Patent ID: 9341208
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: A63B,F16B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A lower corner connector for a modular sports goal, comprising: a first tube having a generally circular inner surface; the first tube having an open end and a base opposite the open end for resting on a surface; a second tube extending substantially perpendicularly to the first tube; and, a retainer projecting inwardly from the inner surface of the first tube; the retainer located adjacent the base of the first tube and distal from the open end of the first tube and defining a notional circle of smaller diameter than the inner surface; whereby the retainer results in a smaller diameter adjacent the base of the first tube than at the open end of the first tube; and wherein an upright is capable of being received in the open end of the first tube so that the retainer engages and retains the upright such that the upright is permitted to rock toward and away from the second tube within the first tube and wherein the notional circle is non-concentric with the inner surface and offset toward the second tube.