Secure holding system for standards
OwnerStan Stelterinventor
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Abstract
A secure holding system for displaying and securing standards (stands to which nets used for volleyball, tennis, badminton, etc. are attached) when not in use. The system comprises a rack which can be mounted upon a wall, and which has a bottom piece whose front section opens downwardly and forwardly from its stationary back section by means of hinges and stops.
Claims2
A secure holding system for standards, said system comprising:
- a stationary top piece mountable upon a wall;
- a bottom piece mountable upon a wall in spaced relationship to said top piece such that said standards can be stored in an upright position between said top piece and said bottom piece;
- said bottom piece having a top panel with a plurality of generally circular openings defined therethrough and a slot extending through said openings lengthwise, a front panel, a back panel, a bottom panel, and two end panels, each of said end panels having said slot extending therealong in an off-center zigzag pattern to divide said bottom piece into a back section which is stationary and a front section which opens forwardly and downwardly from said back section by hinge means which are mounted along said bottom panel between said back section and said front section;
- a plurality of stops mounted on said hinge means to restrict said front section from opening beyond a predetermined angle with said back section.
A storage and display rack for sports equipment, which when used in combination with a stationary rack mounted above said storage and display rack can support a plurality of standards securely in a vertical position, said storage and display rack comprising:
- a top panel having a plurality of generally circular openings defined therethrough, and a slot extending through said openings lengthwise, a front panel, a back panel, a bottom panel, and two end panels, each of said end panels having said slot extending therealong in an off-center zigzag pattern to divide said storage and display rack into a back section which is stationary and front section which opens forwardly and downwardly from said back section by hinge means which are mounted along said bottom panel between said back section and said front section;
- and a plurality of stops mounted on said hinge means to restrict said front section from opening beyond a predetermined angle with said back section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.