Patent ID: 6432002
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A collapsible soccer goal, comprising:vertical side frame supports each having a pair of adjacently disposed vertical sections; an elongated top beam having a plurality of adjacently disposed horizontal sections including opposite end sections resting atop said pair of vertical sections; said vertical and horizontal sections formed as hollow tubular elements with joints, including corner joints formed by said elongated top beam with said pair of vertical sections, and said adjacently disposed sections joined together by a plurality of bar means; each said vertical side frame support further including at least a plurality of adjustable/extendible or telescoping struts; and said plurality of adjustable/extendible or telescoping struts forming a truss-like structure connectable to a vertical section for supporting, said vertical and horizontal sections as a unitary soccer goal in a vertical upright position orthogonal to ground, wherein said adjustable/extendible or telescoping struts have opposite ends, and comprise top and rear struts fastened together at a common top end connection, and at their opposite ends to a vertical section, and to an adjustable/extendible or telescoping base strut connected to said vertical section, and including a plurality of fixed length struts connected together at one end, and to about mid-point of said rear adjustable/extendible or telescoping strut, so as to generally form a pair of right triangular frames with a common side strut extending about perpendicular to said vertical section.