WO2007096435A1 - Sports goals made of flexible material - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to sports goals comprising posts and crossbars which are made of a flexible material, such as rubber, hard rubber or a similar material. It may or may not be possible to fill the flexible material. When the material can be filled, a hole is provided for the insertion of materials such as sand, gravel, liquids, ground iron or other similar materials. The goal can be used in any sport that requires a goal, such as football, handball, hockey or any other goal-based sport. The invention is advantageous in that it prevents injuries that could be caused upon impact with the structure of the goal.

Description

 SPORTS PORTERS MANUFACTURED IN FLEXIBLE MATERIAL

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention, as expressed in the statement of this specification, refers to a football, handball, or similar sports goal, both for the professional and amateur field, use in schools, parks, and private use, etc. ., which has been conceived and carried out in order to obtain numerous and notable advantages over other existing types of analogous purposes.

The goal is designed so that its manufacture in rubber, hard rubber or similar material, avoids a series of accidents, which have already occurred throughout the history of the sport for which it is designed. The use could be both professional, since there is no regulation regarding the construction material of the same, or amateur, for use of base sport and schools, municipal parks, or for private use such as in shawls, urbanizations, etc. The main purpose of its invention and manufacture is to avoid the shocks and accidents that occur when colliding with them people who practice sports in which goals are used, in order to avoid or minimize these accidents, since being soft material, it would not cause cuts, or fissures, and avoid or minimize shock due to collision with them, and in the event of a fall of the goal on any person, the impact damage would be greatly reduced. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION There are currently known goals built in various materials, wood, iron, etc., but all of them have a hardness that in case of accidental collision of a player, or of a child on the goal could cause, and of fact has already caused accidents, even some of them fatal. These accidents have Survived by clashes of people against the goal, but also by the fall of it on some people.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The invention we present consists of a beam and two posts constructed of flexible material such as rubber, hard rubber, or similar solid or hollow material, a feature that facilitates that it can be filled with solid, liquid or gaseous materials, that is to say with gravel, sand, sawdust, water, air or wood, aluminum, iron (crushed or rigid) contemplating this last possibility to use our rubber or rubber support as a flexible cover that covers the elements already existing in the market and that thanks to the The use of our invention would reduce danger, by minimizing that characteristic hardness that current goals have and that being made of wood, aluminum or iron, is to blame for the various accidents that have occurred, and that will continue to occur if not used our invention

Both the posts and the crossbar or crossbar may have a square, rectangular, round or elliptical shape.

For its anchorage in the ground, the lower end of the pole will be introduced in a cone of hard material, which gives it consistency, since this rigidity will not cause problems, since this cone is introduced into the grass, soil or soft or hard ground , where it can be nailed and from which only the flexible post stands out. In the lands where it is not possible to nail like parket, stone, marble, rubber type tatami, etc., the base that holds the goals will be concave rubber at the top and convex at the bottom so that it can adhere to the floor making a kind of suction cup that in some cases could be reinforced with screws for better anchoring to the ground. However, with our system we can manufacture the rear frames that hold the goals of handball, futsal and other sports, where this type of anchoring and support is necessary. The novelty we provide is that they, being constructed of flexible material, will prevent and minimize the accidents and injuries generated by the frames that are currently made of metal.

For the fastening of the net in the stringers and posts, the hooks existing in the market will be used and are usually made of plastic or other material, which will be screwed, welded or glued on the back of the crossbars or posts.

Another advantage of our invention consists in the possibility that the elements that compose it, being manufactured in flexible material such as rubber, hard rubber, etc., can be cut in half in order to cover the hard components existing in the current goals , as posts, crossings and even metal arches or rear frames, in the goals that still retain them, although they can also be covered with the cover variant, where the existing elements are introduced, or those that in the future can be manufactured, as a canutillo. These two variants are explained later by drawings.

Our invention would also save transport problems since being built with flexible and removable material, before being filled with gravel, sand, liquid or other material, it could be transported without problems in a small vehicle, avoiding displacements in means of transport more expensive The material of rubber, hard rubber or similar with which we are going to manufacture our invention, allows the elements that make up the goal: posts, stringers or crossbars and covers for said elements, can have different colors, but also have the porosity suitable for that a layer of any paint of the desired color can be added, so that it adapts to the specific regulations in force in each sport and can adapt to the novelties that arise in the successive regulations and laws.

In order to complete the description that is going to be carried out below and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, the present descriptive report of a set of drawings is attached based on whose figures innovations and advantages will be more easily understood of the device object of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1.- Fixed goal not refillable. It shows a view of the one-piece goal (1), as it would be installed on soft surface, ground or grass, etc., as well as cone-shaped ground anchor support (2) for flat surfaces.

Figure 2.- Fillable fixed goal. It shows a view of the goal (1) in one piece, with filling holes (2) plugs (3) to cover the holes as it would be placed on a hard surface, where it can not be nailed, by anchoring to the ground in shape suction cup (4) Figure 3.- Removable removable goal. It shows a view of the goal with the posts (1) in which a female slit (6) has been applied, and with the crossbar (4) topped by male slit (5), both will be assembled by means of the screw (7) likewise All the pieces will have a filling hole (2) and a closing cap (3), as it would be placed on both soft surface, earth or grass, etc. by the cone (8) or hard surface, by the suction cup (9).

