Patent ID: 8663037

Claim:
A collapsible game goal comprising: a frame operable into a storage configuration when collapsed and into a game-ready configuration when opened, the frame transitioning from the game-ready configuration to the storage configuration through a first partially collapsed state and a second partially collapsed state, the frame comprising: an upright; a ground member mechanically coupled to the upright; an upper rear support member mechanically coupled to the upright at an end thereof opposite that to which the ground member is coupled; a lower rear support member mechanically coupled to the ground member at an end thereof opposite that to which the upright is coupled; and a plurality of joints interposed between the upright, the ground member and the upper and lower rear support members, the joints being mechanically cooperative such that rotation of the upright towards the ground member to collapse the goal into the first partially collapsed state compels the upper rear support member to rotate towards the lower rear support member and compels the lower rear support member to rotate away from the ground member, the joints being inseparable from ends of the upright, the ground member and the upper and lower rear support members throughout the rotation of the upright towards the ground member.