Patent ID: 6976452
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: A63K

Abstract:
1. A method of constructing jump cups for agility competitions, a jump bar being supported by said cups and the cups being supported by jump standards, said cups being made of metallic round stock, the method comprising the steps of: (a) bending the metallic round stock into a substantially arcuate shape, an inner diameter of the arc being substantially equal to a diameter of the bar; (b) operably attaching said arcuate shaped round stock to the standards such that the arc lies in a substantially vertical plane and is spaced away from the standard; (c) arranging two additional lengths of metallic round stock parallel to one another; (d) operably attaching a plurality of the jump cups to the two lengths of metallic round stock, spacing them a predetermined distance apart to make an assembly of jump cups; (e) operably attaching said assembly of jump cups to the standard; (f) bending the metallic round stock at each end of the arcuate shape to form two supports lying in a substantially horizontal plane when operably attached to the standard; (g) forming attachment sections by bending each of the two metallic round stock supports in a direction parallel to the two additional, parallel lengths of metallic round stock; and (h) operably affixing the attachment sections to the additional, parallel lengths of metallic round stock.