LACROSSE GOAL EXTENSION NET

• US 20100120558A1
• Filed: 06/05/2009
• Published: 05/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LAX Ventures LLC
• Original Assignee: LAX Ventures LLC
• Inventors: Sweet, Brooks, Conforti, Harry, Cozzi, Ray
• Granted Patent: US 8,100,784 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/435
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/14 Lacrosse
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/24 Ice hockey
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0025 Football American football A63B2243/007
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/004 Goals of the type used for football, handball, hockey or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/022 Backstops, cages, enclosures or the like, e.g. for spectator protection, for arresting balls

Abstract

An extension net for providing a backstop for a standard or specially modified lacrosse goal. The extension net includes one or more frame portions that are secured to the lacrosse goal and are rotatable so as to vary an angle between an end portion of the extension net and the lacrosse goal. The extension net can be sized so as to mark an outer boundary of a regulation lacrosse crease.

Claims

1-3. -3. (canceled)

4. A lacrosse goal extension net comprising:

a frame including left and right frame portions configured to attach to respective left and right portions of an associated lacrosse goal and be supported thereby in a cantilevered manner, each of said left and right frame portions extending upward and outward from said lacrosse goal; and

a mesh net supported by said frame;

wherein each of said left and right frame portions are rotatably adjustable to vary an angle between said left and right frame portions and said lacrosse goal.

5. The extension net of claim 4, additionally comprising a left mount and a right mount configured to be secured to left and right frame posts of said lacrosse goal, said left mount configured to support said left frame portion and said right mount configured to support said right frame portion.

6. The extension net of claim 5, wherein said left frame portion comprises a left upright support member and said right frame portion comprises a right upright support member, and wherein each of said left and right mounts comprises first and second pieces which fit together in a clam-shell like fashion around said left and right frame posts, each of said left and right mounts defining an opening configured to receive an end of a respective one of said left and right upright support members.

7. The extension net of claim 4, wherein said left frame portion includes a left upright support and left side arm and said right frame portion includes a right upright support and right side arm, and wherein said net is secured at least to said left and right side arms.

8. The extension net of claim 7, wherein said lacrosse goal is specially adapted to receive said extension net, said lacrosse goal including left and right frame posts each defining an opening configured to receive a respective one of said left and right upright supports.

9. The extension net of claim 7, wherein said net includes left and right pockets in upper corners of said net, said left pocket configured to receive an end of said left side arm and said right pocket configured to receive an end of said right side arm.

13. The extension net of claim 7, wherein said left and right frame portions are infinitely adjustable in angular orientation relative to said lacrosse goal.

14. The extension net of claim 7, wherein said left and right frame portions are adjustable to a limited number of configurations in angular orientation relative to said lacrosse goal.

15. The extension net of claim 14, wherein each of said left and right upright supports define a plurality of adjustment pin hole pairs, each of said adjustable pin hole pairs defining a different angular orientation of one of said left and right frame portions.

16. The extension net of claim 7, wherein said frame does not extend substantially along the sides or bottom of said net.

17. The extension net of claim 4, wherein a width of said mesh net is sized so as to define an outer boundary of a regulation lacrosse crease.

18. The extension net of claim 4, further comprising at least one weighted member that can be applied to a lower end of said mesh net.

19. The extension net of claim 18, wherein said at least one weighted member comprises a first weighted member first and a second weighted member, wherein said first weighted member can be applied to said first side portion of said mesh net and said second weighted member can be applied to said second side portion of said mesh net.

20. The extension net of claim 19, wherein said first and second weighted members are integrated with said mesh net.

10-12. -12. (canceled)