Lightweight portable goal post

Abstract

Low cost, durable, reusable, lightweight, inexpensive, simple, easy to assemble/disassemble, transportable goal posts. The goal posts may be composed of single piece T reinforcement and single piece cross bar reinforcements, as well as readily available construction materials, such as PVC pipe. The bodies of the single piece reinforcements are sized so that the pipes forming the upright posts and crossbar have the same length. Assembly, disassembly, and transportation are simplified. The disassembled components can be carried in vans and SUVs. Internal reinforcements allow flexible, low cost materials such as PVC pipe to be used while maintaining a professional, aesthetic appearance.

Description

BACKGROUND[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to goal posts used on sport fields, in particular the invention related to improved lightweight, portable, low cost goal posts.[0003]2. Description of Prior Art[0004]Rugby Football is becoming more popular in the United States and other countries. However, with a few notable exceptions such as Stanford, U.C. Berkeley and West Point there are few permanent Rugby Football Stadiums. Fields used for Rugby are typically used for soccer, baseball and other sports that require the Rugby goal posts to be removed after the match or tournament is concluded. Further, Rugby typically is a club sport and the clubs have limited resources and need to play in different fields.[0005]For many years, Rugby Football has been played all over the world. However, the sport has been more popular in countries other than the United States, making Rugby Football fields scarce. American Football and Association Football (soccer) field...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0008]What is needed is a lightweight, low cost, portable Rugby goal post that can be broken down, placed inside commonly available vans and SUVs and reassembled.

[0009]It is an objective of the present invention to provide an improved goal post having various advantages that make for quick and easy setup and ultimately facilitate the playing of Rugby on any suitably sized sports field. The various embodiments include novel, lightweight, strong, low cost manufacture, easy to setup, easy to store, easy to transport goal posts.

Problems solved by technology

However, with a few notable exceptions such as Stanford, U.C. Berkeley and West Point there are few permanent Rugby Football Stadiums.

Further, Rugby typically is a club sport and the clubs have limited resources and need to play in different fields.

However, the sport has been more popular in countries other than the United States, making Rugby Football fields scarce.

However, these are heavy, expensive, and difficult to transport.

Some versions have a removable cross bar, but are still difficult to transport because they don't fit in a passenger vehicle and are relatively difficult to breakdown and reassemble.

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