Patent ID: 8496547

Claim:
A collapsible goal post comprising: a lower support extending from a playing field, a top portion of the lower support including a first beveled portion; an upper support having a first end and a second end, the first end of the upper support including a second beveled portion, wherein a pivot assembly attaches the first end of the upper support to the lower support; an upper assembly comprising two uprights and a crossbar having two ends, wherein the crossbar is attached to the second end of the upper support at about the midpoint of the crossbar, and one of the two uprights is attached to each end of the crossbar; and a hydraulic cylinder system coupled to the upper support and the lower support to hinder a rate of pivoting of the goal post about the pivot assembly, wherein the upper support is configured to pivot about the pivot assembly to move the upper assembly from a raised position to a lowered position, wherein the two uprights are substantially perpendicular to the playing field in the raised position, wherein the two uprights are substantially parallel to and contacting the playing field in the lowered position while the upper assembly and upper support remain attached to the lower support, wherein the hydraulic cylinder system comprises a hydraulic cylinder, a piston and a piston rod, wherein the hydraulic cylinder is attached to one of the lower support and the upper support and the piston rod is attached to the other of the lower support and the upper support, wherein the goal post is maintained in the raised position by a locking device, and wherein the locking device comprises a locking clevis pin setup comprising a locking clevis plate attached to the upper support, a locking clevis attached to the lower support, and a locking clevis pin.