Patent ID: 9561416
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A net boundary indicator in combination with a sports net, comprising: a strap comprising an inside surface and an outside surface opposite the inside surface, the strap further comprising a first height defined by a distance between a top end of the strap and a bottom end of the strap opposite the top end of the strap; a first portion of hook and loop fasteners disposed at the top end the strap; a second portion of hook and loop fasteners disposed at the bottom end the strap; a reinforcing member comprising a second height less than the first height, the second height being defined by a distance between a top end of the reinforcing member and a bottom end of the reinforcing member, the reinforcing member attached along a portion of the inside surface of the strap with the top end of the reinforcing member offset from the top end of the strap and the bottom end of the reinforcing member offset from the bottom end of the strap; a top clip coupled to the inside surface of the strap adjacent the top end of the reinforcing member for attachment to a top cable of the sports net, the top clip working in combination with the first portion of hook and loop fasteners to secure the top end of the reinforcing member to the top cable of the sports net by folding the top end of the strap around the top cable; a bottom clip coupled to the inside surface of the strap adjacent the bottom end of the reinforcing member for attachment to a bottom cable of the sports net, the bottom clip working in combination with the second portion of the hook and loop fasteners to secure the bottom end of the reinforcing member to the bottom cable of the sports net by folding the bottom end of the strap around the bottom cable; a first sleeve attached along the height of the outer surface of the strap and sized to receive an antenna; an aligning device coupled to the surface of the strap below the first sleeve and in-line with the first sleeve; and a bubble level coupled to the strap.