Free hanging practise goal net

• US 5,277,430 A
• Filed: 12/18/1992
• Issued: 01/11/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Peter Naccarato
• Original Assignee: Peter Naccarato
• Inventors: Naccarato, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Grieb, William H.
• Application Number:
  US07/992,751
• Time in Patent Office: 389 Days
• Field of Search: 273/400, 273/57.2, 273/398
• US Class Current: 473/446
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2063/006 Forming a target or goal by fixing net or target area to garage doorway or garage parts
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/00 Targets or goals for ball games golf cups A63B57/40
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/004 Goals of the type used for football, handball, hockey or the like

Abstract

A free hanging practice goal structure for recreational use in practicing games such as hockey in front of a domestic garage having a door opening, and comprising, generally a three sided rectangular frame comprising side members and a cross member, meeting at corners, flexible panels secured to the side members, and the top member, and the panels being secured to a large back panel which is adapted to be secured to structure around the garage door opening, and to at least substantially close it, junctions joining the flexible panels to the back panel, so that lower ends of the flexible panels are located adjacent the grade level adjacent the garage door, and, fastenings for fastening the back panel to structure around the garage door opening.

Claims

1. A free hanging practise goal net for recreational use in practising games such as hockey in front of a domestic garage having a garage door opening and structure surrounding the same, and comprising;

generally three sided rectangular frame means comprising side members having upper and lower ends and an upper cross member, meeting at corners;

flexible panel means secured to said frame means;

back panel means adapted to be secured to said structure around said garage door opening, and to at least substantially close the same;

junction means joining said flexible panel means to said back panel means, whereby lower ends of said flexible panel means are located adjacent the grade level adjacent said garage door opening, and,

fastening means for fastening said back panel means to said structure around said garage door opening, whereby said frame means will be flexibly supported by said flexible panel means with said frame means spaced from said back panel means.

2. A free hanging practise goal net as claimed in claim 1 wherein said structure around said garage door opening has a predetermined width and height, and wherein said back panel means has a predetermined width and height substantially corresponding to said structure width and height, whereby said back panel means will substantially close off said garage door opening.

3. A free hanging goal net as claimed in claim 2 including flexible side panel means and flexible top panel means secured to said back panel means in a central lower area thereof, whereby lower side edges of said side panel means, and lower ends of said three sided rectangular frame means are adapted to lie at grade level adjacent said garage door opening.

4. A free hanging practise goal net as claimed in claim 3 wherein said side panel means have upper and lower ends, and wherein said upper ends have a predetermined width, greater than the width of said lower ends, whereby to define a generally quadrilateral shape in side elevation, and wherein said flexible top panel means has a predetermined width equal to the width of the said upper ends of said side panel means, whereby said rectangular frame means may adopt a forward leaning angle relative to said back panel means.

5. A free hanging practise goal net as claimed in claim 1 including foot members at the lower ends of said three sided rectangular frame means, for standing on the ground adjacent said garage door opening.

6. A free hanging practise goal net as claimed in claim 3, and wherein said three sided rectangular frame means comprises right and left side members, and a generally horizontal top member, all of said side members and top member being formed of generally cylindrical hollow plastic pipe material, and generally radiused corner portions joining the upper ends of said side members with opposite ends of said top member.

7. A free hanging practise goal net as claimed in claim 6, and wherein said flexible side panel means are folded around said respective side members, and are sewn to form sleeve-like junctions with said side members, and wherein said top panel means is folded around said top member of said frame means, and is seamed to form a sleeve therearound.

8. A free hanging practise goal net for recreational use in practising games such as hockey in front of a domestic garage having a garage door opening and structure surrounding the same, and comprising;

generally three sided rectangular frame means comprising side members having upper and lower ends and an upper cross member, meeting at corners;

flexible side panel means secured to said side members;

flexible top panel means secured to said top member, said side panel means meeting said top panel means adjacent said corners;

back panel means adapted to be secured to said structure surrounding said garage door opening, and to at least substantially close the same;

junction means joining said side panel means and said top panel means to said back panel means, whereby said lower ends of said flexible side panel means are located adjacent the grade level adjacent the garage door opening;

fastening means for fastening said back panel means to said structure around said garage door opening, whereby said frame means will be flexibly supported by said side panel means with said upper and side cross members spaced from said back panel means, and,

said flexible side panel means being folded around said respective side members, and sewn to form sleeve-like junctions with said side members, and wherein said top panel means is folded around said top member of said frame means, and is seamed to form a sleeve therearound.

9. A free hanging practise goal net for recreational use in practising games such as hockey in front of a domestic garage having a garage door opening and structure surrounding the same, and comprising;

generally three sided rectangular frame means comprising side members having upper and lower ends and an upper cross member, meeting at corners;

flexible side panel means secured to said side members;

flexible top panel means secured to said top member, said side panel means meeting said top panel means adjacent said corners;

back panel means adapted to be secured to said structure around said garage door opening, and having predetermined a width and height adequate to at least substantially close the same;

junction means joining said side panel means and said top panel means to said back panel means, whereby said lower ends of said flexible side panel means are located adjacent the grade level adjacent said garage door opening;

fastening means for fastening said back panel means to said structure around said garage door opening, whereby said frame means will be flexibly supported by said side panel means with said upper and side cross members spaced from said back panel means;

foot members at the lower ends of said three sided rectangular frame means, for standing on the ground adjacent said garage door opening, and,

said flexible side panel means being folded around said respective side members, and secured to form sleeve-like junctions with said side members, and wherein said top panel means is folded around said top member of said frame means, and is secured to form a sleeve therearound.