Soccer Goal With Improved Stability

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-05-14
ZACHARY TRAN MEMORIAL FUND
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Problems solved by technology

Typically, the soccer goals need to be anchored or otherwise secured so that they are not easily tipped over.
Unfortunately, too often soccer goals are not properly anchored or stabilized.
Some of the reasons why the soccer goals are not properly anchored are because the anchoring stakes are missing, are not used or improperly installed because of carelessness, and / or the ground is too hard for driving the anchors into the earth.
If improperly anchored or otherwise unrestrained, the soccer goals currently manufactured are not sufficiently stable and can too easily tip over.
Unstable soccer goals can also tip over when they are not placed on level ground, in windy conditions, when children hang or climb on them, or any combination of these or other factors.
Unfortunately, because of the manner of their construction, there have been numerous instances of soccer goals tipping over onto adults and children.
Because these soccer goals are wholly constructed from heavy materials such as steel, the soccer goal can deliver a blow having substantial force resulting in serious and sometimes fatal injury to the victim.
Accordingly, current soccer goals pose a dangerous risk.

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[0026]The static load of the Preferred Goal was compared to Goals A and B. The static loads were determined by measuring the load exerted by each of the goals when resting forward on the front cross bar at its mid-point at a distance of 12 inches above the ground. See FIG. 5. As illustrated in Table 1, the Preferred Goal exerts a static load that is substantially less than Goals A and B. This demonstrates that the Preferred Goal is less susceptible to tipping over than Goals A and B. This test also demonstrates that the Preferred Goal would tend to deliver less of a force than Goals A and B if it were to tip over and strike a person.

TABLE 1GOALSTATIC LOAD (lbs.)Goal A120Goal B68Preferred Goal50

example 2

[0027]In this example, the pull-over force required to tip the Preferred Goal was compared to that of Goals A and B. FIG. 6 illustrates the force orientations tested. It should be noted that an average adult can push and pull with a force exceeding 100 lbs. As Table 2 illustrates, the Preferred Goal requires substantially more force to tip over than do the Goals A and B. Moreover, with respect to some of the tests, the Preferred Goal did not tip but instead began to slide forward instead of tipping over.

TABLE 2FORCEGOAL AGOAL BPreferred GoalORIENTATION(lbs.)(lbs.)(lbs.)A1530B20156C22141D18143E17100F15G52132H6893I3357152J45160K25152L35152M17124N26125O3361

example 3

[0028]In this example, the balance point angle of the Preferred Goal was compared to that of Goals A and B. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the balance point angle is the angle to the surface just beyond which the goal will tip over due to the distribution of the goal's weight. The greater the balance point angle, the less susceptible the goal is to tipping over. As illustrated in Table 3, the balance point angle of the Preferred Goal is substantially greater than that of Goals A and B.

TABLE 3GOALBALANCE POINTGoal A 7°Goal B26°Preferred Goal66°

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Abstract

The invention is directed to a soccer goal having improved stability.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]Soccer is an international sport played by people of all ages, both in this country and elsewhere in the world. Youth and high school soccer leagues are especially prevalent in this country, involving the participation of children ranging from 5 to 18 years of age. Soccer goals are an integral part of the game. In many instances, the soccer goal is located in a public park or school. Typically, the soccer goals need to be anchored or otherwise secured so that they are not easily tipped over.[0002]Unfortunately, too often soccer goals are not properly anchored or stabilized. Some of the reasons why the soccer goals are not properly anchored are because the anchoring stakes are missing, are not used or improperly installed because of carelessness, and / or the ground is too hard for driving the anchors into the earth. If improperly anchored or otherwise unrestrained, the soccer goals currently manufactured are not sufficiently stable and can too easily t...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B63/00
CPCA63B2208/12A63B63/004
InventorFERRONE, CHRISTOPHER W.
OwnerZACHARY TRAN MEMORIAL FUND