FR2613407A1 - GAME GROUND DISMOUNTABLE FOR THE PRACTICE OF SQUASH OR OTHER SIMILAR SPORT - Google Patents

Abstract

THE SUBJECT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION IS A DETACHABLE PLAYGROUND FOR THE PRACTICE OF SQUASH OR OTHER SIMILAR SPORTS. THE PLAYGROUND ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION INCLUDES A FRAME 4 CONSISTING OF VERTICAL UPRIGHTS 6 AND HORIZONTAL CROSSERS 7 AND MODULAR PANELS 5 INTENDED TO BE MOUNTED ON THE SAID FRAME AND IS CHARACTERIZED IN THAT IT INCLUDES FIXING MEANS 7 ON THE VERTICAL UPRIGHTS 6 OF THE FRAME 4 AND THE MODULAR PANELS 5 ON THE FRAME.

Description

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  The present invention relates to a removable playground

  for the practice of squash or other similar sports.

  There are currently two types of playgrounds for practicing

  a squash tick, one of which is made from mason

  such as breeze blocks and the other of which is

ticularity to be dismountable.

  The present invention relates more particularly to the second

type of removable playground.

  Current achievements are for the most part based on a frame most often metal against which are fixed

  modular panels forming by their side the vertical walls

the inside of the playground.

  This type of removable ground has similar characteristics.

  traditional production sites for the conditions

  In fact, the panels consist of materials

  with good resistance and insulation

internal acoustics.

  However this type of removable ground remains of a long establishment. Indeed the construction of these lands is divided into two distinct stages. The first step is to erect the metal structure and the second is to fix modular panels on this structure. 2613407

  These two stages put a strain on the construction time and consequently

  the cost of such demountable shorts.

  The present invention aims to obviate these drawbacks by proposing

  a removable playground for the practice of squash or

  other similar sports of very rapid construction and

  both the fixing of the panels on a simulated metal frame

  at the time of the construction of the said frame.

  For this purpose the removable playground according to the invention

  carries a frame consisting of vertical uprights and

  its horizontal and modular panels intended to be mounted on said frame to form by their face the

  vertical walls of the playing field, and is characterized

  it comprises means for fixing the sleepers on the vertical uprights of the frame and modular panels

on the said frame.

  Other advantages and features will appear on reading

  of the following description illustrated in the accompanying drawings

  given by way of non-limiting example and in which:

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the demon-

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the assembly of panels against the frame of the ground; FIG. 3 is a sectional view along the line of FIG. 3 is a sectional view, FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the rear face of a modular panel without acoustic insulation. FIG. 5 is a section along the line V / V of FIG. 3. FIG. FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the lower part of the

wall of the ground according to the invention.

  - Figure 7 is a perspective view of the fastening means of the sleepers to the amounts of the frame and panels on said frame. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the binding between

  two perpendicular walls of the ground according to the invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the removable playground for practicing squash or other similar sports comprises, in known manner, four parallel vertical walls 1 connected in pairs, at least one of which has at least one access door. 2

  and a rectangular horizontal floor 3 around which are erected.

vertical walls 1.

  This ground is made from a frame 4 on which

  are fixed modular panels 5.

  The said preferably metal frame consists of

  vertical tants 6 and crosspieces 7 perpendicular to said amounts. Advantageously, the frame 4 is provided in its lower part

  of a profile 8 in which are housed the ends of the

  tants and the edges of the lower panels. This profile 8 is

  fixed in the ground by any known means for example screws.

  The modular panels are in known manner constituted by internally ribbed boxes and in which is placed an acoustic insulation 9. The face 5A of the panels 5 is turned towards

inside the playground.

  The ribbed box modular panels are preferably made of a strong and light hard material such as the synthetic resin filled with fibers and are preferably made by

  compaction. Advantageously, these panels 5 are

  killed in a material designated "SMC" and which is polyester

  prepreg of fiberglass and compression molded.

  The profile 8 of the frame 4 is fixed to the ground and forms on that--

  here a rectangle inside which is the floor 3.

  This profile 8 over its entire length receives the uprights 6 vertical

  caux of the said frame at regular intervals.

  A spacer 10 can be placed between two uprights 6 in

the profile 8.

  Preferably said profile has a U-shape whose wings

  are oriented vertically upwards.

  The dismountable playground according to the invention comprises

  fixing yen 11il sleepers 7 on uprights 6

  of the frame 4 and modular panels 5 on the said ossica

ture.

  These fastening means 11 as shown in FIG.

  In one preferred embodiment, a jumper 12 having at least two branches 12A located in the same horizontal plane between which an upright 6 and

  of a 12B connecting the branches 12A.

  The jumper 12 constituting the means of fixing the playing field according to the invention comprises at the end branches 12A at least

  a hooking means cooperating with a fastening means

  in at least one modular panel 5 and

  carries on its soul 12B at least one wedge 13 substantially perpendicular

Dicular to branches 12A.

