ES1300432U - Portable device for the delimitation of lines on sports courts (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Portable device for the delimitation of lines on sports courts, sports courts (1), of the type that includes a perimeter enclosure (2) in which metal profiles (3) established at ground level participate, characterized in that it is made up of a plurality of metal plates (4) equipped with fixing means to the metal profiles (3) at different points thereof, metal plates (4) that include an appendix in which a hole (6) is established for selective fixing of bands (8) that will define the lines of the court depending on the sport to be practised, bands (8) provided with elastic coupling means to the holes (6). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Portable device for the delimitation of lines on sports courts

TECHNIQUE SECTOR

The present invention refers to a device that has been specially designed to allow different areas of a sports court to be delimited in order to adapt said court for the practice of different sports, giving said court maximum versatility for sports use.

The object of the invention is therefore to provide means that make it possible to define different play areas in accordance with the regulatory measures for each sport, easy to place in a minimum of time, selectively usable in different facilities thanks to its portable nature. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the device of the invention may remain permanently installed.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the field of practical application of the invention, multi-sport courts are known, in which the lines that define the playing areas of each sport are painted in different colors in order to be able to be identified by the players.

However, the inclusion of so many boundary lines of different zones for different sports can lead to confusion for players, especially when they are very fatigued, as fatigue affects concentration.

Thus, it would be desirable to have practicable means that make it possible to define different game areas unequivocally, without the risk of confusion, that can be removed or position varied depending on the specific needs of each case.

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The portable device for the delimitation of lines in sports courts that the invention proposes comes to fill the previously exposed technical gap, based on a simple but highly effective solution.

For this, the device of the invention is constituted from a series of plates that are fixed to the profile structure that determine the perimeter enclosure of the track at different strategic points at ground level, and that are equipped with an appendix or lug in which a hole is established that will serve as a selective fixing means for some bands that define the delimitation lines of the different areas of the sport track that one wants to define. Thus, the plates may be anchored outside or inside the perimeter enclosure of the track, the track preferably being a paddle tennis court.

More specifically, the plates are arranged in sufficient number and at the appropriate distance to generate different combinations that give rise to a football, volleyball, basketball, badminton, paddle tennis court, etc.

For their part, the bands, which can be of a textile, plastic or mixed nature, will present an elongated configuration, with a width according to the usual width of the regulatory delimiting lines of play areas on sports courts, which can be stored rolled up when inoperative. , with a minimum volumetric occupation, and which are finished off at their ends in means of elastic coupling to the holes of the previously mentioned plates established along the perimeter of the enclosure structure of the runway.

These fixing means, by way of example, can be materialized in eyelets established in correspondence with the ends of the bands, in which a carabiner or hook attached to an elastic element, such as a rubber band or the like, is attached, which due to its other end is also linked to another carabiner or hook that is attached to the hole of the chosen plate, without ruling out other equivalent solutions.

In this way, a portable device is achieved that is very easy to install and uninstall, to define different playing surfaces through the delimiting lines that define the bands, which are flush with the ground and sufficiently tense so that they do not do not constitute an obstacle in the practice of the sport in question, so that once the game is over they can be easily collected or their position can be modified to define a different playing area for another sport.

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 its practical embodiment, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. where, with an illustrative and non-limiting nature, the following has been represented:

Figure 1.- Shows a detail in perspective of the structure that participates in the enclosure of a court, on which the profiles that participate in a portable device for the delimitation of lines in sports courts are implanted, carried out in accordance with the purpose of the present invention.

Figure 2.- Shows a perspective view opposite the detail of figure 1.

Figure 3.- Shows a perspective view of a sports track in which two line delimiting devices have been implanted, transversally and longitudinally to the track.

Figure 4.- Shows a perspective view of the plate according to the preferred embodiment illustrated in the previous figures.

Figure 5.- Shows a top view of the device of the invention installed on a track delimiting the lines of a net sport such as paddle tennis.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In view of the outlined figures, it can be seen how the device of the invention is intended to be implanted in sports courts (1), of the type that includes a perimeter enclosure (2) in which some metal profiles (3) established at ground level participate.

Well, on these metal profiles (3) and at strategic points, corresponding to the measures pre-established by the regulations for the delimitation of different game areas for different sports, a series of metal plates (4) will be implanted, preferably with a " L” as shown in detail in figure 4, whose upper branch is linked to the metal profile (3) by means of screws (7) - insertable, for example, through a hole (7') made in the plate (4) - or other equivalent fixing means, while the lower branch (5) of the plate (4) has a length greater than the width of the metal profile (3), to define an appendage or element that will protrude from said profile (3) , including a hole (6) for fixing the bands (8) that will define the new lines of the track (1) depending on the sport in question.

As previously stated, the bands (8), which can be of a textile, plastic or mixed nature, have an elongated configuration, with a width in accordance with the usual width of the regulatory lines delimiting play areas on sports courts, bands (8) that end at their ends in elastic coupling means to the holes (6) of the plates (4).

In the chosen embodiment, these fixing means are materialized in hooks or carabiners (9) linked by a rubber or elastic element (10), one of which will selectively fit into the hole (6) of the plate (4). that corresponds, while the opposite hook is coupled to an eyelet (11) in which each end of the band (8) is finished off.

In another example of embodiment, the elastic element (10) is attached to the eyelet (11) in a fixed manner, by sewing or similar, so that only a hook or carabiner (9) is required at the end of the elastic element ( 10) that is linked to the hole (6) of the plate (4).

As can be seen in figures 3 and 5, this makes it possible to distribute bands (8) on the surface of the sports court (1) both transversally and longitudinally, in an extremely stable, simple and fast way, to define new delimitation lines. game areas for the practice of different sports. In this sense, in the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 5 shows a sports court (1) with a central net (12), in such a way that the device of the invention makes it possible to delimit the lines necessary for practicing paddle tennis.

Claims (4)

1 -.- Portable device for the delimitation of lines in sports courts, sports courts (1), of the type that includes a perimeter enclosure (2) in which some metallic profiles (3) established at ground level participate, characterized by which is made up of a plurality of metal plates (4) provided with fixing means to the metal profiles (3) at different points thereof, metal plates (4) that include an appendix in which a hole is established ( 6) for selective fixing of bands (8) that will define the lines of the court depending on the sport to be practised, bands (8) provided with elastic coupling means to the holes (6). 2§.- Portable device for the delimitation of lines on sports courts, according to claim 1§, characterized in that the metal plates (4) have an "L" configuration, whose upper branch is linked to the metal profile (3) by means of screws (7), while its lower branch (5) is longer than the width of the metal profile (3). 3§.- Portable device for the delimitation of lines on sports courts, according to claim 1§, characterized in that the bands (8) are of a textile, plastic or mixed nature and have a width according to the usual width of the regulatory delimiting lines of play areas on sports courts. 4§.- Portable device for the delimitation of lines on sports courts, according to claim 1§, characterized in that the coupling means between bands (8) and metal plates (4) are materialized in hooks or carabiners (9) linked by means of a elastic element (10), one of which can be selectively attached to the hole (6) of the corresponding metal plate (4), while the opposite hook or carabiner is attached to an eyelet (11) in which each end is finished of the band (8).