Basketball hoop

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the basketball hoop, with the unclaimed backboard in phantom;

FIG. 2 is a close-up view of the portion of FIG. 1 within circle 2;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view showing the basketball hoop without the environment depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2, the net portion of the design being omitted in this and subsequent views for ease of illustration;

FIG. 4 is the bottom plan view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged scale left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is the right side elevational view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a further enlarged front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is the rear elevational view of FIG. 7.

The circles, lead line and backboard shown in broken lines in FIGS. 1 and 2 form no part of the claim; and are included merely to indicate the enlarged area shown in FIG. 2 or to illustrate the environment of the design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a basketball hoop, as shown and described.

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Foreign Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D610214
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 26, 2009
Date of Patent: Feb 16, 2010
Inventor: Clinton R Likins (Hot Springs, AR)
Primary Examiner: Catherine Tuttle
Attorney: Joe D. Calhoun
Application Number: 29/339,242
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