Goal frame

• US 10,258,853 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2017
• Issued: 04/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shanghai Ying Kun Sporting Goods Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Shanghai Ying Kun Sporting Goods Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hsiao, Liang Lang
• Primary Examiner(s): Bumgarner, Melba
• Assistant Examiner(s): Peng, Rayshun
• Application Number:
  US15/701,609
• Publication Number:
  US 20190076711A1
• Time in Patent Office: 581 Days
• Field of Search: 403 65, 403 95, 403471, 403195, 403197
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2063/005 having means not protruding from the profile of the post for attachment of a net
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/50 Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/004 Goals of the type used for football, handball, hockey or the like

Abstract

A goal frame includes a frame. The frame is mounted with a ball net to form a goal when the frame is in an unfolded state. The frame includes support members, at least one connecting member, and posts. The support members are pivotally connected to the connecting member. The connecting member has stop portions corresponding to the support members. When the support members are blocked by the stop portions, the frame is in the unfolded state. When in the unfolded state, the posts are mounted to the support members, respectively. The posts are detachable. The support members are limited by the ball net and the corresponding stop portions to retain the goal frame in the unfolded state. The assembly of the goal frame is simply. The goal frame can be folded quickly and conveniently by pivoting the support members. The cost of the components is low.

Claims

1. A goal frame,

comprising a frame,

the frame provided with a ball net to form a goal when the frame is in an unfolded state, the frame includes a main rod, two pivot seats, two support members, and four posts,

the two support members being pivotally connected to the two pivot seats, the two pivot seats having stop portions, each stop portion blocking one of the two support members from pivoting towards the other of the two support members when the frame is in the unfolded state,

the two support members are thereby blocked by the stop portions when the frame is in the unfolded state, and in the unfolded state, the four posts are detachably mounted to the two support members respectively, the two support members retained in the unfolded state by the pivoting movement of each support member being limited by the corresponding stop portion and the ball net;

the main rod being a straight strip when the goal is formed, the main rod comprises a connecting seat and two transverse rods, one end of each transverse rod has one of the two pivot seats, another end of each transverse rod has a pivot end,

each pivot seat including a base plate and a pair of side plates,

the base plate being the stop portion of one of the two pivot seats that blocks the corresponding one of the two support members from pivoting towards the other one of the two support members,

the base plate of each pivot seat extending perpendicularly with respect to a longitudinal direction defined by the main rod,

the two side plates of each pivot seat being disposed at opposing sides of the corresponding base plate and extending outwardly from the respective base plate,

the base plate and the two side plates of each pivot seat together define a groove,

the groove having a first open end and a second open end at opposing ends thereof,

the groove having an open side in opposing relationship with respect to the base plate,

each of the two support members have a first end and a second end at respective opposing ends thereof, the first end being pivotally connected to the opposing side plates of the corresponding pivot seat via the corresponding groove,

each support member being pivotable between the first open end and the second open end via the open side,

the two support members are pivotable toward the corresponding first open ends whereby each support member is blocked by the corresponding base plate of the pivot seat from contacting the other support member,

the two support members thereby extend transversely relative to the main rod when each support member is pivoted towards the corresponding first open end,

the two support members are pivotable towards the corresponding second open ends to be aligned with the longitudinal direction of the main rod;

when the two support members are pivoted toward the corresponding first open ends and blocked by the respective base plates of the pivot seats to extend in the transverse direction of the main rod, two of the four posts are disposed at the first ends of the two support members respectively to be located at a rear section of the ball net, the other two of the four posts are disposed at the second ends of the two support members respectively to be located at a front section of the ball net, and the two front posts are tensioned subsequent to the ball net being set for thereby retaining a spacing of the second ends of the two support members relative to one another;

the connecting seat having a rectangular tubular shape, the connecting seat having two opposing first sides and two opposing second sides, one of the two first sides having a first opening at a central portion thereof and having two first stop plates at opposing end portions thereof,

the other of the two first sides having a second stop plate at a central portion thereof and having two second openings at opposing end portions thereof;

the pivot end of each transverse rod is inserted into the connecting seat from a corresponding one of the second openings to be pivotally connected to the corresponding second side and extend beyond the first opening,

the two transverse rods are pivotable to be parallel to a longitudinal direction defined by the connecting seat and be blocked by respective first stop plates to thereby be in the form of the straight strip, and the two transverse rods are pivotable toward the same side of the connecting seat.

2. The goal frame as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ball net is provided with a plurality of sleeves fitted on the main rod, the two support members, and the four posts, the ball net is provided with an edge strip between top ends of the two front posts to tension the two front posts.

3. The goal frame as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second end of each support member is provided with a front upright pipe, each of the pivot seats at the two ends of the main rod is provided with a rear upright pipe, the two front posts are inserted in the front upright pipes of the two support members to stand at the second ends of the two support members, and the two rear posts are inserted in the rear upright pipes of the two pivot seats to stand at the first ends of the two support members.

4. The goal frame as claimed in claim 1,

wherein each side plate has an L shape and has a long portion and a short portion which are connected to each other,

the short portion extends along the longitudinal direction of the main rod from a side of the long portion far away displaced from the base plate;

the first end of each support member has an L-shaped pivot block corresponding in position to each side plate of the respective pivot seat,

the pivot block of each support member is pivotally connected between the short portions of the two side plates of each pivot seat,

when the two support members are pivoted toward the respective first open ends and blocked by the respective base plates, the two support members are extended in the transverse direction with respect to the main rod

and when the two transverse rods are pivoted toward the same side of the connecting seat, the two support members are pivoted toward the respective second open ends to be aligned with a longitudinal direction defined by the main rod.

5. The goal frame as claimed in claim 1, wherein each support member has an outer pipe and an inner rod, the inner rod is insertable into the outer pipe from one end of the outer pipe and is retractable with respect to the outer pipe, and the outer pipe and the inner rod are positioned relative to one another by a positioning member when in an extended position.