Speed measuring sports goal system
OwnerMichael T. Murphyinventor
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Abstract
A new Speed Measuring Sports Goal System for measuring the speed of a shot into a sports goal. The inventive device includes a pair of motion sensors positioned in-line and perpendicular to the entrance of a sports goal for sensing an object shot into the sports goal, a control unit connected to the motion sensors for calculating the speed of the object, and a display unit for providing a visible readout of the speed. The motion detection beams generated by the pair of motion sensors are parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to the path of the object shot into the sports goal. The control unit detects when the object traverses the motion detection beams and calculates the speed of the object based on the time of travel between the motion detection beams.
Claims5
A Speed Measuring Sports Goal System for measuring the speed of an object projected into a sports goal, comprising:
- a pair of motion sensors positioned in-line and perpendicular to an entrance of said sports goal for sensing said object projected into said sports goal, said pair of motion sensors positioned at a predetermined distance from each another and generating parallel motion detection beams;
- a control unit connected to said pair of motion sensors for calculating the speed of said object, said control unit detecting when said object traverses said pair of motion sensors and calculating the speed of said object based on the time of travel between said pair of motion sensors;
- a display unit connected to said control unit for providing a visible readout of the speed;
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- a power source for powering said system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.