Patent ID: 6770003
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A hockey net protector for a hockey net having a lower rear bar, said lower bar having an upper side, said upper side having crimping thereon, the hockey net protector comprising:an outer layer, said outer layer comprising an elongate band of tear resistant and puncture resistant material, said band having an inside face, an upper edge and a lower edge; and an inner layer, said inner layer having a plurality of grommets mounted thereon for connecting said protector to a hockey net, said inner layer being attached to said inside face of said outer layer, so that said grommets are covered by said outer layer, wherein said inner layer comprises an upper grommet band and a lower grommet band, said upper and lower grommet bands each having a row of said grommets thereon and being attached to said inside face of said outer layer along a line of attachment, and wherein said hockey net has a lower rear bar, said lower bar having an upper side, said upper side having crimping thereon. and wherein said lower grommet band has an upper edge and said line of attachment for said lower grommet band is along said upper edge of said lower grommet band so that said lower grommet band extends downwardly therefrom and has a free lower edge, and said line of attachment is spaced from said lower edge of said outer layer, so that when said lower grommet band is connected to said crimping, said outer layer is adapted to cover said lower rear bar.