ES1251110U - CONVERTIBLE PADDLE COURT. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Convertible paddle tennis court, which being of the type that includes a rectangular playing surface, on which a series of closing faces of the court are arranged perimeter and vertically, a net that extends transversely over the middle area of The track, and at least one entrance area, preferably two, in correspondence with the ends of the net, is characterized in that the net (5) is linked at its ends to respective carriages that can be selectively moved along the vertical guides (7) while, on the rear facing of both ends of the court and at ground level there are some folding or removable gates (8) of dimensions according to the frame of the respective goals (9) installed behind said gates; with the particularity that in the upper and rear middle area of both ends of the track, it has been foreseen that a tilting panel (10) participates in the wall or grid, which on one side is smooth, constituting a rebound and retention area for the paddle balls, while on the other side the panel materializes in a basketball board, with its corresponding ring (11) and ropes. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

D E S C R I P T I O N

Convertible paddle tennis court

TECHNICAL SECTOR

The present invention refers to a paddle tennis court that, based on the usual structuring of this type of court, has the particularity of offering a structure that allows the court to quickly and easily transform said court into a basketball, soccer, or sports court. volleyball or badminton.

The object of the invention is therefore to provide a multipurpose track, extremely versatile and quick to transform.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Although multi-use courts are known in sports centers, which allow the practice of multiple sports, the change of sport is carried out by moving the different types of goals, nets, etc., on a perimeter open playing surface that facilitates said maneuvers .

However, due to the dynamics of the game, this is not possible to carry out on paddle tennis courts, where a series of lateral and rear walls are required on which the ball can bounce and that delimit the playing area.

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The convertible paddle tennis court that is advocated comes to fill the technical void described above, allowing to convert a paddle tennis court into a basketball, soccer, volleyball or badminton court.

To do this, and starting from the conventional structuring of a paddle tennis court, in which a rectangular playing surface participates, on which perimeter and vertically a series of closing faces of the track, a net that extends transversely over the middle area of the track, and at least one entrance area, preferably two, in correspondence with the ends of the net, the track of the invention It focuses its characteristics on the fact that the net is supported instead of on the classic posts of this type of track, on vertical guides of considerable height, with locking means in different positions, which allows the net to be raised, either for the practice of other sports, such as badminton or volleyball, or raise it even higher so that it does not pose a hindrance when practicing other sports such as soccer or basketball.

In this sense, it has been envisaged that folding or removable gates of dimensions according to the frame of the respective goals that will be installed behind these gates will be established on the rear facing of both ends of the track.

In this way, the rear rebound surface for the paddle tennis court is not affected during the practice of this sport, while when these gates are lowered or removed the goals will remain accessible, allowing the practice of football, once the net is raised just as it has been commented previously.

Finally, and with regard to the practice of basketball, in the upper and rear area of both ends of the court, it has been foreseen that a tilting panel with respect to a vertical axis of tilting participates in the facing or grid. so that said panel on one side is smooth, constituting a rebound or retention zone within the field of paddle balls, while on the other side the panel is materialized in a basketball board, with its corresponding ring and ropes , so that after unlocking the rotation of said panel, the court can be transformed into a basketball court, after raising the aforementioned net to a height that does not disturb, in a similar way to what happened with the transformation into a football field.

In this way, an extremely versatile court is achieved, easy and quick to transform / adapt for the practice of a great variety of sports.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is going to be made below and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of a practical embodiment thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. where, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented:

Figure 1.- Shows a perspective view of a convertible paddle tennis court made in accordance with the object of the present invention, in its configuration as a paddle tennis court.

Figure 2.- Shows a view similar to that of figure 1, but in which the court appears transformed into a volleyball or badminton court.

Figure 3.- Shows a view similar to that of figures 1 and 2, but in which the court appears transformed into a football court.

Figure 4.- Finally, shows a view similar to that of figures 1 to 3, but in which the court appears transformed into a football court

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In view of the outlined figures, it can be seen how the court of the invention is constituted, as is conventional, from a rectangular playing surface (1), delimited on the perimeter by a structure based on metal posts and crossbars (2) on which walls (3) of glass, plastic, wood or other material are established, determining the bouncing surfaces of the ball, as well as grids (4) to contain the ball within the court, with a net (5) that is arranged in correspondence with the middle and transversal area of the track, in correspondence with whose ends access doors (6) to the track are established.

Well, in accordance with the essence of the invention, it has been foreseen that the network (5) is linked at its ends to respective carriages that can be selectively displaced along vertical guides (7) of height according to the height of the same lateral closure of the court, with blocking means so that said net can adopt different positions in height, the one shown in figure (1) to play paddle tennis, or a higher position, like the one shown in figure 2, to allow the practice of other sports, such as volleyball or badminton, or even higher, to ensure that this element does not pose any type of obstacle in the practice of other sports, as will be seen below.

According to another of the characteristics of the invention, it has been envisaged that, on the rear facing of both ends of the track and at ground level, folding or removable gates (8) of dimensions according to the respective frame are established. goals (9) that are installed behind these gates.

Thus, the folding or removal of said gates (8) allows the goals to be exposed, without having to operate on them, allowing the practice of soccer, field hockey or other similar sports, once the net (5) is raised , all as represented in figure 3.

Finally, and in accordance with Figure 4, in the upper and rear middle area of both ends of the track, it has been foreseen that a tilting panel (10) participates in the wall or grid with respect to a vertical axis of tilting, of so that said panel on one side is smooth, constituting a rebound and retention area for the paddle balls, while on the other side the panel is materialized in a basketball board, with its corresponding ring (11) and ropes, of so that after unlocking the rotation of said panel the track can be transformed into a basketball court.

Finally, it only remains to point out that the track may, as has been conventional, have lighting means (12), to be able to be used a maximum of hours a day.

Claims (3)

1st.- Convertible paddle tennis court, which being of the type that includes a rectangular playing surface, on which a series of perimeter and vertically closing faces of the court are arranged, a network that extends transversely over the middle area of the track, and at least one entrance area, preferably two, in correspondence with the ends of the net, characterized in that the net (5) is linked at its ends to respective carriages that can be selectively displaced along vertical guides. (7) while, on the rear facing of both ends of the track and at ground level, some folding or removable gates (8) are established with dimensions according to the frame of the respective goals (9) installed behind said gates; with the particularity that in the upper and rear middle area of both ends of the track, it has been foreseen that a tilting panel (10) participates in the facing or grating, which on one side is smooth, constituting a rebound and retention area for the paddle balls, while on its other side the panel materializes in a basketball board, with its corresponding ring (11) and ropes. 2nd.-Convertible paddle tennis court, according to claim 1, characterized in that the tilting panel (10) includes a vertical rotation axis, as well as locking means in both operating positions. 3 a.- Convertible paddle tennis court, according to claim 1, characterized in that the court includes lighting means (12).