Patent ID: 9095754
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A back-stop for a team sport comprising: a generally flat, rectangularly shaped base with a lower surface configured to be supported at ground level and an upper surface, the base including a positioning element on the upper surface for receiving a goal pin thereon; a backboard attached to a rear edge of the base so as to have a stored position in which the backboard lies flat on the upper surface of the base and an operative or active position in which the backboard extends upwardly from the rear edge of base at approximately a 90°; a mechanism connected between the base and the backboard to maintain the base and backboard in the operative or active position; and a free-standing elongated goal pin with a bottom end constructed to be positioned on the positioning element on the upper surface of the base and an upper end extending approximately the height of the backstop above the upper surface of the base, and the goal pin having a weighted element at the bottom end for biasing the goal pin in an upstanding position.