EP 4302842 A1 20240110 - ADJUSTABLE GOAL
Title (en)
ADJUSTABLE GOAL
Title (de)
EINSTELLBARES TOR
Title (fr)
BUT RÉGLABLE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 22183423 A 20220706
Abstract (en)
A goal for use in a ball sport such as football comprising:a net assembly comprising:a net;a first flexible post member and a second flexible post member, each of the first flexible post member and the second flexible post member attached to an edge of the net, and a flexible crossbar member attached to another edge of the net and extending from an upper end of the first flexible post member to an upper end of the second flexible post member; anda frame comprising one or more frame members configured to hold the net assembly in tension to form a goal having an opening defined by the first flexible post member, the second flexible post member and the flexible crossbar member with the net behind the opening to catch, in use, any balls passing through the opening;wherein:the flexible crossbar member has a first user-operable length selection means associated therewith, the first user-operable length selection means being operable to adjust a length of the flexible crossbar member and secure the flexible crossbar member at a user-selected length; andthe frame comprises a frame member spanning a width of the goal, wherein the frame member has a second user-operable length selection means associated therewith, the second user-operable length selection means being operable to adjust a length of the frame member and secure the frame member at a user-selected length;wherein a width of the goal may be adjusted, in use, by corresponding adjustments of the first user-operable length selection means and the second user-operable length selection means, thereby changing the respective lengths of the flexible crossbar member and the frame member spanning the width of the goal.
IPC 8 full level
A63B 63/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A63B 63/004 (2013.01); A63B 71/023 (2013.01); A63B 2063/002 (2013.01); A63B 2209/02 (2013.01); A63B 2209/08 (2013.01); A63B 2209/10 (2013.01); A63B 2209/14 (2013.01); A63B 2210/50 (2013.01); A63B 2225/09 (2013.01); A63B 2225/093 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0025 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
US 2014038753 A1 20140206 - HOLLAND ALLEN [GB], et al
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 2014038753 A1 20140206 - HOLLAND ALLEN [GB], et al
- [A] CN 203816167 U 20140910 - LI MING
- [A] US 2017080312 A1 20170323 - DICKERSON RYAN L [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 22183423 A 20220706; EP 2023068659 W 20230706