Patent ID: 9283455
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A net apparatus, comprising: a base structure having at least one support portion and at least one base extension coupled to said at least one support portion such that said at least one support portion is disposed between the endpoints of said at least one base extension; a hinge configured to receive said at least one support portion, such that said at least one support portion is adapted to rotate about a pivot; at least one rod removably coupled to said base structure proximate to where said at least one base extension and said at least one support portion are coupled, said at least one rod comprising an endcap on said at least one rod opposite said base structure, wherein said at least one rod is flexible; and a net adapted to receive said at least one rod such that said at least one rod is adapted to exert a torque force onto at least one of said hinge, said base structure, or a combination thereof to lock said at least one support portion, said net comprising a plurality of sleeves configured to receive said at least one rod and said base structure, wherein at least one of said plurality of sleeves is adapted to be coupled to and retained by said endcap, at least one of said plurality of sleeves adapted to be coupled to said at least one rod where said at least one base extension and said at least one support portion are coupled, wherein said net is adapted to bend said at least one rod such that said at least one rod is in a bow-shaped flexed state.