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(11) | EP 0 242 009 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Hockey safety net |
| (57) A goal structure for a game such as ice hockey provides a safety net which is constructed
in the conventional form to provide a rigid pair of posts (l0, ll) and cross-bar
(l2) together with net supports (l3) extending rearwardly of the posts. The goal structure
can be attached to the playing surface or ice by an assembly mounted wholly within
the posts comprising a spring (26, 49) and cable (25, 44), the cable passing axially
of the post through an apertured guide block (20, 4l) at the end of the post into
an anchor bolt (l8) within the ice. An upper end of the spring is movable axially
to apply and release the spring tension either by a transverse pin (27) which extends
into slots (30) in the wall of the post or by an axial pin (55) which can be held
in a tensioned position (66) by a latch. The anchor bolt in the ice allows the post
to slide sideways across the ice. A plug can be placed in the ice surface when the
post is removed to prevent water entering the fixture when flooding. |