Method and apparatus for laying out playing fields
OwnerGerard A. Viensinventor
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Abstract
A playing field layout device includes an alignment guide having a plurality of lines marked thereon. A stake is inserted in the alignment guide, and a cord has one end attached to the stake. The cord has a plurality of marks thereon. The playing field may be, for example, volleyball, croquet, or badminton and may be laid out by aligning the cord over relevant lines and marking distances at predetermined locations indicated by the marks. The layout device may then be removed from the playing field so that it does not interfere with the participants.
Claims17
A method for laying out a playing field comprising:
- placing an alignment guide at a predetermined position on the playing field, the alignment guide including a plurality of lines at predetermined angles with respect to each other;
- placing one end of a flexible element at an intersection of said plurality of lines, the flexible element having a plurality of marks at predetermined positions therealong;
- aligning the flexible element over one of the lines and marking a position on the field at a location corresponding to a first of said plurality of marks on the flexible element;
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- moving said flexible element to a position over another of said lines and marking a position on the field corresponding to a position of another of the plurality of marks.
A device for laying out a playing field comprising:
- an alignment guide having a plurality of lines at predetermined angles relative to each other;
- a stake capable of being inserted into the alignment guide at an intersection of said lines;
- and
- a flexible element having one end attached to said stake and a plurality of marks at predetermined distances from said one end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.