- Patent Title: Advanced and versatile tennis backboard utilizing flex technology
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Application No.: US16518289Application Date: 2019-07-22
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Publication No.: US11235220B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Merrill Washburn
- Applicant: Merrill Washburn
- Applicant Address: US UT Provo
- Assignee: Merrill Washburn
- Current Assignee: Merrill Washburn
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Provo
- Main IPC: A63B69/38
- IPC: A63B69/38 ; A63B69/00 ; A63B102/02

Abstract:
The nature of the invention enables the same tennis backboard to be used in any of the three standard backboard positions; vertical, sloped, or curved. Furthermore, the design allows for the angle of slope, and the curvature of the board, to be made at the location where the board is mounted. The material used is a paper/resin composite product that is durable, dense, flexible, and not affected by adverse weather conditions. The invention incorporates flex technology allowing the board to flex upon impact from a tennis ball. The same framework can be used to mount the backboard to an existing chain-link fence, concrete wall, brick wall, stud wall, portable platform, or other sturdy structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210023430A1 Advanced and versatile tennis backboard utilizing flex technology Public/Granted day:2021-01-28
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