Patent ID: 7204764

Claim:
A safety net system for reducing the number of objects entering a spectator area from a sporting area in a sports venue, comprising: a plurality of support members; a plurality of couplings, each coupling operably interconnected with two of said support members, at least two of said support members coupled at a predetermined angle other than zero degrees relative to one another and forming a piecewise linear approximation of at least a portion of a boundary of the sporting area; a safety net attached to said support members and hanging in a substantially vertical and downward direction therefrom; and a plurality of lifting points associated with said plurality of support members and said plurality of couplings, each of said plurality of lifting points engaging a line that supports said plurality of support members, plurality of couplings, safety net, and plurality of lifting points from a location above said plurality of support members, plurality of couplings, safety net, and plurality of lifting points.