Portion of a front surface of a basketball backboard

- Huffy Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a portion of a front surface of a basketball backboard showing one embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross sectional view thereof taken along lines 2--2 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of a peripheral groove in a front surface of a basketball backboard showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional view thereof taken along lines 4--4 in FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a peripheral groove in a front surface of a basketball backboard showing a third embodiment of our new design.

The broken lines which define the metes and bounds of the claimed design form no part thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D399895
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 13, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 20, 1998
Assignee: Huffy Corporation (Miamisburg, OH)
Inventors: Randy R. Schickert (Kewaskum, WI), Jon C. Gallun (Waukesha, WI)
Primary Examiner: Sandra L. Morris
Assistant Examiner: Richelle Shelton
Attorney: Howrey & Simon
Application Number: 0/62,346
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/201
International Classification: 2199;