Improvements in or applicable to Goals used in Football, Lacrosse, or other like Games.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 28th Aug., 1890-Accepted, 4th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Goals used in Football, Lacrosse,
or other like Games.
I, JOHN ALEXANDER BRODIE of 5 Kelvin Grove, Liverpool, in the County
of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
:-
My invention relates to those games in which the object of the contending sides
is to kick or otherwise propel a ball through the goal defended by their opponents.
It frequently happens in such games that it is extremely difficult to decide whether
the ball has passed just within or just without the assigned limits, and the object of
my invention is to overcome this difficulty.
According to my present invention, I attach boarding, canvas, netting, or other
suitable material to the limiting lines of the goal, within which the ball is required
to pass, the said material being carried back from the field of play and inclined out-
wards from the goal mouth. The material may be painted white so as to form a
background by means of which the path of the ball in passing over the goal line
can be more readily observed than is the case with the goals at present in use.
Where it can be conveniently done I prefer to enclose the space thus formed
behind the goal, so as to form a pocket in which the ball may lodge after passing
through the goal.
In this case, I prefer to use netting, as it does not obstruct the view and, not being
rigid, the ball is not so liable to rebound therefrom, the said netting being supported
by suitable posts or rods behind the goal.
Where found desirable, one or more bells or other suitable alarms may be connected
with the netting or other material forming the pocket, so as to indicate the impact of
the ball.
SLOAN & LLOYD BARNES,
26, Castle Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Goals used in Football, Lacrosse,
or other like Games.
I, JOHN ALEXANDER BRODIE of 5 Kelvin Grove, Liverpool in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:—
My invention relates to those games in which the object of the contending sides
is to kick or otherwise propel a ball through the goal defended by their opponents.
It frequently happens in such games that it is extremely difficult to decide whether
the ball has passed just within or just without the assigned limits, and the object of
my invention is to overcome this difficulty.
According to my present invention I attach boarding, canvas, netting, or other
suitable material to the limiting lines of the goal within which the ball is required to
pass, the said material being carried back from the field of play and inclined out-
wards from the goal mouth. The material may be painted white so as to form a
back ground by means of which the path of the ball in passing over the goal line
can be more readily observed than is the case with the goals at present in use.
Where it can conveniently be done I prefer to enclose the space thus formed
behind the goal so as to form a pocket in which the ball may lodge after passing
through the goal.

page_text: In this case I prefer to use netting as it does not obstruct the view and not being
rigid the ball is not so liable to rebound therefrom, the said netting being supported
by suitable posts or rods behind the goal.
Where found desirable one or more bells or other suitable alarms may be connected
with the netting or other material forming the pocket so as to indicate the impact
of the ball.
In order that my invention may be readily understood, reference is made to the
accompanying drawings in which Figs. I, II, and III show my improvements applied
to a goal for Association football, Fig. I being a front view, Fig. II a side view and
Fig. III a plan; Figs. IV, V, and VI are analogous views showing my improve-
ments applied to a goal for Rugby football; Fig. VII is a plan of a modification.
Throughout the drawings similar parts are indicated by the saine reference figures.
Referring to Figs. I, II, and III, 1, 1 is the goal line 2, 2 are the goal posts and 3 is
the cross-bar.
An enclosed space or pocket is formed behind the goal mouth by the side nettings 4, 4,
the top netting 5 and the back netting 6; the nettings 4, 4 and 5 being attached as
shown to the goal posts and cross-bar respectively, and all being further supported
by the light framing 7. The nettings which extend to the ground are or may be
pegged thereto.
Referring now to Figs. III, IV, and V-In this case the ball is required to pass
between the goal posts 2, 2 or their indefinite prolongations and over the cross-bar 3;
the pocket is in this case accordingly open at the top and is formed by the side
nettings 4, bottom netting 5 and back netting 6, the nettings 4, 4 and 5 being as before
attached to the goal posts and cross-bar respectively and all being further supported
by the framing 7. The back netting 6 stops short of the horizontal bar 7 so as to
leave room for the ball to roll out at the back.
Whilst have shown the pockets as formed by netting it is to be understood that
any suitable material may be used and it may be supported by any convenient
.means.
Fig. VII shows in plan a modification which may be used when it is not desired to
form a pocket behind the goal.
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8, 8 are vertical deflectors of wood, canvas, or other suitable material attached to
the goal posts 2. In the case of a Rugby goal they extend from the cross-bar
upwards to any desired height; in the case of an Association goal they extend from
the cross-bar downwards to the ground, and they are supported and stayed in any
convenient manner.
The dotted lines 9, indicate how a bali passing close to one of the goal posts would
'be deflected so as to clearly indicate how it passed the post.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improvement in goals which consists in attaching boarding, canvas, netting,
or other suitable material to the limiting lines of the goal, the said material being
carried back from the field of play; substantially as herein set forth.
2. The improvement in goals which consists in forming a space or pocket wholly or
partially enclosed behind the goal mouth; substantially as herein set forth.
3. The improvement in goals substantially as described and illustrated in
Figs. I, II, and III.
4. The improvement in goals substantially as described and illustrated in
Figs. IV, V, and VI.
5. The improvement in goals substantially as described and illustrated in
Fig. VII.
Dated this 27th day of Amanet 1800
SLOAN & LLOYD BARNES,
26, Castle Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.