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US 9,427,677 B1Granted
Adjustable height hurdle
AssigneeLitania Sports Group, Inc.
InventorsChristopher E. Bray, Bryan R. Carrel, Gregory W. Luebbering
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Abstract
An adjustable height hurdle has a wall with a plurality of vertically spaced apart bores inside each upright. A vertical actuator inside each upright and gate tube engages the bores. The exteriors of the uprights and gate tubes are solid so that no dirt or water enters the interior of the hurdle.
Claims6
An adjustable height hurdle comprising:
- (a) two substantially parallel horizontal hollow legs, each leg having a leading end and a trailing end;
- (b) two stationary hollow uprights, each upright extending upwardly from the trailing end of a leg, and defining an intersection between a leg and an upright;
- (c) two movable hollow gate tubes, each gate tube telescoping relative to an upright and having a top end;
- (d) a gate board connecting the top ends of the gate tubes, the gate board having a top that defines a hurdle height;
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- (e) a height adjustment system for adjusting the hurdle height to a plurality of defined heights, the height adjustment system comprising:
- (i) a wall inside each upright, each wall having a plurality of vertically spaced apart bores;
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- (ii) a vertical actuator inside each upright and gate tube, each actuator having a top attached to the gate tube, a post that engages a selected bore in the wall inside each upright, and a handle at the top for disengaging the actuator.
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