Patent Publication Number: US-6340334-B1

Title: Portable fight ring

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a portable wrestling ring and more particularly pertains to a new portable fight ring for allowing users to quickly assemble their own fighting rings in their own back yard. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     The use of a portable wrestling ring is known in the prior art. More specifically, a portable wrestling ring heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements. 
     Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 1,753,328; U.S. Pat. No. 2,267,865; U.S. Pat. No. 2,243,943; U.S. Pat. No. 3,876,197; U.S. Pat. No. 5,182,824; and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 254,202. 
     While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new portable fight ring. The inventive device includes a base assembly; and also includes a deck assembly being removably mounted upon the base assembly; and further includes rope support members including posts extending upwardly from said deck assembly for removably interlocking said base assembly; and also includes rope members being extended between the posts and along a perimeter of the deck assembly. 
     In these respects, the portable fight ring according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of allowing users to quickly assemble their own fighting rings in their own back yard. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of portable wrestling ring now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new portable fight ring construction wherein the same can be utilized for allowing users to quickly assemble their own fighting rings in their own back yard. 
     The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new portable fight ring which has many of the advantages of the portable wrestling ring mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new portable fight ring which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art portable wrestling ring, either alone or in any combination thereof. 
     To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a base assembly; and also includes a deck assembly being removably mounted upon the base assembly; and further includes rope support members including posts extending upwardly from said deck assembly for removably interlocking said base assembly; and also includes rope members being extended between the posts and along a perimeter of the deck assembly. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
     As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention. 
     Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way. 
     It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new portable fight ring which has many of the advantages of the portable wrestling ring mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new portable fight ring which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art portable wrestling ring, either alone or in any combination thereof. 
     It is another object of the present invention to provide a new portable fight ring which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed. 
     It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new portable fight ring which is of a durable and reliable construction. 
     An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new portable fight ring which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such portable fight ring economically available to the buying public. 
     Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new portable fight ring which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith. 
     Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new portable fight ring for allowing users to quickly assemble their own fighting rings in their own back yard. 
     Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new portable fight ring which includes a base assembly; and also includes a deck assembly being removably mounted upon the base assembly; and further includes rope support members including posts extending upwardly from said deck assembly for removably interlocking said base assembly; and also includes rope members being extended between the posts and along a perimeter of the deck assembly. 
     Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new portable fight ring that allows users to imitate their favorite professional wrestling star. 
     Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new portable fight ring that can be easily, quickly and conveniently put together. 
     These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
     FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a new portable fight ring according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a corner of the deck and base of the present invention. 
     FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a rope support member and a corner and base of the present invention. 
     FIG. 4 is a partial top plan view of the present invention. 
     FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of the deck and base of the present invention. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new portable fight ring embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the portable fight ring  10  generally comprises a base assembly including a plurality of leg members  11  being adapted to rest upon a ground, and also including deck support members  12  being convent onally mounted to the leg members  11  and being adapted to be elevated above the ground, and further including side walls  13  being arranged to form a general square and being interlockingly attached end-to-end. Each of the side walls  13  has finger-like projections  16  being spaced apart and extending outwardly from ends of the side wall  13 . The finger-like projections  16  of each of the side walls  13  interlock with the finger-like projections  16  of an adjacent side wall  13 . The finger-like projections  16  further have holes  17  extending therethrough. Each of the side walls  13  further has an enlarged upper portion  14  and a recessed portion  15  being disposed in a top of the enlarged upper portion  14  thus forming a ledge  15  upon which a portion of the deck assembly is mounted. The ledge  15  is disposed upon an inner side of the side wall  13  relative to the portable fight ring  10 . 
     A deck assembly is removably mounted upon the base assembly. The deck assembly includes a plurality of panels  18 - 20  being removably mounted upon the deck support members  12  and upon the side walls  13 . The panels  18 - 20  include a central panel  19 , corner panels  18 , and side panels  20 . The corner panels  18  are interlockingly and conventionally connected to adjacently-disposed side panels  20 . The central panel  19  is interlockingly and conventionally connected to the side panels  20 . Each of the side and corner panels  19 , 20  has an outer edge portion which is removably supported upon the ledges  15  of the side walls  13 . Each of the corner panels  18  has a hole  21  disposed near a corner thereof. The deck assembly further includes first padding members  27  being securely and conventionally attached to the panels  18 - 20  with the deck assembly measuring approximately 15 square feet. 
     Rope support members include posts  22  extending upwardly from the deck assembly for interlocking the base assembly. Each of the posts  22  having a lower portion  23  which is removably received in the holes  21  of the corner panels  18  and the holes  17  of the finger-like projections  16  of the side walls  13  to fasten the side walls  13  together and to fasten the corner panels  18  upon the base assembly. The rope support members also include second padding members  28  being securely and conventionally disposed about the posts  22 . The rope support members further includes rope holders  25  being spaced along and securely and conventionally disposed in upper portions  24  of the posts  22 . 
     Rope members  26  are extended between the posts  22  and along a perimeter of the deck assembly. Each of the rope members  26  has ends which are securely and conventionally attached to respective rope holders  25  with the rope members  22  being generally made of a rubberized material. 
     In use, the user sets up the portable fight ring  10  preferably in one&#39;s back yard and the first and second padding members  27 ,  28  protect the participants from being injured as they can wrestle upon the deck assembly just like the professional wrestlers do. 
     As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized hat the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.