WO2015092424A3 - A games apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a games apparatus and, in particular, to equipment relating to sports where a net or other guide is required, such as tennis, badminton and volleyball. Such sports that people usually play individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of players each throwing/hitting/returning a ball or each player uses a racquet to strike a ball over a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a good return. The net, together a net support and a marked-out ground enable a game of tennis to be played. Another type of sport that involves a net is volleyball. Volleyball involves two teams of six players, separated by a net, whereby one team scores points, one against another, by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. In both of these games a net is arranged between two sides of a court, the net defining a barrier between the two and subject to the net scores of one team relative to another can be made. An issue with such sports is the difficulty in enabling the game to be played in that not only is a court required, but also that a net needs to be provided. The present invention seeks to provide a solution to the problems addressed above. The present invention seeks to provide a games net to enable a game where a net is required for the playing of games, which net can be quickly and easily erected before play and which net can be quickly and easily folded away after play without the need for assembly or disassembly.