Hinged sports post or goal post raising and lowering device
AssigneeAluminum Athletic Equipment Co.
InventorsTIMOTHY ADAM DRISCOLL, TIMOTHY WARREN DRISCOLL, GIOVANNI DIVALERIO
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Abstract
A device for raising and lowering a hinged sports post or goal post is provided. The device includes a frame with a ground engaging member and an upwardly extending post. Wheels are connected to a medial portion of the frame, and the wheels are adapted to be out of ground contact when the ground engaging member is in an operating position. A winch it is connected on an opposite end of the frame from the ground engaging member. A controller is connected to the winch and is operable by a user in order to raise or lower the hinged post that is connected to the winch cable.
Claims6
A device for raising and lowering a hinged sports post or goal post, comprising:
- a frame with a ground engaging member and an upwardly extending post;
- wheels connected to a medial portion of the frame, the wheels being adapted to be out of ground contact when the ground engaging member is in an operating position;
- a winch connected to an opposite end of the frame from the ground engaging member;
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- a controller connected to the winch.
A method of raising, lowering or raising and lowering a hinged sports post or goal post, comprising:
- providing a device for raising and lowering hinged sports post or goal post, including a frame with a ground engaging member and an upwardly extending post, wheels connected to a medial portion of the frame, the wheels being adapted to be out of ground contact when the ground engaging member is in an operating position, a winch connected to an opposite end of the frame from the ground engaging member, and a controller connected to the winch;
- connecting the ground engaging member to a ground anchor for the hinged sports post or goal post or adjacent thereto;
- connecting a winch cable from the winch to the hinged sports post or goal post;
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- with a hinge catch of the hinged sports post or goal post in an unlatched position, powering the winch to either raise the sports post or goal post from a lowered position to an upright position or lower the sports post or goal post from an upright position to a lowered position for service or removal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.