Figure 4.- Removable goal not refillable. It shows a view of the goal, with the posts (1) and with the crossbar (2) as well as the two-way corner sleeves (3) that assembled the posts with the crossbar and could be screwed if necessary by means of the screw (4) , in the rear rear part of the crossbar and of the posts of all the models described in the present invention, the hooking utensils (5) of the net will be installed to the goal, as it would be placed on both a soft surface, ground or grass , etc. with the cone (6) or hard surface by means of the suction cup (7).

Figure 5.- Detachable or fixed goal, refillable or not, with rear support frame. In which the posts

(3) and the crossbar (4) would be assembled by means of four three-way sleeves (2) to a rear frame (1) which in turn would be connected to the post and the parallel rear frame by means of two-way sleeves (5).

Figure 6.- Covers and coverings of the goals, shows the pieces divided in half and whole pieces in one piece to be used as a cover or lining, the examples are: square item (1), rectangular item (2), elliptical item (3), round heading (4), square in one piece (5), rectangular in one piece (6), elliptical in one piece (7) and round in one piece (8). Figure 7, - Different modes of assembly of the 25 posts and stringers. In drawing 1 the post (1) with female groove (4) and the crossbar (2) with a male anchoring piece (3) would be assembled and reinforced if necessary with the screw (5), the anchor to the ground is done by the anchor cone for soft surface (6). In drawing 2 the post (1) and the crossbar (3) are assembled by means of the two-way corner sleeve (2), connection to which the screw (4) can be added when necessary. On the back rear of posts and stringers will be placed, the hooks

(5) to fasten the net to the goal and all this will be anchored on the hard surfaces with the suction cup (6).

Figure 8, - Sample of different anchoring supports of the goal with the ground. For soft surfaces that allow holes to be made, the cone (1) and for hard surfaces, where holes cannot be made, the suction cup (2).

Figure 9.- Sample of different forms of posts and stringers. Rectangular (1), square (2), round (3) and elliptical (4).

Figure 10. - This figure will be described below as a preferred embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Figure 10.- Shows the posts and crossbar. (1) and in which a very thin rod core (6) of aluminum, iron, wood, steel, or any other material of consistency has been inserted, although being covered with rubber or rubber, it would minimize any impact of an athlete against the pole or the crossbar. The union and assembly between the stringers and the post can be carried out by means of the forms described in figure 7 or by screwing the male screw (2) with the female (3) that is inserted in the posts (1), as described in Figure 10. All of this will be anchored to the ground by inserting the post (1) into the cone (5) on the hard surfaces or the suction cup (4) on the soft surfaces.

Claims

1.- Sports goal made of flexible material, characterized by being manufactured its elements: posts, stringers or crossbars with flexible material, that is: rubber, hard rubber, or similar material, to be used as the goal of any sport where necessary , such as football, handball. Hockey, or any other sport for whose practice the use of goals is necessary. 2. - Sports goal made of non-refillable fixed flexible material, according to claim 1, characterized in that it is made of a single piece of rubber, hard rubber or any other flexible material that would be made by one or several molds of the crossbars or crossbars in order to finish the goal, it would be finished, in one piece and with the same material described above. 3. - Sports goal made of refillable fixed flexible material, according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the beams and posts are made of a single piece of rubber, rubber or any other flexible material, where slits, or holes have been made. where the sand, gravel, liquids, wood sawdust or crushed iron or similar materials will be introduced and subsequently closed by plugs. The base of the posts will be introduced to the ground in the anchoring anchors. 4. - Sports goal made of removable, removable flexible material, according to claims 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that the pieces are removable and with the property of being able to be sealed. 5. - Sports goal made of removable non-refillable flexible material, according to claims 1, 2, 3 or 4 characterized by being removable parts, but of solid construction. 6. Sports goal made of fixed or removable flexible material, refillable or not, with rear support frame, according to claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 characterized by being removable or fixed, refillable or not, with support frame rear. In which the posts and the crossbar would be assembled by means of four three-way sleeves to a rear frame that in turn would be joined with the post and the parallel rear frame by means of two-way sleeves. 7.- Different forms of assembly of the posts and the stringers and frame, characterized by giving solutions to the assemblies of the elements described above, according to figures 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10. 8. - Covers and coverings of the stringers and posts of the goals, characterized in that the pieces object of this invention are split to achieve their coupling to the existing goals in the market or those that in the future are constructed with hard materials, to the object of minimizing that hardness. They can also be manufactured without cutting in half so that they house inside the stringers or posts and even the back anchor iron support, which will be manufactured in the form of a canister. 9.- Mounting brackets to the ground, which will be used in all the claims described above, in the land where it cannot be nailed, because it is made of cement, tatami, parcket or any material that does not allow holes; The posts will be inserted in a concave support at the top and convex at the bottom in the form of a suction cup, for their corresponding adhesion to the ground. In the soft soil a cone will be used that will be buried in the grass or earth. 10.- Sports goal made of flexible material, removable with metal rod, PVC, wood or other material. Characterized because the posts and travesano will have embedded inside a rod or tube of hard material so that it gives consistency, to the posts and crossbars, but without losing its flexibility objective, since being covered with flexible material, such as rubber, rubber, etc., basic elements of this invention, would minimize the damage due to collision against the goal or fall of the same on the athletes and that would be attached to the ground by means of a cone in the soft terrains or by means of a suction cup in the hard terrains. The anchoring of the elements can also be done using the formulas mentioned in Figures 4, 5, 7 and 10.