Polymer basketball backboard
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0274301
(2002-10-18)
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등록번호 |
US-8167745
(2012-05-01)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Britto, Eric S.
- Newton, Wayne D.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
7 인용 특허 :
4 |
초록
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An indoor basketball backboard is provided lhat makes it easier for players to use the backboard to score baskets. The indoor backboard includes a plurality of voids to adjust a bounce characteristic of the backboard. A basketball backboard having a plurality of voids has bounce characteristics less
An indoor basketball backboard is provided lhat makes it easier for players to use the backboard to score baskets. The indoor backboard includes a plurality of voids to adjust a bounce characteristic of the backboard. A basketball backboard having a plurality of voids has bounce characteristics less than that of existing solid backboards. Such backboard may be a polymer backboard or a backboard made from one or more other materials.
대표청구항
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1. A method of making a basketball goal assembly, comprising acts of: (A) providing a basketball backboard comprising a polymer sheet configured and arranged to serve as a basketball backboard and having dimensions making the basketball backboard suitable for official basketball league use, the poly
1. A method of making a basketball goal assembly, comprising acts of: (A) providing a basketball backboard comprising a polymer sheet configured and arranged to serve as a basketball backboard and having dimensions making the basketball backboard suitable for official basketball league use, the polymer sheet including a plurality of voids in a region of the polymer sheet that reduce a bounce characteristic of the region as compared to a bounce characteristic of an otherwise identical region of a polymer sheet having no voids, wherein none of the plurality of voids are for affixing a basketball rim or a support mechanism to the polymer sheet;(B) affixing a rim to the basketball backboard;(C) mounting the basketball backboard on a support mechanism; and(D) mounting the backboard as part of a basketball court housed indoors. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (D) configuring the polymer sheet to have at least two distinct regions that have different bounce characteristics. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising: (D) configuring the polymer sheet to have at least three distinct regions, including: a region on a left side of the polymer sheet that includes one or more of the plurality of voids, a region on a right side of the polymer sheet that includes one or more of the plurality of voids, and a region along a center of the polymer sheet that does not include any voids. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymer sheet comprises polycarbonate. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (D) creating one or more of the voids as perforations that extend from a front surface of the polymer sheet to a back surface of the polymer sheet. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (D) arranging the voids in a two-dimensional diagonal pattern. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (D) configuring a front surface of the polymer sheet to have an area of at least three square-feet. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the act (D) comprises affixing the basketball goal assembly to an interior surface of an indoor facility. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the interior surface is a wall of the indoor facility. 10. A basketball court located indoors, comprising: a basketball backboard including a sheet of polymer material having a plurality of voids in a region of the polymer sheet, none of which are for affixing a rim or a support mechanism to the polymer sheet, where the voids reduce a bounce characteristic of the region of the polymer sheet as compared to a bounce characteristic of an otherwise identical region of a polymer sheet having no voids;a basketball rim affixed to the basketball backboard; anda support mechanism on which the basketball backboard is mounted,wherein the basketball court is adequately protected from naturally occurring wind. 11. The basketball court of claim 10, wherein the sheet comprises a polymer. 12. The basketball court of claim 11, wherein the sheet comprises polycarbonate. 13. The basketball court of claim 10, wherein a ratio of total volume of the one or more voids within the region to the volume of the polymer within the region is in a range from approximately 0.01 to 0.3. 14. The basketball court of claim 10, wherein the sheet has at least two distinct regions that have different bounce characteristics. 15. The basketball court of claim 14, wherein the sheet has at least three distinct regions, including: a region on a left side of the sheet that includes one or more of the plurality of voids, a region on a right side of the sheet that includes one or more of the plurality of voids, and a region along a center of the sheet that does not include any voids. 16. The basketball court of claim 14, wherein the basketball backboard is affixed to a rim, and wherein the sheet is configured such that a bounce characteristic of each region of the sheet is a function of a distance of the region from the rim. 17. The basketball court of claim 10, wherein one or more of the voids are perforations extending from a front surface of the sheet to a back surface of the sheet. 18. The basketball court of claim 17, wherein one or more of the perforations are cylindrical. 19. The basketball court of claim 10, wherein the voids are arranged in a two-dimensional diagonal pattern. 20. The basketball court of claim 10, wherein a front surface of the sheet has an area of at least three square-feet. 21. The basketball court of claim 10, wherein the sheet has a front surface that is a front surface of the backboard and a back surface that is a back surface of the backboard. 22. The basketball court of claim 10, wherein the support mechanism is affixed to an interior surface of an indoor facility. 23. The basketball court of claim 9, wherein the interior surface is a wall of the indoor facility. 24. The basketball court of claim 10, wherein the support mechanism is configured exclusively for mounting the basketball goal assembly indoors.
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