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US 3,940,139 AGranted
Out-of-bounds wand for volleyball net and support strap
OwnerPaul J. Barnesinventor
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Abstract
An upright rod-like wand attached to the side of a volleyball net at a selected position with respect to the boundary line of the court below the net. A volleyball striking the wand will be out of bounds. The net wand is held in place by a rubber strap having a hole at each end through which the wand is threaded, the wand being at one side of the volleyball net and the strap at the other side thereof.
Claims9
An out-of-bounds indicator for a volleyball net, to indicate an out-of-bounds ball flight with respect to the volleyball court during a game, the indicator device comprising in combination with the net:
- a. an elongated rod having a length which is greater than the vertical dimension of the volleyball net,
- b. a narrow, elongated, elastic strap having an aperture at each end sized to fit said elongated rod, said member while in a relaxed condition having a length less than the vertical dimension of said volleyball net, and
- c. said rod being attached in a vertical position to said net by placing the rod in a vertical position alongside one side of the net and the strap on the opposite side of said net paralleling the rod with said rod being threaded through said apertures above and below said net and with a substantial portion of the rod extending above the top edge of the net.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.