Sporting goal transport system
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1. A sport goal assembly comprising;
- a frame that includes a plurality of elongated members that are connected to one another to define a soccer goal and arranged to define a goalmouth wherein a size of the goalmouth is associated with an age range of one or more players and the frame supports a goal net for interaction with the one or more players on a playing field;
at least two of the elongated members defined by a first tube and a second tube that telescopically cooperate with one another;
an adjustment mechanism disposed between the first tube and the second tube of each of the at least two elongated members, each adjustment mechanism including a driven member supported by the first tube and a follower supported by the second tube, the driven member and the follower cooperating with one another such that operation of a drive member effectuates translation of the follower along the driven member in an axial direction along the longitudinal axis associated with the respective first and second tubes to manipulate a length of the respective elongated member;
a first frame propulsion device and a second frame propulsion device each separately engaged with the frame such that the first and second frame propulsion devices are disposed on opposite lateral sides of the goalmouth of the frame and operative to translate the frame along a surface to position the frame and rotationally orient the frame such that the goal mouth faces a playing field; and
at least one motor associated with each of the first and second frame propulsion devices for selectively driving the respective first and second frame propulsion devices.
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Abstract
A sport goal movement system that includes drive and control systems. The drive system preferably includes a motor that selectively drives one of a wheel or a track. The drive system can be integrated with and/or permanently or removably secured to the sport goal assembly. Operation of the drive system effectuates single user unassisted and possibly remote translation of the sport goal assembly relative to a ground surface.
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1. A sport goal assembly comprising;
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a frame that includes a plurality of elongated members that are connected to one another to define a soccer goal and arranged to define a goalmouth wherein a size of the goalmouth is associated with an age range of one or more players and the frame supports a goal net for interaction with the one or more players on a playing field; at least two of the elongated members defined by a first tube and a second tube that telescopically cooperate with one another; an adjustment mechanism disposed between the first tube and the second tube of each of the at least two elongated members, each adjustment mechanism including a driven member supported by the first tube and a follower supported by the second tube, the driven member and the follower cooperating with one another such that operation of a drive member effectuates translation of the follower along the driven member in an axial direction along the longitudinal axis associated with the respective first and second tubes to manipulate a length of the respective elongated member; a first frame propulsion device and a second frame propulsion device each separately engaged with the frame such that the first and second frame propulsion devices are disposed on opposite lateral sides of the goalmouth of the frame and operative to translate the frame along a surface to position the frame and rotationally orient the frame such that the goal mouth faces a playing field; and at least one motor associated with each of the first and second frame propulsion devices for selectively driving the respective first and second frame propulsion devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A goal transport system comprising:
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a soccer sport goal defined by a plurality of elongated members wherein a plurality of the elongated members are defined by a plurality of sections that telescopically cooperate with one another; a first frame that is removably engageable with the soccer sport goal; a second frame separate from the first frame and that is removably engageable with the soccer sport goal at a location remote from the first frame and offset from the first frame by an elongated member of the soccer sport goal; a first drive member supported by the first frame and a second drive member supported by the second frames; a first motor connected to the first drive member associated with the first frame and a second motor connected to the second drive member associated with the second frame, the first motor connected to the first drive member and the second motor connected to the second drive member such that operation of the respective first motor and second motor effectuates movement of the respective drive member relative to a ground surface and movement of the soccer sport goal to achieve a desired position and a desired rotational orientation of a goalmouth of the soccer sport goal when the soccer sport goal is engaged with each of the first frame and the second frame; and a screw associated with one of the plurality of sections and a follower associated with another of the plurality of sections of at least two of the plurality of elongated members; and a length adjustment motor engaged with each screw such that operation of the respective length adjustment motor causes rotation of the screw and translation of the follower along the screw such that a longitudinal length of each of the at least two of the plurality of elongated members can be remotely adjusted. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing a sport goal system comprising:
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connecting each of a drive system and an adjustment mechanism to a power supply; engaging the drive system and the adjustment mechanism with a soccer goal structure that is defined by a plurality of adjustable length elongated members so that operation of the drive system effectuates unassisted translation of the goal structure relative to a play surface and operation of the adjustment mechanism concurrently adjusts a longitudinal length of at least two of the plurality of adjustable length elongated members; and providing a control system configured to control operation of the drive system to cause the unassisted translation of the goal structure relative to the play surface and control operation of the adjustment mechanism to adjust a size of the goal structure via operation of the adjustment mechanism, the control system further comprising defining at least one preset associated with defining a radial orientation of a goal mouth and a position of the goal structure relative to at least one of the play surface or a storage location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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