Patent ID: 8172705
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A method for releasably retaining a soccer goal having a rear rail on a surface of a ground, the method comprising: positioning a retainer detached from the soccer goal in a stored position within an enclosure below the surface of the ground when the retainer is not in use; simultaneously engaging the retainer with the enclosure and a middle portion of the rear rail of the soccer goal so that the retainer when in use is disposed in a position different from the stored position to engage the middle portion of the rear rail extending between the sides of the goal of the soccer goal above the surface of the ground; and covering an opening in the enclosure with a cover operably sized and configured to extend over the opening with an upper surface of the cover disposed even with the ground and so that when the retainer is in use a portion of the retainer is disposed in the enclosure below the cover and a portion of the retainer is disposed above the cover; and wherein a portion of a support post of a football goalpost is disposed in the enclosure.