US20220184478A1 - Barrier device that is usable as a game net - Google Patents

Barrier device that is usable as a game net Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US20220184478A1
US20220184478A1 US17/145,792 US202117145792A US2022184478A1 US 20220184478 A1 US20220184478 A1 US 20220184478A1 US 202117145792 A US202117145792 A US 202117145792A US 2022184478 A1 US2022184478 A1 US 2022184478A1
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
net
barrier device
barrier
meshes
net element
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
US17/145,792
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Matteo ZINGARO
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Publication of US20220184478A1 publication Critical patent/US20220184478A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B61/00—Tennis nets or accessories for tennis or like games, e.g. volley-ball
    • A63B61/003—Nets for tennis or like games or accessories therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/0054—Features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/0054—Features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers
    • A63B2071/009—Protective housings covering the working parts of the apparatus
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/06—Indicating or scoring devices for games or players, or for other sports activities
    • A63B2071/0694—Visual indication, e.g. Indicia
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2209/00—Characteristics of used materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
    • A63B2225/74—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment with powered illuminating means, e.g. lights
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2243/00—Specific ball sports not provided for in A63B2102/00 - A63B2102/38
    • A63B2243/0095—Volleyball
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B61/00—Tennis nets or accessories for tennis or like games, e.g. volley-ball
    • A63B61/04—Straining or adjusting devices for nets, e.g. centre strainers, single-double adjusters, net height meters

