base for a basketball goal

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D351881
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 30, 1993
Date of Patent: Oct 25, 1994
Inventors: Kelly Taylor (Layton, UT), Barry D. Mower (Layton, UT), Lonnny R. Matherne (Ogden, UT)
Primary Examiner: Melvin B. Feifer
Assistant Examiner: Cheri Cohen
Law Firm: Madson & Metcalf
Application Number: 0/11,296
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/201