Structural foam basketball backboard with inmold graphics

Details Structural foam basketball backboard with inmold graphics Structural foam basketball backboard with inmold graphics

1994-02-03

1997-05-06

Shapiro, Paul E.

Games using tangible projectile

Playing field or court game; game element or accessory...

Goal or target structure for projectile; element thereof

A63B 7102

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056263392

ABSTRACT:
A basketball backboard formed of a structural foam material such as structural foam polypropylene. The backboard is provided with an inmolded graphics sheet formed of the same material as that used to form the backboard. The graphics sheet of material is formed with pores to receive the printing inks whereby a desired visual graphics display is provided on an exposed facing surface of the graphics sheet. The backboard is formed as a high strength rigid structure having good rebound characteristics.

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Sportime catalog, 1993 Summer Edition, p. 135, Cast Aluminum Fan-Shaped Backboard Sep. 1993.
Huffy Youth Sports styrene basketball backboard (admitted pior art).
SureShot polystrene, structurally foamed basketball backboard (admitted prior art).

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