A63B 63/08
Targets or goals for ball games: with substantially horizontal opening for ball
Official title: with {substantially} horizontal opening for ball, e.g. for basketball {(A63B57/40, A63B63/06 take precedence)}
A63B63/08 (Targets or goals for ball games: with substantially horizontal opening for ball) appears on 1,166 US grants and 978 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2026 | 34 | 34 |
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