Patent ID: 6494455
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A pole mounted chain and basket assembly for catching and holding flying discs comprising:a vertically mounted elongated pole; a first support extending radially outwardly a first distance from the pole adjacent the upper end of the pole; a first plurality of vertically oriented inner chains, each of the chains being connected at spaced intervals at their upper end to the first support and at their lower ends being connected at spaced intervals to a horizontal ring of links extending between each vertical chain; a second support extending radially outwardly from the pole a second distance greater than the first distance; a second plurality of vertically oriented outer chains encircling the first plurality, each of the second plurality of chains being connected at spaced intervals at their upper ends to the second support and to the horizontal ring of links at their lower ends; an upwardly opening basket of a predetermined size attached to the pole below the lower ends of the vertical chains; and the horizontally oriented links; the links of each of the sets of chains being of a predetermined size and shape such that the assembly when struck by a flying disc acts to capture the disc, absorbing disc kinetic energy and causing the disc to fall into the basket.