US2076911A - Football goal - Google Patents

Description

Ap 3, 1937 B. M. MONSON 2,076,911

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B. M. MON SON FOOTBALL GOAL Original Filed July 11, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .B. M. Manson A No may 'Patented Apr. 13, 1937 .FOOTBALL GOAL Bergie M. Monson, E'stherville, Iowa Application July 11,

1935, Serial No. 30,902

Renewed September 12, 1936 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a. football goal and the object of the invention resides in the provision of a goal in which a football or the like may be kicked or otherwise deposited for the purpose of scoring.

Another important object of the invention resides in the provision of a football goal of this nature which is simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to put in place,

thoroughly efficient and reliable in use and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as Will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figures 1 is a side elevation of a goal embodying the features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a front elevation thereof.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the bottom end thereof.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary section taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the letter F denotes an inverted U- shaped frame, the ends of which are anchored in concrete. foundations A so that the frame is in an upright or vertical plane. A plurality of cords, wires, or the like 5 are attached to the frame in spaced relation thereabout the upper 5 portion thereof and incline downwardly and rearwardly therefrom and merge together as at 6 into a strand 1 in which is interposed a turn buckle 8 and this strand 1 is anchored at its terminal by means of a suitable peg 9. At the juncture 6 40 there are laterally extending strands l0 anchored in pegs II. A mesh wire sheet l2 which may be substituted by cord mesh or the like is mounted about the strands 5 and a further mesh wire sheet or the like which is a continuation of the aforementioned sheet extends across the bottom as indicated at [4 up to the cross bar l8 and the rear end portion thereof is provided with an opening I5. In order to brace the frame F there are a pair of steel rod braces [6 extending rearwardly from the intermediate portions of the legs of the frame and inclining downwardly and rearwardly and anchor on pins or pegs IT.

From the above detailed description it will be seen that a football or the like may be readily kicked or otherwise projected in the frame through the foraminous sheets l2 and I4 and because of the downwardly and rearwardly inclined position of the sheet M the football or the like will gravitate down through the opening l5.

It is thought that the construction, utility and advantages of this invention will now be clearly understood without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A football goal of the class described comprising an upright, inverted U-shaped frame, a plurality of strands attached thereto and inclining downwardly and rearwardly therefrom in spaced relation and merging at a common point, and means for engaging the strands at said common point, a foraminous sheet over said strands, a foraminous sheet under the undermost of said strands and in its rear end having an opening.

BERGIE M. MONSON.

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