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Publication numberUSD411255 S
Publication typeGrant
Application number29/057,120
Publication date22 Jun 1999
Filing date16 Jul 1996
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Portion of front surface of a basketball backboard
US D411255 S
Claims
  1. The ornamental design for a border portion and grooves in front surface of a basketball backboard, as shown and described.

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of the border portion and grooves in front surface of a basketball backboard showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a cross section view taken along line2--2 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of a second alternate embodiment; and,

FIG. 4 is a cross section view taken along line 4--4 in FIG. 3.

The broken line showing of the backboard, goal, and net is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Reference
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