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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172707 | Net holding standard using basketball rim A net standard for attachment to basketball rims to which nets of games such as volleyball or badminton can be attached. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8147358 | Adjustable net post assembly used in ball games An adjustable net post assembly used in ball games comprises: an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve, a spring, an outer pipe and an inner pipe. By rotating the outer sleeve, the protrusion of the outer sleeve is moved to the first positioning portion or the second positi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8113971 | Multi-material composite locking upright A composite locking upright having low weight and great rigidity for installation into a playing surface with built-in sleeves, supporting and securing a net at a playing height for athletic sports such as, volleyball, tennis, and badminton. The composite locking up... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8057329 | Retractable court standard and methods of use An improved retractable court standard is described. The retractable court standard typically comprises a plurality of elongated tubular sections and an elongated top section. Each of the elongated tubular sections has a top end and a bottom end, and different dimen... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7972226 | Multi-material composite locking upright A composite locking upright having low weight and great rigidity for installation into a playing surface with built-in sleeves. The composite locking upright supports and secures a net at a playing height for athletic sports such as, volleyball, tennis, and badminto... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7559860 | Multi-material composite locking upright A composite locking upright having low weight and great rigidity for installation into a playing surface with built-in sleeves. The composite locking upright supports and secures a net at a playing height for athletic sports such as, volleyball, tennis, and badminto... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7455603 | Method of using a frameless portable suspension system A sportsball rebounder includes a sports net having a frameless perimeter, opposite upper corners, and a bottom, a pair of adjustable spring mechanisms coupled to the upper corners and providing the upper corners in tension in an upward vertical direction and a outw... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7410431 | Composite locking upright A composite locking upright having low weight and great rigidity for installation into a playing surface with built-in sleeves. The composite locking upright supports and secures a net at a net playing height for athletic sports such as, volleyball, tennis, and badm... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7399243 | System and apparatus for supporting a sports ball net The present disclosure relates to a system and apparatus for supporting a sports ball net, such as a volleyball net. The system includes a first support standard and a second support standard. The first support standard includes a main body, a net tensioning assembl... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7337568 | Non-inflatable floating sign A non-inflatable device for supporting a sign on water. A single float embodiment is the basic element. In a typical embodiment, two or more non-inflatable floats are separated at a predetermined distance by one or more spacing members that mate with a spacing membe... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7285111 | Apparatus and methods for transportable medical fluid administration The exemplary embodiment of the present invention would provide an apparatus for concealed transport of a medical fluid administration device. The medical fluid administration device would be capable of infusing medical fluids to, or collecting medical fluids from, ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264561 | Tennis net singles support stick assembly A tennis net support stick is retained by a housing that is present on a tennis net support post or stile. A reel may be connected to the tennis net support stick by means of a line, cable, wire or similar apparatus to a pole of precise length, called a support stic... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7223187 | Method of using a frameless portable suspension system A frameless portable suspension system includes a tensional two-dimensional material having a frameless perimeter, opposite upper corners, and a bottom secured to ground, the tensional two-dimensional material located in a vertical plane perpendicular to the ground;... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217061 | Barrier system A barrier system comprises a first and second upright support legs and a laterally extending vision barrier. The support legs may include a pair of telescoping leg support portions. The laterally extending vision barrier comprises a vision barrier screen having slit... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201677 | Tennis net winder A tennis net winder for positioning within a tennis net support post, the tennis net winder comprising a frame having a face plate, having a plurality of apertures for securing the tennis net winder to the support post, the face plate having rearwardly extending sup... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7150690 | Soccer goal padding A soccer goal pad comprises an integrally formed foam body for overlying the playing surface of a goal post. The pad is self retained on the post. The goal pad provides impact-cushioning along the playing surface so as to reduce the risk of injury, while minimizing ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7134526 | Driveway safety net and method A driveway safety net. The safety net includes two stakes and a net that attaches between the two stakes. When the two stakes are placed on both sides of a driveway and the net is attached between the two stakes, the net hinders balls and other toys from rolling pas... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7104903 | Net post supporting device of a ping-pong table A net post-supporting device of a ping-pong table includes a net post and a bottom base composed of a lower plate and an upper plate. The lower plate is fixed with an upright threaded rod at an eccentric location, and the upper plate is bored with an insert hole for... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066511 | Non-conductive extension pole An extension pole suitable for use in light bulb changing operations. The extension pole comprises first, second, and third telescopically intercoupled sections. A first locking assembly selectively locks the first and second sections to one another, and a second lo... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059980 | Telescopic singles stick A singles stick is provided for raising the top edge of a tennis net from its otherwise undisturbed position to convert a tennis net from doubles to regulation singles play. The singles stick comprise a base that abuts against the ground when the singles stick is in... