The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded surfaces of the backboard define the bounds of the claim. All other broken lines are for illustrative purposes only. None of the broken lines form part of the claimed design.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a basketball backboard frame, as shown and described.

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D484933-S	S1	6 Jan 2004	21 Mar 2002	granted	Blow molded basketball backboard frame
USthis patent	US-D503441-S	S1	29 Mar 2005	18 Sep 2002	granted	Basketball backboard frame

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-153362-S	S	21 Oct 2003	20 Sep 2002	published	Basketball backboard frame
CA	CA-100658-S	S	27 Apr 2004	20 Sep 2002	granted	Basketball backboard frame

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