Goal to ground monitor
AssigneeGoal Alert LLC
InventorGregory S. Dempsey
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Abstract
A goal to ground indicator device indicates a ready and/or upset condition of a ground supported goal such as a soccer goal that has at least one bar that lies in contact with the ground. An indicator arm is movable relative to the contact arm between a ready position and an upset position. A contact arm cooperates with the indicator arm. A biasing element biases the indicator arm to the upset position. When the bar of the goal is no longer in contact with the ground the indicator arm moves from the ready position to the upset position.
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An indicator device for indicating a ready and/or upset condition of a ground supported goal, the ground supported goal having at least one bar that lies in contact with the ground, comprising:
- a contact arm being adjacent the ground bar of the goal and being biased;
- and,
- an indicator arm movable between a ready position and an upset position, and being biased in the upset position;
- wherein the contact arm releases the indicator arm to move from the ready position to the upset position when a portion of the ground bar is no longer in contact with the ground.
A ground supported goal having an indicator device for indicating a ready and/or upset condition of the goal, comprising:
- a goal having at least one ground bar resting on the ground;
- a contact arm operably mounted to the goal and movable relative to the ground bar;
- an indicator arm engaging the contact arm, the indicator arm movable between a ready position and an upset position, the indicator arm positioned such that a portion of the contact arm cooperates with a portion of the indicator arm to temporarily maintain the indicator arm in the ready position;
- and
- a biasing element to bias the indicator arm to the upset position,
- wherein when a portion of the ground bar is moved off of the ground, the contact arm disengages the indictor arm and the biasing element moves the indicator arm to the upset position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.