Goal post retention device

Abstract

A goal post retention device, comprising a body having a first member and a second member, wherein the first and second members are integral with one another, the first member comprising a first semi-open cylinder having a top planar annular surface, the cylinder having a first outer diameter, the second member arranged beneath and concentric with the first member, the second member comprising a semi-open cylinder having a second outer diameter which is larger than the first outer diameter, the semi-open cylinder having a bottom rim and a frustoconical inner surface extending upwardly from the bottom rim, the semi-open cylinder having a top annular surface. In one embodiment, a pike extends downwardly within the second member, extending slightly below the bottom rim.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to the game of ice hockey, more particularly to the goal post and net in the game of hockey, and, even more particularly, to a goal post retention device.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]As is well known, hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in an ice rink, in which two teams of skaters skate with hockey sticks and attempt to shoot a game piece, called a puck, past a goaltender into the opposing team's net to score a goal. A hockey team usually consists of four lines of three forwards, three pairs of defensemen, and two goaltenders. Normally, except in penalty situations, each team has five skaters on the ice in addition to one goaltender during play.[0003]Hockey rinks in most of the world follow the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) specifications and, in North America, most rinks follow the National Hockey League (NHL) specifications of 200 feet by 85 feet with a corner radius of 28 feet....

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Benefits of technology

[0013]A primary object of the invention is to provide a goal post retention device for a hockey goal that secures the goal post

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, this breakaway force point is too low for effective goalie training, as described below.

If the posts are mounted as they would be during a normal game, they break away from the ice often, disrupting the training routine.

During a live game these forces could cause injury to the goalie, which is why the posts are designed to break away easily, but during training exercises, this easy break away disrupts the training routine.

As early as 1976, the problems associated with fixed and releasable hockey goal nets have been known.

Collisions with the boards surrounding the playing surface can be more damaging since these are rigid, but they have no projections and thus serious injuries are uncommon.

However, the goal posts and goal structure are generally rigid and include projections or narrow structures which can cause serious injury.

However, this becomes unsatisfactory as the

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