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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2000
Thomas Aquinas Chiappini, Canton, OH (US);
Brooks Ewing Weingart, Sebring, OH (US);
Kevin Todd Reynolds, Louisville, OH (US);
P.A.T. Technologies, LLC, Alliance, OH (US);
Abstract
The football goal post of the present invention includes a cross bar that allows the spacing of the uprights to be selectively adjusted by the user of the goal post. A variety of embodiments are disclosed showing different arrangements for adjusting the spacing of the uprights. In some of the embodiments, the uprights are simultaneously adjusted by a single actuator. In other embodiments, the uprights may be manually adjusted while in other embodiments the uprights may be adjusted from a remote location. The invention also provides an adjustable ground sleeve that allows the goal post to be raised and lowered and rotated about the x, y, and z axes so that it may be precisely aligned with the football field during and after installation.