Portable street hockey backstop
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1. A portable street hockey backstop comprising:
- a) a first stanchion and a second opposing stanchion, each said stanchion comprising;
i) a base;
ii) a vertical post extending from said base; and
iii) a mounting post extending perpendicularly from the distal end of said vertical post;
b) a net communicating between said first stanchion and said second stanchion;
c) a selectively removable horizontal net support means communicating between said mounting post of said first stanchion and said mounting post of said second stanchion; and
d) means for securing said first stanchion to said second stanchion and,wherein said horizontal net support means comprises a rigid support plate disposed on the top edge of said net and being of sufficient length to connect to said mounting post of said first stanchion and to said mounting post of the spaced apart second stanchion when said net is in the fully extended position;
wherein said net support means further includes a pivoting net support strut that is in the horizontal position when not in use and is placed into the vertical position to communicate between said support plate and the upper rear portion of a standard street hockey goal frame during installation to provide stability and central support to said support plate when in use.
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Abstract
A backstop for a street hockey goal comprising left and right stanchions with a net fastened therebetween with a strut fastenable to a hockey goal for supporting the net in a deployed position. Once deployed the net exceeds the height of the hockey goal and extends beyond said goal to the left and right. The base of each stanchion matingly engage each other when in the folded position with the net having a partial slit vertically extending with fasteners that attach to their respective stanchions when in the folded position.
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1. A portable street hockey backstop comprising:
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a) a first stanchion and a second opposing stanchion, each said stanchion comprising; i) a base; ii) a vertical post extending from said base; and iii) a mounting post extending perpendicularly from the distal end of said vertical post; b) a net communicating between said first stanchion and said second stanchion; c) a selectively removable horizontal net support means communicating between said mounting post of said first stanchion and said mounting post of said second stanchion; and d) means for securing said first stanchion to said second stanchion and, wherein said horizontal net support means comprises a rigid support plate disposed on the top edge of said net and being of sufficient length to connect to said mounting post of said first stanchion and to said mounting post of the spaced apart second stanchion when said net is in the fully extended position; wherein said net support means further includes a pivoting net support strut that is in the horizontal position when not in use and is placed into the vertical position to communicate between said support plate and the upper rear portion of a standard street hockey goal frame during installation to provide stability and central support to said support plate when in use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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