Portable athletic target
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1. A portable fabric target for ball sports comprising:
- a) three fabric panels, comprising a top first panel, a middle second panel; and
a bottom third panel;
b) the top first panel havingi) a first bottom edge attached to a top edge of the second middle panel andii) a second outside top edge;
c) the top first panel having a support element extending away from the second outside top edge and having a length sufficient to wrap around a soccer goal top bar;
d) the support element comprising two separated elements each having a self-latching system that connects the second outside top edge to itself to form a loop or to a section of the top first panel to form a loop;
e) the support element when wrapped and locked around a pole supporting all weight of the portable fabric target without unlocking; and
f) the bottom third panel having a stabilizing component thereon, wherein each panel is permanently secured to adjacent panels, and wherein each panel has a different color as compared to each other panel, wherein the target provides at least one panel in which a colored substance is transferable to an object when the object strikes at least a portion of the at least one panel and the object has a mass of at least 50 grams moving at a speed of between 1-20 meters/second.
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Abstract
A portable fabric target for ball sports has at least:
- a) three fabric panels, comprising a top first panel, a middle second panel; and a bottom third panel;
- b) the top first panel having i) a first bottom edge attached to at top edge of the second middle panel and ii) a second outside top edge;
- c) the top first panel having a support element extending away from the second outside top edge;
- d) the support element having a self-latching system that connects the second outside top edge to itself to form a loop or to a section of the top first panel to form a loop;
- e) the support element when locked around a pole supporting all weight of the portable fabric target without unlocking; and
- f) the bottom third panel having a stabilizing component thereon.
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7 Claims
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1. A portable fabric target for ball sports comprising:
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a) three fabric panels, comprising a top first panel, a middle second panel; and
a bottom third panel;b) the top first panel having i) a first bottom edge attached to a top edge of the second middle panel and ii) a second outside top edge; c) the top first panel having a support element extending away from the second outside top edge and having a length sufficient to wrap around a soccer goal top bar; d) the support element comprising two separated elements each having a self-latching system that connects the second outside top edge to itself to form a loop or to a section of the top first panel to form a loop; e) the support element when wrapped and locked around a pole supporting all weight of the portable fabric target without unlocking; and f) the bottom third panel having a stabilizing component thereon, wherein each panel is permanently secured to adjacent panels, and wherein each panel has a different color as compared to each other panel, wherein the target provides at least one panel in which a colored substance is transferable to an object when the object strikes at least a portion of the at least one panel and the object has a mass of at least 50 grams moving at a speed of between 1-20 meters/second. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A portable fabric target for ball sports comprising:
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a) three fabric panels, comprising a top first panel, a middle second panel; and
a bottom third panel;b) the top first panel having i) a first bottom edge attached to a top edge of the second middle panel and ii) a second outside top edge; c) the top first panel having a support element extending away from the second outside top edge; d) the support element having a self-latching system that connects the second outside top edge to itself to form a loop or to a section of the top first panel to form a loop; e) the support element when locked around a pole supporting all weight of the portable fabric target without unlocking; and f) the bottom third panel having a stabilizing component thereon, wherein each panel is secured to an adjacent panel and has a different color as compared to each other, wherein the three fabric panels are aligned along a vertical length, forming a left side and a right side of the portable fabric target, and a removably attached element on at least an edge along the left side or right side is capable of being dislodged from a side when the attached element is struck by a ball having a mass of at least 50 grams moving at a speed of between 2-20 meters/second, and wherein the attached element comprises a fabric component that is removably secured to the left or right side, and wherein the attached element is removably secured by a temporary fastening system comprising locking fabric elements, snaps or clips. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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