Net and frame assemblies for net and wall games
View Patent ↗An easily assembled and disassembled frame for a net game includes a rigid multi-part frame with a cross-member that is non-sagging. Sections of the multi-part frame have an elliptical profile. A net stabilizer includes a tensioning member coupled at one end to a retention member of the frame, and having the other end of the tensioning member inserted into a center sleeve of the net, and, a center sleeve with a securing member for fastening securely at one end to the cross-member.
1. A portable net support assembly structure for net and wall games comprising:
(1) a net with a vertical center strap comprising a sleeve;
(2) a pair of end post sub-assemblies with each end post sub-assembly including a base member with a first connector, a second connector, and a post member for vertical attachment to the first connector; and,
(3) a cross-member comprising a set of self-aligning interconnectable sections of tubular channel, at least portions of the self-aligning interconnectable tubular channel comprising a transverse cross-sectional profile substantially elliptical in shape, and distal ends of the cross-member attach to the second connector of the end post sub-assembly for spanning distance between the end post assemblies, and the end-post sub-assemblies are configured to support the cross-member in a disposition raised from a playing surface, and portions of the cross-member or second connector are configured to reside below a bottom edge of a stretched net.
2. The portable net support assembly according to claim 1 further comprising net tensioner member.
3. The portable net support assembly according to claim 1 further comprising a non-circular shaped receptacle adapted to retain a net tensioner member.
4. The portable net support assembly according to claim 1 further comprising casters supportive of at least the end post sub-assemblies for rolling the portable net assembly.