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a barrier device that is usable as a game net, for example as a net for volleyball.
  • the net is a fundamental element for the players. Not only does the net divide the court into two adjacent sectors (9 ⁇ 9 metres) that are intended to be occupied by opposing teams, but it is indispensable for the purposes of the dynamics of the game inasmuch as it enables the players to benefit from a correct vision in depth of the movements of the ball with respect to the court.
  • a drawback of known volleyball nets (which drawback emerged during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic that started in 2019) is intrinsically connected to the structure thereof.
  • Each volleyball net in fact consists of an interlacement of threads that are reciprocally crossed and knotted so as to define free spaces, i.e. the meshes.
  • the meshes of the net are “transit routes” that are freely traversable by liquid substances such as for example the so-called droplets, i.e. the emissions of respiratory and/or salivary secretions in the form of microscopic drops that are expelled from the oral cavity and/or the respiratory tract through the effect of coughing and/or sneezes.
  • the only manner of preventing, or at least minimizing, the potential risk caused by the droplets would consist of preventing game situations like the one of the attack against block, which would nevertheless lead to a significant impoverishment in the dynamics of the game.
  • An object of the invention is to improve known game nets, in particular volleyball nets.
  • Another object is to provide a game net, in particular a volleyball net, that can be used under suitable safety conditions even in the play situations in which the distance between players is such as to promote an undesired and risky exchange of droplets between the players.
  • a further object is to provide a game net, in particular a volleyball net, that can be sanitized suitably and avoiding an excessive expenditure of time.
  • a barrier device is provided that is usable as a game net, as defined in claim 1 .
  • a barrier device is made available that is effectively usable as a game net, for example as a volleyball net, and is easily sanitizable.
  • the barrier device comprises a net element and a transparent barrier element, which are reciprocally side by side so that the plurality of meshes forming the net element faces the transparent barrier element.
  • the transparent barrier element consists of a strip of transparent flexible material. In this manner, near each of the meshes of the net element an adjacent portion is positioned of the transparent barrier element and, accordingly, the empty space comprised inside each mesh is “closed” by the adjacent portion of the transparent barrier element.
  • the net element when the barrier device according to the invention is in use, the net element can always be visualized in an optimized manner through the transparent barrier element, which enables the players to benefit from a correct vision in depth of the movements of the ball with respect to the court.
  • the transparent barrier element “closes” the meshes of the net element, suitable safety conditions are assured also in the game situations in which the distance between the players is reduced (for example, attack against block) because a possible exchange of droplets between players is prevented.
  • the barrier device according to the invention has a substantially “continuous” structure—i.e. devoid of the empty spaces corresponding to the meshes of a known game net—an assigned operator can easily apply, for example spray or vaporize, a cleaning or disinfecting product onto the surface of the barrier device, leaving the barrier device fitted to the poles. This enables a considerable time saving during cleaning of the court and of the sporting equipment.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective, fragmentary and incomplete schematic view showing an embodiment of the barrier device according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective, fragmentary and incomplete schematic view, showing another embodiment of the barrier device according to the invention.
  • FIGS. 3 to 5 are three front, fragmentary and incomplete schematic views of corresponding embodiments of the barrier device according to the invention.
  • FIGS. 1 to 5 show a barrier device 1 according to the invention, comprising a net element 2 and a transparent barrier element 3 .
  • the barrier device 1 is suitable for the use as a volleyball net ( FIG. 1-4 ) or as a mini-volleyball net ( FIG. 5 ).
  • the transparent barrier element 3 comprises a pair of strip portions 4 , 4 a , each of which is shaped in the form of a rectangular strip and is manufactured from a suitable transparent and flexible material of known type, for example transparent PVC, such as Crystal type-PVC.
  • the strip portion 4 comprises a pair of reciprocally parallel and opposite sides 5 , 6 .
  • the strip portion 4 a comprises a pair of reciprocally parallel and opposite sides 5 a , 6 a.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 the two strip portions 4 , 4 a are shown reciprocally divergent and spaced apart, in the barrier device 1 that is ready for use the two strip portions 4 , 4 a are reciprocally side by side and parallel, because the two strip portions 4 , 4 a are welded together along respective peripheral edges 4 b and 4 c during manufacture. In this manner, a two-layer transparent barrier element 3 is obtained.
  • each strip portion 4 , 4 a has the dimensions shown in the following Table 1:
  • each strip portion 4 , 4 a has the dimensions shown in the following Table 2:
  • Each strip portion 4 , 4 a can be manufactured by using known methods and apparatuses for producing plastic film materials.
  • the net element 2 comprises a drawing of a net 2 b defining a plurality of meshes 2 a .
  • the net element 2 consists of a drawing, which reproduces a volleyball net consisting of the plurality of meshes 2 a.
  • each mesh 2 a can be the following:
  • the drawing of a net 2 b is printed by using methods and apparatuses of known type, for example by digital printing, on the strip portion 4 . More exactly, the drawing of a net 2 b is printed on the side 5 that faces, and is thus in contact with, the adjacent and opposite side 5 a of the adjacent strip portion 4 a . In other words, the drawing of a net 2 b , and thus the net element 2 , is interposed between the two strip portions 4 , 4 a.
  • the net element 2 is protected from a possible mechanical wear, i.e. from possible damage produced by the ball when the latter knocks against the outer surface of the barrier device 1 . Furthermore, the net element 2 is protected from a possible chemical wear, which could be caused by detergents and disinfectants used to clean and sanitize the barrier device 1 .
  • the barrier device 1 further comprises other elements, the presence of which is required in regulation volleyball nets: two horizontal bands 7 , 8 (i.e. two bands that are parallel to the strip portion 4 , 4 a ) in white PVC, which extend along the opposite horizontal portions of the peripheral edges 4 b and 4 c ; two vertical bands 9 (i.e. two bands that are perpendicular to the strip portion 4 , 4 a ) in white PVC (only one of which is shown in FIG. 1 ), which have a width of 5 cm and are positioned at the side lines of the court (not shown); two vertical end bands 13 (shown in FIGS. 3-5 ) in black PVC, which have a width of 3 cm; two two-colour antennas 10 (only one of which is shown in FIG. 1 ), that are manufactured in a suitable shockproof material (for example glass fibre) and protrude vertically from the horizontal band 7 by 70 cm.
  • the aforesaid horizontal and vertical bands can be made by using a known plastic film material other than PVC.
  • FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the barrier device 1 that differs from the embodiment of FIG. 1 only by the fact that the drawing of a net 2 b is printed both on the side 5 of the strip portion 4 , and on the adjacent and opposite side 5 a of the adjacent strip portion 4 a . Therefore, all the elements of the barrier device 1 previously disclosed with reference to the FIG. 1 are indicated by the same reference numbers in FIG. 2 and are not disclosed again below.
  • net element 2 For the net element 2 , embodiments are possible that are different from the drawing of a net 2 b , which embodiments are described below still with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 .
  • the net element 2 comprises a plurality of threads 2 c ( FIG. 1 ; FIG. 2 ), which are reciprocally intertwined or knotted and define the plurality of meshes 2 a .
  • the net element 2 comprises a net of known type, which is interposed between the two strip portions 4 , 4 a.
  • the net element 2 comprises a plurality of strips 2 d , which are reciprocally crossed so as to define the plurality of meshes 2 a .
  • These strips 2 d consist of an adhesive material of known type—for example, a two-sided adhesive—and are glued onto one or more of the sides 5 , 6 , 5 a , 6 a of the strip portions 4 , 4 a .
  • This embodiment enables logos and/or messages to be easily printed on the net element 2 .
  • the net element 2 comprises a plurality of LED strips 2 e , which are reciprocally crossed so as to define the plurality of meshes 2 a . It is possible to use LED strips 2 e of known type, for example LED strips that are 4 mm in width and interposed between the two strip portions 4 , 4 a.
  • the barrier device 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 can also comprise a single-layer transparent barrier element 3 , namely a transparent barrier element 3 comprising a single strip portion 4 , or 4 a .
  • the net element 2 is printed, glued or positioned (depending on the used embodiment of the net element) at one or both sides 5 , 6 of the strip portion 4 , or at one or both sides 5 a , 6 a of the strip portion 4 a.
  • the weight of the barrier device 1 for volleyball (length: 10 metres) comprising the two-layer transparent barrier element 3 is 15 kg
  • the weight of the barrier device 1 for volleyball comprising the single-layer transparent barrier element 3 is 8 kg
  • the weight of the barrier device 1 for mini-volleyball (length: 7 metres) comprising the single-layer transparent barrier element 3 is 6 kg.
  • FIGS. 3 to 5 show the front aspect of the barrier device according to the invention in three different embodiments (the drawings shown are not in the same scale). All the elements of the barrier device according to the invention previously disclosed with reference to the FIG. 1 are indicated by the same reference numbers in FIGS. 3 to 5 and are not disclosed again below.
  • FIG. 3 shows a barrier device 1 for volleyball like that of FIG. 1 , in which the net element 2 comprises a plurality of meshes 2 a having dimensions: 4.5 cm ⁇ 4.5 cm.
  • FIG. 4 shows a barrier device 1 a for volleyball, in which the net element 2 comprises a plurality of meshes 2 a having dimensions: 10 cm ⁇ 10 cm.
  • FIG. 5 shows a barrier device 1 b for mini-volleyball, in which the net element 2 comprises a plurality of meshes 2 a having dimensions: 7 cm ⁇ 7 cm.
  • Each barrier device 1 , 1 a , 1 b is fitted to a respective pair of supporting poles 11 by a steel cable 12 a (arranged above) and a fabric cable 12 b (arranged below).
  • the steel cable 12 a can be replaced with a cable of another known material, which is able to support suitably the barrier device 1 , 1 a , 1 b .
  • the barrier device 1 , 1 a or 1 b has an appearance that is substantially indistinguishable from that of a known volleyball net or mini-volleyball net.
  • the players can benefit from a correct vision in depth of the movements of the ball with respect to the court.
  • an assigned operator can easily apply, for example vaporize, a cleaning or disinfecting product onto the surface of the barrier device 1 , 1 a or 1 b whilst the barrier device 1 , 1 a or 1 b is fitted to the supporting poles 11 .
  • a disinfectant/detergent of known type (Rifrax San) containing alcohol, anionic and non-ionic surfactants and sodium 2-phenyl phenolate can for example be used as a suitable product.
  • the barrier device according to the invention enables the prior art drawbacks to be overcome easily and multiple advantages to be obtained.
  • FIGS. 1-5 Possible variations on and/or additions to what has been disclosed above and/or what has been illustrated in the attached drawings are possible.
  • the embodiment of the invention disclosed with reference to FIGS. 1-5 is suitable for being used as a volleyball net or mini-volleyball net
  • a person skilled in the art will easily understand that, by varying the dimensions of the net element 2 and of the transparent barrier element 3 , it is possible to manufacture a game net that is suitable for use in other versions of volleyball, such as beach-volleyball or snow-volleyball, or a game net that is suitable for use in a sport different from volleyball, such as badminton or tennis.