  Each branch 12A is endowed with at least one means

  on its upper face and at least one means of access.

  hooking on its lower face intended to cooperate with the complementary fastening means respectively at least one

  upper modular panel and at least one modular panel

re inferior.

  According to a preferred form, the jumper 12 is provided with two branches 12A that are substantially parallel and each provided with a fastening means on its upper face and a fastening means on its lower face, each intended to cooperate with a means

  complementary hanging formed on a modular panel.

  The means for fixing the cross-members 7 on the uprights 6 forming the framework 4 and the modular panels 5 on the said framework

  cooperate with four modular panels; each means of

  jumper 12 hooks cooperates with a hooking means com

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  complemented in a modular panel.

  According to a preferred embodiment, the means of ac-

  of the jumper 12 and the panels 5 are constituted by

orifices 14 and nipples 15.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 7, the nipples 15 are

  12A of the jumper 12 and the orifices 14 are formed in parallel slices of the panels 5 intended for

to be horizontal.

  However, it goes without saying that the rider 12 can also be provided with the orifices 14 or the combination of the orifices and the

nipples 15.

  The rider 12 is arranged on the upright 6, the nipples 15 of the lower face of the branches 12 are housed in the orifices 14 of the adjacent lower panels 5, the nipples 15 of the upper face of the branches 12A are housed in the orifices 14 of the

adjacent top panels.

  So that the upper adjacent panels 5 are plated by

  their edge against the edge of the lower panels

  hundred the orifice 14 of each of them is spared in the bottom

  a countersink 16 for receiving the branches 12A of the rider.

  The depth of the counterbore 16 is at least half the

  thickness of branches 12A of rider 12.

  The vertical uprights of the frame 4 of the demon-

  according to the invention have a transverse section profile

  These uprights 6 are arranged in the profile 8 of the frame of

  the leg of their T-section is oriented towards the

  on the ground and that the head of the section is parallel to

a branch of the profile 8.

  In the playground according to the invention the soul 12B of the cava-

  12 is applied against the head of the T-section of the

  6 while the branches 12A pass on both sides of this head and the adjacent modular panels 5 enclose between their vertical section of the leg of the T-section

amounts 6.

  Advantageously, the lower face of the core 12B is provided with a stop 12C bearing against the head of the T-section of the

amount 6.

  Adjacent panels 5 are held together by the

  nipples 15 of the branches 12A of the riders 12 housed in the ori-

these 14 of these panels.

  However it is necessary that the adjacent panels 5 are against each other so that the surface of the wall 1 of the ground

  demountable game formed by the juxtaposition of the faces of

modular buckets 5 is smooth.

  For this purpose the slices of each modular panel 5 disposed vertically in the walls 1 of the removable playground according to the invention comprise for one a tab 17A and for the other, parallel to the previous one, a rabbet 178 intended for

  receive said tongue as shown in Figure 5.

  Between the parallel vertical sections of two adjacent panels

  cents 5 is maintained a housing 18 intended to receive all or

part of an amount 6.

  The tongue 17A has a length sufficient to maintain this housing 18 intended to receive preferentially

  the leg of the T-section of the amount 6.

  By this mounting panels 5 adjacent or superimposed the walls i of the removable playground according to the invention are smooth and only appear on their surface the lines of joints between the

said panels.

  The jumpers 12 thus fix the panels 5 against the uprights 6

  of the frame 4 and are arranged on each of the

  if levels corresponding to the lines of the panels 5.

  In order to confer on each of the walls 1 of the playground thus formed and all of the latter of the rigidity the frame 4

has sleepers 7.

  The said sleepers are mounted in the frame 4 against the

  uprights 6 by the fixing means of the modular panels 5.

  As stated before the rider 12 has on his soul

  12B a wedge 13 substantially perpendicular to the branches 12A.

  Said shim 13 is disposed on the upper face of the rider

  12 and between this wedge 13 and the head of the T-section of the

  both 6 is maintained a space in which is housed a crossbar 7.

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  In a preferred form and in order to give a good

  across the playing field, sleepers 7 have one

  at least two wings such as an angle section.

  The mounting of the crossbar 7 is done by the housing of one of his

  wings in the space between the upright 6 and the hold 13.

  Thus each wall i of the removable playground according to the invention

  tion is carried out by placing in the profile 8 previously

  attached to the floor with an upright 6, a panel 5 and then another

  6 to obtain on the entire profile a first line of panels 5. As the panels 5 and amounts

  6 are placed the riders 12 come to maintain the so-called

against the uprights 6.

  Then the sleepers 7 are mounted between the shims 13 of the cavities

12 to block the assembly.

  The panels 5 are of identical dimensions and it will be understood

  easily that the crossbar 7 of a wall 1 is parallel to the profile-

8 of the frame 4.

