LACROSSE GOAL EXTENSION NET
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1. A lacrosse goal system, comprising:
- a lacrosse goal comprising an upper horizontal goal member, a left goal member connected to a left end of the horizontal goal member and a right goal member connected to a right end of the horizontal goal member, wherein the left and right goal members support the horizontal goal member at an elevation position relative to a surface upon which the lacrosse goal rests;
a frame including left and right frame portions configured to attach to respective left and right portions of the lacrosse goal and be supported thereby in a cantilevered manner, each of said left and right frame portions extending upward and laterally outward from said lacrosse goal, wherein each of said left and right frame portions are individually rotatably adjustable to vary an angle between said left and right frame portions and said lacrosse goal, wherein at least a portion of each of the left and right frame portions is located laterally outward of the respective left and right goal members in at least some rotatable positions; and
a mesh extension net supported by said frame, wherein said extension net extends entirely across said upper horizontal goal member of said lacrosse goal in an upward and outward manner such that portions of the mesh extension net are located laterally outward of the left and right goal members in at least some rotatable positions;
wherein said frame does not extend substantially along the sides or bottom of said mesh extension net.
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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. A convertible goal that has both lacrosse and hockey goal modes and that can support an extension net in one or both of the modes.
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1. A lacrosse goal system, comprising:
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a lacrosse goal comprising an upper horizontal goal member, a left goal member connected to a left end of the horizontal goal member and a right goal member connected to a right end of the horizontal goal member, wherein the left and right goal members support the horizontal goal member at an elevation position relative to a surface upon which the lacrosse goal rests; a frame including left and right frame portions configured to attach to respective left and right portions of the lacrosse goal and be supported thereby in a cantilevered manner, each of said left and right frame portions extending upward and laterally outward from said lacrosse goal, wherein each of said left and right frame portions are individually rotatably adjustable to vary an angle between said left and right frame portions and said lacrosse goal, wherein at least a portion of each of the left and right frame portions is located laterally outward of the respective left and right goal members in at least some rotatable positions; and a mesh extension net supported by said frame, wherein said extension net extends entirely across said upper horizontal goal member of said lacrosse goal in an upward and outward manner such that portions of the mesh extension net are located laterally outward of the left and right goal members in at least some rotatable positions; wherein said frame does not extend substantially along the sides or bottom of said mesh extension net. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A backstop for a lacrosse goal, the lacrosse goal comprising an upper horizontal goal member, a left vertical member and a right vertical member, the backstop comprising:
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a frame including left and right frame portions configured to attach to a respective one of the left and right vertical members of the lacrosse goal and be supported thereby in a cantilevered manner, each of said left and right frame portions extending upward and laterally outward from said lacrosse goal, wherein each of said left and right frame portions are individually rotatably adjustable about a vertical axis defined by the respective one of the left and right vertical members of the lacrosse goal to vary an angle between said left and right frame portions and said lacrosse goal, wherein at least a portion of each of the left and right frame portions is located laterally outward of the respective left and right vertical members in at least some rotatable positions; and a mesh extension net supported by said frame, wherein said extension net extends entirely across said upper horizontal goal member of said lacrosse goal in an upward and outward manner such that portions of the mesh extension net are located laterally outward of the left and right vertical members in at least some rotatable positions; wherein said frame does not extend substantially along the sides or bottom of said extension.
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