Patent ID: 7972225
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: A47B,A63B,B29C,B29K,B29L,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of constructing a basketball backboard, the method comprising: blow-molding a basketball backboard from plastic, the basketball backboard including a first surface, a second surface and a hollow interior portion that is at least partially disposed between the first surface and the second surface, the first surface, the second surface and the hollow interior portion being integrally formed during the blow-molding process as part of a unitary, one-piece structure; forming a plurality of depressions in the second surface of the basketball backboard as part of the unitary, one-piece structure during the blow-molding process; and disposing at least a majority of the plurality of depressions in a pattern, the plurality of depressions including at least eight depressions disposed in a first direction and at least eight depressions disposed in a second direction wherein the depressions in the pattern are generally aligned in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns.