Competition area with curved wall sections
OwnerStephen Tecci, Claudia Gadelhainventors
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Abstract
A competition area system for athletic competitions includes a central floor portion and curved wall portions extending upwardly from the floor portion. The curved wall portions extends smoothly and continuously outwardly and upwardly from the floor portion to an outer perimeter, such that the athletes competing on the surface can move onto the curved portion, which the curvature urging and directing the athletes back toward the central floor portions. Multiple wall portions are secured to the floor portion, and combine to surround the floor portion. The floor portion may be an octagon, with eight wall portions extending from the perimeter of the floor portion.
Claims20
A competition area system for an athletic competition, comprising:
- a floor portion having an outer perimeter edge, wherein the outer perimeter edge includes a plurality of sections;
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- a plurality of wall portions extending outwardly from each section of the perimeter edge;
- wherein each of the wall portions have a curved portion with a curved cross-sectional profile, extending outwardly in a curved manner such that an upper surface of the floor portion transitions into an upper surface of each curved portion in a generally smooth and continuous manner,
- wherein the outwardly and upwardly extending curvature terminates at an outer upper edge of the curved portion that is disposed upward and outward relative to the outer perimeter edge.
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