Restorably deformable hockey goal

Claim 1

A restorably deformable hockey goal frame, comprising: a plurality of rigid tubular frame members having internally threaded ends that are interconnectable to form the frame, said members including, a pair of straight upstanding tubes spaced apart in substantially parallel relation; a straight upper tube disposed transversely between and joining first upper end portions of the upstanding tubes, the combination of the three tubes defining a goal entrance; a pair of curved upper tubes joined together at one end and having their free ends joined to corresponding second upper end portions of the upstanding tubes, the curved portions of said curved upper tubes extending rearwardly from the goal entrance; a first pair of anchor members each having oppositely disposed first and second ends and a third end perpendicular thereto, the first ends being joined to respective ones of the lower ends of the upstanding tubes; and a pair of curved base tubes joined together at one end and having their free ends joined to respective ones of the third ends of said anchor members, the curved portions of said base members extending rearwardly from the goal entrance; and; a plurality of resilient helical springs, individual ones of which flexibly interconnect the joined corresponding pairs of said ends, each spring having a center portion of uniform diameter substantially equal to the outside diameter of the members and an end portion on each side of the center portion, the end portions having an outside diameter and helical pitch adapted to threadably join a corresponding pair of said ends into abutting relation with the center portion to provide a substantially smooth and continuous flexible joint that is resilient and permits restorably displaceable movement between each corresponding pair of joined frame members.