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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Goal Alert Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Gregory Dempsey, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Assignee:
GOAL ALERT LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 5/02 (2006.01); A63B 63/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 5/02 (2013.01); A63B 63/004 (2013.01); A63B 71/0054 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device indicates a ready and/or upset condition of a ground supported goal such as a soccer goal that has at least one bar that lies in contact with the ground. An indicator arm is movable relative to the contact arm between a ready position and an upset position. A contact arm cooperates with. A biasing element biases the indicator arm to the upset position. When the bar of the goal is no longer in contact with the ground the indicator arm moves from the ready position to the upset position.