Electronic goal detecting system

• US 5,615,880 A
• Filed: 05/06/1996
• Issued: 04/01/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Deborah A. Booth, Jason P. Booth
• Original Assignee: Deborah A. Booth, Jason P. Booth
• Inventors: Booth, Jason P., Booth, Deborah A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grieb, William H.
• Application Number:
  US08/644,624
• Time in Patent Office: 330 Days
• Field of Search: 273/371, 273/377, 273/57.2, 273/58 G, 273/126 R, 273/126 A, 273/127 R, 273/127 B, 273/128 R, 273/128 A, 273/128 CS, 273/118 A, 273/118 D , 273/55 R, 273/55 D
• US Class Current: 473/471
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0037 on a target surface or at impact on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/54 Transponders, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/00 Balls with special arrangements
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/14 Curling stone; Shuffleboard; Similar sliding games
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0669 Score-keepers or score display devices

Abstract

A new Electronic Goal Detecting System for accurately detecting and signaling if an object, such as a hockey puck or a hockey ball, passes through the goal posts of a hockey goal thereby preventing disagreements between players, and for displaying the total goals scored. The inventive device includes a hockey goal, a sensing means mounted to the hockey goal, an object such as a hockey puck or a hockey ball received by the hockey goal, a pickup means positioned within the hockey puck or the hockey ball detected by the sensing means, a power supply electronically attached to the sensing means, and a goal signal means electronically attached to the sensing means.

Claims

1. A Electronic Goal Detecting System comprising:

a hockey goal;

a sensing means secured to the hockey goal;

a goal signal means attached to the upper front portion of the hockey goal;

a power supply electronically connected to the goal signal means and the sensing means;

a hockey puck or hockey ball which is received by the hockey goal; and

a pickup means positioned within the hockey puck or the hockey ball.

2. The Electronic Goal Detecting System of claim 1, wherein the sensing means includes a plurality of sensors secured to a first side goal member facing towards a second side goal member detecting the pickup means;

and a plurality of sensors secured to the second side goal member facing towards the first side goal member detecting the pickup means.

3. The Electronic Goal Detecting System of claim 2, wherein the goal signal means includes a front support member secured to the upper front portion of the hockey goal;

an LED display secured to the front support member and electronically connected to the sensing means;

a battery door rotatably secured to the bottom of the front support member; and

a speaker physically secured to the front support member and electronically connected to the sensing means.

4. The Electronic Goal Detecting System of claim 3, wherein the power supply includes a power switch secured to the front support member.