Patent ID: 8888615
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A rotatable and hingable goal post comprising; a cross member; a pair of spaced-apart uprights attachable to said cross member; a support member having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion attachable to said cross member; a first plate attachable to an end of said lower portion of said support member; a second plate fixedly attachable to the ground; a third plate disposed between said first plate and said second plate; a rotatable device comprising a bearing disposable between said third plate and said second plate; a hinge operably attachable to said first plate and to said third plate; an actuator operably attachable to said support member and disposed in said lower portion of said support member, and a portion of said actuator extending through an opening in said first plate and attachable to said third plate, said actuator comprising a hydraulic cylinder or a pneumatic cylinder; a pump for actuating said actuator; wherein said bearing, said hinge, a portion of said hydraulic cylinder or pneumatic cylinder, and said pump are positionable in an enclosure disposed below a surface of a playing field; wherein said rotatable device is operable for rotating said rotatable goal post about said lower portion of said support member from a first position with said uprights disposed toward the playing field, and a second position with said uprights being disposed away from the playing field; and wherein said actuator is operable for controllably pivoting said goal post about an axis of said hinge from a first orientation with said uprights disposed vertically upward and said cross member spaced-apart from the ground, and a second orientation wherein said cross member is disposed and in contact with the ground, and said actuator is operable for controllably pivoting said goal post about said axis of said hinge from said second orientation to said first orientation.