ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,212, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Yangjiang Jiali Sports Culture Development Co. Ltd. (Yangjiang, China).
"Basketball return device" was invented by Jiahui Tan (Yangjing, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A basketball return device includes a mounting frame fixed to the basketball hoop support frame of a basketball stand via a mounting plate. A main frame fixedly connected to the mounting frame, and a movable plate of the main frame is slidably arranged on a fixing plate, and the fixing plate is provided with an opening for basketballs descent. A net-supporting rod whose mounting end is hinged to the movable plate. A flexibl...