Patent ID: 7389855

Claim:
A free standing perimeter net system comprising: a support arm, said support arm further comprising: a first end; and a second end; a support cable, said support cable further comprising: a first side; and a second side; an uplift brace, said uplift brace further comprising: an upper end; and a lower end; at least one net system brace, said at least one net system brace further comprising: a top; and a bottom; a pivot; a back plate; a vertical support, said vertical support further comprising: a top; and a bottom; a strut; a net, said net further comprising: a first side; and a second side; a first strut bracket; a second strut bracket; said first side of said net is coupled to said first end of said support arm and said second side of said net is coupled along the length of said uplift brace bracket; said second end of said support arm is coupled to said pivot wherein said pivot is coupled along the length of said vertical support some distance below said net system brace such that said support arm rotates between an open position and a closed position wherein when said support arm is in said open position, said net is open; said upper end of said uplift brace is coupled along the length of said vertical support and said lower end of said uplift brace is coupled along the length of said support arm wherein said uplift brace adjusts as said support arm rotates between said open and closed positions such that said uplift brace supports said support arm in any position between said open and closed positions; said first side of said support cable is coupled to said first end of said support arm and said second side of said support cable is coupled to said back plate such that said support cable secures said support arm in said open position; said top of said net system brace is coupled along the length of said vertical support some distance below said uplift brace and said bottom of said net system brace is coupled to said first strut bracket such that said net system brace secures said free standing perimeter net system; said top of said vertical support is coupled to said back plate such that said back plate is capable of coupling said vertical support to a building and said bottom of said vertical support is coupled to said second strut bracket; and said strut is adjustably coupled to said first strut bracket and said second strut bracket such that said strut supports said free standing perimeter net system.