  It goes without saying that the sleepers 7 can be in several ways

  in order to abut the required dimension of the

  wall 1 at the rear of which said sleepers are placed.

  When the first line of panels 5 is placed and then blocked

  a second line of panels 5 is mounted on the first in

  gaging the nipples 15 of the upper face of the riders 12 in

  the orifices 14 of the panels of the upper line.

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  At the corners of the playing field a link is provided

between the walls 1.

  For this purpose the sleepers 7 are extended beyond the wall

  on at least one vertical edge thereof.

  Thus a crossbar 7 is supported by its end against

  the vertical flange of the crossbar 7 perpendicular.

  Assembly means provide the connection between these sleepers.

  These means consist of a preferential form of

  by a plate 19 covering the ends of both

  adjacent crosspieces 7 and by means of ser-

  rabies 20 such as bolts passing through at least one orifice

  on the sleepers as shown in Figure 8.

  On the other hand the panels 5 on the corners are arranged so that the edge of one comes into contact with the edge of the face

  from the other which is perpendicular to it.

  At least one of the walls i of the dismountable playground according to

  the invention is provided with at least one access door 2 for the inte-

on the ground.

  In known manner the wall 1 of the bottom parallel to the main wall of

  game is provided with a single door 2.

  For this purpose between two uprights 6 the panels 5 between the profile 8 and a determined height are not put in place in order to

to make an opening.

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place in front of the opening.

  This opening can receive a door frame and a door.

  The said door frame is fixed between the amounts 6 delimiting

opening by any known means.

  The floor 3 is made in known manner from beams 21 crisscrossing the ground inside the court and an assembly

slats 22 parallel.

  The said slats are placed above the wing of the inner profile 8 to the ground and can be supported on it as

represented in FIG.

  According to another embodiment the profile 8 can be fixed permanently in the bottom of a dug channel (not shown)

  can be closed when the ground is disassembled.

  According to yet another form the profile 8 can be constituted

by the channel itself.

  According to these last two embodiments, the floor may be made of any material other than wood such as

concrete or other.

  According to an alternative embodiment of the playground according to the invention

  The modular panels can be replaced by frames supporting unbreakable transparent elements so that viewers can see the game inside the field.

  It goes without saying that these frameworks have the same characteristics

  for their assembly as the panels 5.

  Other sports can be practiced in a playground

  closed like the one just described. However, for

  some of them the upper cover wall is necessary.

  re. It goes without saying that this can be obtained from

  identical to those previously described.

  The removable playground according to the invention allows a very fast assembly and disassembly without requiring specialized labor and is very low cost by the use of

current products and materials.

  It goes without saying that the present invention can receive all

  and all variants in the field of technical equivalents

  without departing from the scope of this patent.

Claims (1)

  R1 / Removable playground for playing squash or   other similar sports having a backbone (4)   with vertical uprights (6) and horizontal crosspieces (7) and modular panels (5) to be mounted   on said frame, characterized in that it comprises   means (11) for fixing the sleepers (7) to the   vertical tents (6) of the framework (4) and panels (5) modular on the said frame.   R2 / Removable playground according to claim I characterized   in that the fastening means (11) consist of a jumper (12) having at least two branches (12A) situated in the same horizontal plane between which is housed a   amount (6) and a core (12B) connecting said branches.   R3 / Removable playground according to claims 1 and 2   characterized in that each branch (12A) is provided with   end of at least one attachment means on its upper face.   and at least one attachment means on its underside.   intended to co-operate with coupling means   each of at least one modular panel   (5) upper and at least one modular panel (5) less than laughing.   R4 / Removable playground according to claims 1 and 3   characterized in that the coupling means of the rider (12) and the panels (5) are constituted by orifices (14) and nipples (15).   R5 / Removable playground according to claims 1 and 4   characterized in that the orifices (14) are formed on the panels (5) in the bottom of a countersink (16) intended to receive a branch (12A) of the rider (12).   R6 / Removable playground according to claim i characteri-   in that the vertical slices of the modular panels (5)   For each of them there is a tab (17A) and for   the other, parallel to the preceding one, a rabbet (17B) of   designed to receive the said tongue.   R7 / Removable playground according to claims 1 and 6   characterized in that between the parallel vertical slices   the two adjacent panels (5) and maintained a housing   (18) for receiving all or part of an amount (6).   R8 / Removable playground according to claims 1 and 2   characterized in that the rider (12) has on its core (12B) a shim (13) substantially perpendicular to the branches (12A).   R9 / Removable playground according to claim i characteri-   in that assembly means are mounted between two   crosspieces (7) of two mutually perpendicular walls (1) so as to to establish between them a connection.   R1O / Removable playground according to claim 1 characterized   in that the amounts (6) of the framework (4) have a cross section T.