Patent ID: 9352201
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: A63B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A rotatable football goalpost, the goalpost comprising: a mounting structure; a gooseneck, said gooseneck comprising an outer tubular member having first and second portions, each of said first and second portions of said outer tubular member having first and second ends, said first end of said first portion of said outer tubular member being secured to said mounting structure, wherein the second end of the first portion and the first end of the second portion each comprise a planar surface having the same diameter, and wherein the second end of the first portion abuts the first end of the second portion without overlapping; a cross bar attached to said second end of said second portion of said outer tubular member; a pair of upright members extending from said cross bar; a shaft having first and second ends, said shaft defining a first portion and a second portion wherein the diameter of said first portion of said shaft is greater than the diameter of said second portion of said shaft, said shaft defining a tapered portion between said first portion of said shaft and said second portion of said shaft, wherein said shaft is configured to be secured to the first portion of the outer tubular member; and first and second rotation mechanisms, said first rotation mechanism positioned about said first portion of said shaft adjacent said tapered portion, said second rotation mechanism positioned about said second end of said shaft, and wherein at least a portion of said first and second rotation mechanisms is configured (i) to be secured to the second portion of the outer tubular member of the gooseneck so that the second end of the first portion and the first end of the second portion abut without overlapping (ii) to rotate about said shaft such that the second portion of the outer tubular member of the gooseneck rotates relative to the first portion of the outer tubular member of the gooseneck.