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US 4,809,988 AGranted
Goal apparatus
OwnerRichard C. Hunterinventor
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Abstract
A goal apparatus for a game which selectively traps incoming objects such as softballs, soccer balls, footballs, and other objects, propelled at the goal from any, direction around the perimeter of the goal, by individual suspended members, draped ropes or chains, or netting.
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A goal apparatus for a game, comprising:
- a frame;
- means for supporting the frame above a playing surface upon which the game is played;
- means for selectively trapping objects propelled at the goal from any direction around the perimeter of the goal;
- and,
- wherein the frame is adjustable and includes a central mounting shaft attached at a lower end thereof to said means for supporting the frame on a playing surface;
- a top coupling, locatable along the central mounting shaft, for rotatably supporting a first end of such of a plurality of upper frame arms;
- and a bottom coupling, locatable along the central mounting shaft between said means for supporting the frame above a playing surface and the top coupling for rotatably supporting a first end of each of a plurality of lower frame arms, the lower frame arms being rotatably attached at a second end thereof to the upper frame arms, such that the means for selectively trapping the objects propelled at the goal can be positioned at a desired distance away from the central mounting shaft and at a desired vertical distance above the playing surface.
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A goal apparatus for a game, comprising:
- frame members, removably clamped together at a common location substantially at the center of the goal, each frame member having outwardly directed lower legs for supporting the goal above a playing surface, and outwardly directed upper arms;
- and
- means for selectively trapping objects propelled at the goal from any direction around the perimeter of the goal, said means being suspended from the outwardly directed upper arms of the frame members.
A goal apparatus for a game, comprising:
- frame members, removably clamped together at locations around the perimeter of the goal, for supporting the goal above a playing surface;
- means for selectively trapping objects propelled at the goal from substantially any direction around the perimeter of the goal, said means being suspended above the playing surface by the frame members;
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- a pad, placed under the goal apparatus on the playing surface and extending beyond the trapping means, and having a raised lip around the perimeter of the goal coextensive with the trapping means for further defining when an object has been successfully trapped by the goal.
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