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037221 | Frameless portable suspension system A frameless portable suspension system includes a tensional two-dimensional material having a frameless perimeter, opposite upper corners, and a bottom secured to ground, the tensional two-dimensional material located in a vertical plane perpendicular to the ground;... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7001291 | Trailer hitch assembly for support of a basketball backboard or net assembly A support assembly cooperative with a vehicular trailer hitch for allowing the temporary erection of sports equipment such as a basketball post, backboard and net, or supports for volleyball or badminton, the support assembly comprising a T-shaped tubular support me... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6964321 | Method and system for presenting merchandise at an outdoor paved surface A method and system for presenting merchandise on a paved surface which employs permanently installed anchors each having a vertical sleeve. Poles of common height are inserted within the sleeves of the anchors in a manner defining a three dimensional merchandising ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6932726 | Volleyball net pretensioned with rigid side strips A volleyball game net or the like includes an elongate and rectangular net having rigid side marginal strips attached to its opposed sides. Each rigid side marginal strip includes a closed hollow body having a closed hollow cross-sectional configuration at an outer ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926626 | Cover housing for tennis net support post A cover housing for a tennis net support post includes a casing which defines an interior chamber and can, be positioned over the support post, and a cap which fits on top of the casing, the casing including upper and lower positioning means for contacting the suppo... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6852046 | Self-storing standard for a game net A standard for supporting a game net above a playing surface is provided with an internal net tensioning system which allows the standard to be stored beneath the playing surface. A plurality of pre-set height stops are provided along the length of the standard to a... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6800043 | Height-adjustable volleyball net and standard system and method A method for adjusting the height of a volleyball net comprises operatively connecting a net-supporting cable, which supports a net, to upper post sections, tensioning the net-supporting cable to a net-supporting tension which is sufficiently great that first and se... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6716123 | Net support rack assembly A net support rack assembly comprising two connectors, two longitudinal tubes, four transverse tubes, two elastic cords, two bottom tubes, two first connecting tubes, a second connecting tube, a net, an elastic lock, and two clamping members. Thus, the net is fully ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6685155 | Net fixing rack structure A net fixing rack structure includes a base, a fixing tube, and a mounting tube. The base is formed with an oblique through hole. The fixing tube has a first end formed with a pin rod and a screw portion and a second end formed with a transverse through h... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6398672 | Football kicking trainer This device is a portable training apparatus for the evaluation of the flight trajectory and the horizontal and vertical vectors comprising the flight path of a kicked football at any distance, the device having a portable wheeled base, rigid uprights and... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6277039 | Ball-capturing tennis net assembly This invention comprises a ball-capturing tennis net assembly designed to be used in combination with existing court structures for catching balls which strike the standard tennis net. The catch-net extends under or is attached to the bottom of the standa... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6241630 | Collapsible sport pole A sports pole includes two to four elongated tubular members permanently joined together with a first of the tubular members or poles pivotably joined near one end to a second of the poles. A third of the poles may be telescopically received within or abo... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6030301 | Sports posts The present invention relates to sports post for athletics, which are light, tough, easily to set up or taken down. The sports post have two or more fiber reinforced plastic hollow tubes that are fitted and connected together. A screw-type extension and r... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5860877 | Adjustable height post for a volleyball net, in particular a beach volleyball net In an adjustable height post for a volleyball net, in particular for a beach volleyball net, comprising a ground sleeve to be anchored in or on the ground and a net pole, which is lockable in variable positions of height and is displaceably guided in the ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5816956 | Net support structure A net support structure is disclosed which provides for easy assembly and disassembly at any location for enabling games such as tennis and volleyball to be played as well as providing a rebound net or safety net for use in other sporting games or for the... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5692980 | Kick bag game and apparatus kit A new Kick Bag Game and Apparatus Kit for playing a footbag game between opposing teams divided into two zones by a medially positioned portable reticulated net, wherein the players must kick the footbag back and forth over the net to score points. The in... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5615891 | Water volleyball game and apparatus A volley ball support system for playing a game of volley ball in a pool is described. A floatation buoy supports one end of the volleyball net and freely floats in the pool without being anchored to the floor of the pool. The buoy includes a guide in ord... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5613922 | Multipurpose athletic training apparatus A multipurpose athletic training apparatus including a trampoline, two stands for holding the trampoline, two fastening devices for fastening the trampoline to the stands, the fastening devices being adjustable to fix the trampoline between a horizontal p... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5542679 | Ground mounted appliance with leg joint A leg for an outdoors appliance, such as a batting aid having a tethered ball, a basketball hoop assembly, a tennis net, or a table. The leg has upper and lower sections connected by a coil spring. A sleeve driven into the ground receives the leg to a suf... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5407178 | Apparatus for suspension across a driveway to keep objects from entering street A driveway guard for installation across a driveway to prevent playthings from going into the street. The driveway guard includes a pair of posts, a net with an apron, guy lines, tent pegs and assemblies for connecting the net to the posts. The net is lon... | 04/18/1995 |
