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US 12,673,250 B2Granted
Snag-free eyelet anchor
OwnerWilliam Coleman Layinventor
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Abstract
A snag-free eyelet anchor has an elongate, low-profile arc shape that provides reduction or elimination of snagging situations with netting and other snag-prone materials used with various frameworks such as recreational equipment, and more specifically, collapsible sports enclosures, including batting cages.
Claims4
A snag-free eyelet anchor assembly providing snag-free connection of flexible frame poles, the snag-free eyelet anchor comprising:
- a coupler sleeve having a longitudinal axis, an outer surface, and a receiving recess for receiving and connecting flexible frame poles in coupling engagement,
- an elongate, low-profile arc-shaped body having a smooth and rounded snag-free configuration, the elongate, low-profile arc-shaped body being attached to the coupler sleeve such that the elongate, low-profile arc-shaped body aligns longitudinally with the longitudinal axis of the coupler sleeve,
- the elongate, low-profile arc-shaped body as attached to the outer surface of the coupler sleeve reduces snag risks to persons, clothing, and netting, and reinforces the coupler sleeve against bending force caused by bending connected flexible frame poles manifested and exerted against the snag-free eyelet anchor assembly and defines an opening between the elongate, low-profile arc-shaped body and the coupler sleeve, the opening being elongate and low-profile having a height being defined as the greatest distance between the elongate, low-profile arc-shaped body and the coupler sleeve along the longitudinal axis of the coupler sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.