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Polysaccharides And Polysaccharide Derivatives (AREA)
  • Eye Examination Apparatus (AREA)
US17/145,792 2020-12-10 2021-01-11 Barrier device that is usable as a game net Abandoned US20220184478A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IT102020000030374 2020-12-10
IT102020000030374A IT202000030374A1 (it) 2020-12-10 2020-12-10 Dispositivo a barriera utilizzabile come rete da gioco

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US20220184478A1 true US20220184478A1 (en) 2022-06-16

Family

ID=74347459

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US17/145,792 Abandoned US20220184478A1 (en) 2020-12-10 2021-01-11 Barrier device that is usable as a game net

Country Status (3)

Country Link
US (1) US20220184478A1 (fr)
IT (1) IT202000030374A1 (fr)
WO (2) WO2022123322A1 (fr)

Family Cites Families (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3940139A (en) * 1975-04-28 1976-02-24 Barnes Paul J Out-of-bounds wand for volleyball net and support strap
DE8715186U1 (fr) * 1987-11-15 1988-02-25 Eisele, Rolf, 7100 Heilbronn, De
US5630589A (en) * 1996-03-01 1997-05-20 Adie; William S. Apparatus and method of playing a paddle ball game
DE20104149U1 (de) * 2001-03-09 2002-04-18 Hofstetter Alfons Ballfang- oder Trennetz
DE10352531A1 (de) * 2003-11-07 2005-06-16 Ralf Esser Bedrucktes Netz
US8317612B2 (en) * 2008-08-25 2012-11-27 David W Guthrie Sports net with socks and promotion method used therewith
US9561416B1 (en) * 2013-09-14 2017-02-07 Gregory Paul Gesicki Net boundary indicator
GB201322628D0 (en) * 2013-12-19 2014-02-05 Free David J A game apparatus
ES2558180B1 (es) * 2014-08-01 2016-11-10 Universidad De Alicante Red con luz eléctrica

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2022123325A1 (fr) 2022-06-16
WO2022123322A1 (fr) 2022-06-16
IT202000030374A1 (it) 2022-06-10

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US4911443A (en) Football game system and method of play
US20050288129A1 (en) Method and apparatus for practicing pitching a baseball
WO2005070068A3 (fr) Dispositif d'entrainement de frappe de balle a utilisation etendue
US20220184478A1 (en) Barrier device that is usable as a game net
US20210370142A1 (en) Sportsball Construction with Antimicrobial Function
US11007417B2 (en) Multisport space for the practice of goal sports and net sports
KR20080066951A (ko) 게임용 베이스 사용을 위한 코드
ES2667006T3 (es) Porterías deportivas antilesiones con rebote normalizado
WO2010058992A2 (fr) Raquette de sport pour jouer dans des espaces intérieurs étroits
KR101264004B1 (ko) 스크린 골프 연습장치
US20070123375A1 (en) Athletic Game Marking Device
US2006497A (en) Court game
WO2010008145A2 (fr) Volant de badminton
US20210322842A1 (en) Baseball Safety Target and Performance Training System
CN206921399U (zh) 一种运动场馆超薄led动态视觉装置
US20060157432A1 (en) Baseball glove organizer
KR200453743Y1 (ko) 라켓 헤드 커버
US20110172019A1 (en) Method and system for playing a hand-to-hand combat sport
US1615491A (en) Indoor football game
CN209566588U (zh) 一种体育用防护垫
KR101920305B1 (ko) 프리테니스용 라켓
CN205434868U (zh) 球拍用套具
IT202000003658U1 (it) Dispositivo per l’igienizzazione di palloni ad uso sportivo
KR20050080179A (ko) 1인용 탁구대
KR200421748Y1 (ko) 운동경기용 라켓

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: NON FINAL ACTION MAILED

STCB Information on status: application discontinuation

Free format text: ABANDONED -- FAILURE TO RESPOND TO AN OFFICE ACTION