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US 12,544,644 B2Granted
Basketball backboard and rim covers and associated methods
AssigneeHoopsnug LLC
InventorRonald Warner
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Abstract
Basketball backboard and rim covers are described. An example basketball backboard and rim cover includes a main body that has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a front, a back, and defines a recess and an opening. The recess extends from the back toward the front. The opening is defined on the front and provides access to the recess. The second portion contacts the first portion and extends away from the front of the first portion. The second portion has a first end, a second end, and defines a chamber that extends from the opening defined by the first portion toward the second end of the second portion.
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A basketball backboard and rim cover comprising:
- a main body having a first portion and a second portion;
- the first portion having a front, a back, and defining a recess, an opening, and a first cap, the recess extending from the back toward the front, the opening defined on the front and providing access to the recess, the first cap having a top portion and a bottom portion;
- the second portion attached to the first portion and extending away from the front of the first portion, the second portion having a first end, a second end, and defining a chamber extending from the opening defined by the first portion toward the second end of the second portion;
- a first securing member extending from the top portion of the first cap to the bottom portion of the first cap;
- and a second securing member extending from the top portion of the first cap to the bottom portion of the first cap.
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A basketball backboard and rim cover comprising:
- a main body having a first portion and a second portion;
- the first portion having a front, a back, a top, a bottom, a perimeter, and defining a recess, an opening, and a first cap, the front having a front midpoint disposed between the top and the bottom, the recess extending from the back toward the front, the opening defined on the front and providing access to the recess, the first cap extending around the entire perimeter and having a top portion and a bottom portion;
- the second portion attached to the first portion, completely surrounding the opening defined by the first portion, disposed between the front midpoint and the bottom of the first portion, and extending away from the front of the first portion, the second portion having a first end, a second end, and defining a chamber extending from the opening defined by the first portion toward the second end of the second portion;
- a first securing member extending from the top portion of the first cap to the bottom portion of the first cap;
- and a second securing member extending from the top portion of the first cap to the bottom portion of the first cap;
- wherein the first portion and the second portion are formed of the same material.
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A basketball backboard and rim cover comprising:
- a main body having a first portion and a second portion;
- the first portion having a front, a back, a top, a bottom, a first side, a second side, a length, a height, a perimeter, and defining a recess, an opening, and a first cap, the front having a front midpoint disposed between the top and the bottom, the length extending from the first side of the first portion to the second side of the first portion, the height extending from the top of the first portion to the bottom of the first portion, the recess extending from the back toward the front, the opening defined on the front and providing access to the recess, the first cap extending around 7 of 10 the entire perimeter and having a top portion and a bottom portion;
- the second portion attached to the first portion, completely surrounding the opening defined by the first portion, disposed between the front midpoint and the bottom of the first portion, and extending away from the front of the first portion, the second portion having a first end, a second end, a top, a bottom, a first side, a second side, a height at the first end, a width, and defining a chamber extending from the opening defined by the first portion toward the second end of the second portion, the entire first end of the second portion contacting the first portion, the height of the second portion extending from the top of the second portion to the bottom of the second portion, the height of the second portion being less than the height of the first portion, the width extending from the first side of the second portion to the second side of the second portion, the width of the second portion being less than the length of the first portion;
- a first securing member extending from the top portion of the first cap to the bottom portion of the first cap;
- and a second securing member extending from the top portion of the first cap to the bottom portion of the first cap;
- wherein the first portion and the second portion are formed of vinyl.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.