Adjustable field goal post apparatus
OwnerW. Flint Dicksoninventor
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Abstract
An adjustable field goal assembly is provided. Adjustable field goal assembly permits a user to adjust the width of the field goal posts to widen or narrow the displacement between the field goal posts. The field goal assembly includes a support pole, a cross bar, a first upright post, a second upright post, and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism permits the user to move the first and/or second upright posts to vary the distance between the first and second upright posts.
Claims35
An adjustable field goal assembly comprising;
- a support pole extending perpendicularly from the ground;
- a cross bar having a first end, a second end, and a center, wherein the center of the cross bar is coupled to the support pole and the cross bar extends parallel to the ground;
- a first upright post vertically and movably coupled to the cross bar at a position distal to the cross bar center in the direction of the cross bar first end;
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- a second upright post vertically and movably coupled to the cross bar at a position distal to the cross bar center in the direction of the cross bar second end.
An adjustable field goal assembly having a support shaft, a cross bar, a first upright post, and a second upright post, wherein the cross bar has a first end, a second end, and a center, and wherein the first upright post is moveably coupled approximately at the first end of the cross bar and the second upright post is movably coupled approximately at the second end of the cross bar, and wherein the first upright post is selectively moveable between the cross bar first end and the cross bar center, and the second upright post is selectively moveable between the cross bar second end and the cross bar center, the adjustable field goal assembly comprising;
- a displacement mechanism configured to move the first and second upright posts closer to or further from each other;
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- a control mechanism configured to control the displacement between the first and second upright posts.
An adjustable field goal assembly having a support pole, a cross bar, a first upright post, and a second upright post, wherein the cross bar has a first end, a second end, and a center, and wherein the first upright post is moveably coupled approximately at the first end of the cross bar and second upright post is movably coupled approximately at the second end of the cross bar;
- and wherein the first upright post is selectively moveable between the cross bar first end and the cross bar center, and the second upright post is selectively moveable between the cross bar second end and the cross bar center, the adjustable field goal assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor mounted in the housing;
- a drive shaft driven by the motor;
- a communicating shaft driven by said drive shaft and internal to the support pole;
- an output shaft internal to the cross support and driven by the communicating shaft in rotary forward and reverse directions;
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- engageable lower portions coupled to first and second upright posts, wherein rotation of the output shaft moves the first and second posts closer to or farther from the center of the cross support.
An adjustable field goal assembly comprising:
- a motor;
- a support pole extending perpendicularly from the ground;
- a cross bar coupled to the support pole and having an internal output shaft driven by the motor;
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- first and second upright posts having engageable portions coupled to the internal output shaft internal to the cross bar, wherein upon movement of the output shaft in a first direction, the first and second upright bars move toward the cross bar center, and wherein upon movement of the output shaft of the cross bar in a second direction, the first and second upright posts move away from the cross bar center.
An adjustable field goal assembly having a support pole, a cross bar, and first and second upright posts, wherein the first and second upright posts are moveably coupled at the first and second ends of the cross bar;
- the adjustable field goal assembly comprising;
- a means for displacing the first and second upright posts, closer to and further from the cross bar center;
- a means for providing driving force to the means for displacing;
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- a means for controlling the displacement of the first and second upright posts.
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