ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,748, issued on Oct. 14.
"Modular sport court" was invented by Sam McAfee (Santa Monica, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A playing court apparatus for facilitating playing of a game having a base assembly configured to be disposed on any type of ground surface using a leveling foundation. The base assembly includes a plurality of base units that can be interconnected in a modular manner to support a playing surface. The base units are made from a variety of layers configured to improve the structural integrity of the playing surface and provide enhanced features. The playing surface is made from a plurality of surface panels mod...