Patent ID: 9180353
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A collapsible sports goal comprising: six frame elements, wherein each of said frame elements has two ends; six connector joint assembles that interconnect said six frame elements at said ends of said six frame elements, wherein each of said joint assemblies receives and interconnects two separate frame elements from said six frame elements, wherein each of said connector joint assemblies has a first leg with a first open ended shaft, and a second leg with a second open ended shaft, wherein said first open ended shaft and said second open ended shaft receive said two separate frame elements, and wherein each said second leg has a hinge plate that extends laterally from said second open ended shaft, wherein said first open ended shaft connects to said hinge plate at a hinge joint that enables said two separate frame elements connected to each of said six joint assembles to rotate about said hinge joint between a parallel configuration and a perpendicular configuration, and a locking pin having a keyed body in each of said connector joint assemblies that extends into said hinge plate between said first open shaft and said second open shaft, said locking pin being selectively positionable between a first position and a second position, wherein when in said first position, said first open ended shaft and said second open ended shaft are free to rotate about said hinge joint between said parallel configuration and said perpendicular configuration, and wherein when in said second position said first open ended shaft and said second open ended shaft are locked in said perpendicular configuration.