ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,333, issued on Sept. 8.
"Mobile and foldable basketball backboard and hoop system" was invented by Kenneth McCoy (Brambleton, Va.) and Daren Thorpe (Staunton, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile basketball backboard and hoop system that is foldable into two halves for compact travel. The backboard includes a hole extending through each of the two halves thereof with a net attached to each of the two holes to catch an object that is tossed through one of the holes. The hoop is configured to be easily attached to and detached from the backboard. A pivotal support is fixed to the back side of each foldable half of the back of th...