Portable beach volleyball lighting system

A first light assembly for lighting a volleyball court, comprising:

• a base;
• a vertical pole fixedly coupled to the base;
• an upper light fixture coupled to the vertical pole at a second end thereof, the second end opposite from a first end thereof, the upper light fixture adapted to emit light outward and downward at a level generally below an eye level of any player on the volleyball court and outward and upward at a level generally above an eye level of any player on the volleyball court;
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• a lower light element mounted in the cavity in the base, the lower light element mounted in a manner to emit light outwards and upwards.

A second light assembly for lighting a volleyball court, comprising:

• a vertical pole;
• an upper light assembly mounted to a top end of the vertical pole, the upper light assembly adapted to emit light outwards and upwards at a level above the eye level of any player on the volleyball court;
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• two lower light fixtures coupled to the upper light assembly via associated arm members, the two lower light fixtures adapted to emit light outward and downward at a level generally below an eye level of any player on the volleyball court.

A second light assembly for lighting a volleyball court, comprising:

• a sleeved tube for securely mounting over a volleyball net pole, the sleeved tube having a first slit on one side for accepting an edge of a volleyball net;
• an upper light assembly mounted to a top end of the sleeved tube, the upper light assembly adapted to emit light outwards and upwards at a level above the eye level of any player on the volleyball court;
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• two lower light fixtures coupled to the upper light assembly via associated arm members, the two lower light fixtures adapted to emit light outward and downward at a level generally below an eye level of any player on the volleyball court.

A second light assembly for lighting a volleyball court, comprising:

• a tube, the tube having a plurality of slots on one side thereof;
• a plurality of extension arms for coupling the tube to a volleyball net pole, each of the plurality of extension arms having a first end mounted in an associated one of the plurality of slots in the tube and a second end securely mounted to the volleyball net pole;
• an upper light assembly mounted to a top end of the tube, the upper light assembly adapted to emit light outwards and upwards at a level above the eye level of any player on the volleyball court;
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• two lower light fixtures coupled to the upper light assembly via associated arm members, the two lower light fixtures adapted to emit light outward and downward at a level generally below an eye level of any player on the volleyball court.

A third light assembly for lighting a volleyball court, comprising:

• a base;
• a vertical pole fixedly coupled to the base;
• and
• a light fixture coupled to the vertical pole at a second end thereof, the second end opposite from a first end thereof, the light fixture adapted to emit light outward and downward at a level generally below an eye level of any player on the volleyball court and to emit light outward and upward at a level generally above an eye level of any player on the volleyball court.

A system for lighting a volleyball court comprising:

• a plurality of first light assemblies for mounting around a perimeter of the volleyball court, each first light assembly comprising:
• a base;
• a vertical pole fixedly coupled to the base;
• an upper light fixture coupled to the vertical pole at a second end thereof, the second end opposite from a first end thereof, the upper light fixture adapted to emit light outward and downward at a level generally below an eye level of any player on the volleyball court;
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• a lower light element mounted in a slot on the base, the lower light element mounted in a manner to emit light outwards and upwards;
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• a plurality of third light assemblies for mounting around the perimeter of the volleyball court, each third light assembly comprising:
• a base;
• a vertical pole fixedly coupled to the base;
• and
• a light fixture coupled to the vertical pole at a second end thereof, the second end opposite from a first end thereof, the light fixture adapted to emit light outward and downward at a level generally below an eye level of any player on the volleyball court.

A system for lighting a volleyball court comprising:

• a plurality of second light assemblies for mounting around a perimeter of the volleyball court, each second light assembly comprising:
• a vertical pole;
• two lower light fixtures coupled to the vertical pole at a generally mid-point thereof via associated bracket arm assemblies, the two lower light fixtures adapted to emit light outward and downward at a level generally below an eye level of any player on the volleyball court;
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• an upper light assembly mounted to a top end of the vertical pole, the upper light assembly adapted to emit light outwards and upwards at a level above the eye level of any player on the volleyball court.

A system for lighting a volleyball court comprising:

• a plurality of first light assemblies for mounting around a perimeter of the volleyball court, each first light assembly comprising:
• a base adapted to be positioned on a surface, the base forming a cavity extending downward below a grade of the surface, a rear portion of the cavity having a fixed depth below the grade of the surface, a front portion of the cavity sloped from the fixed depth at a rear part of the front portion to the grade of the surface at a front part of the front portion;
• a vertical pole fixedly coupled to the base;
• an upper light fixture coupled to the vertical pole at a second end thereof, the second end opposite from a first end thereof, the upper light fixture adapted to emit light outward and downward at a level generally below an eye level of any player on the volleyball court;
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• a lower light element mounted in the cavity in the base, the lower light element mounted in a manner to emit light outwards and upwards.