Adjustable soccer goal

Claim 2

A ball goal assembly comprising: a frame comprising elongate members and adapted to rest generally upright upon the ground, the members defining an upright rectangular front opening and a rearwardly extending portion affixed thereto; net means covering the rearwardly extending portion of the frame; wherein the lengths of necessary ones of the elongate frame members are adapted to be used in selective lengths, to provide goal assemblies of various sizes and shapes, wherein each frame member which is selective in length comprises at least two elongate sections and means securing said sections removably together in selective overlapping relationship as required to provide a goal assembly of selected size and shape.

Claim 3

The ball goal assembly of claim 1, wherein each frame member which is selective in length comprises: two tubular end sections each secured at an end to an associated frame member joining means; a tubular center section telescopically associated with the end sections; and means removably securing the end sections to the center section selectively therealong as required to provide a goal assembly of selected size and shape.

Claim 4

The ball goal assembly of claim 2, wherein the frame member joining means comprises: socket means adapted for removable frictional engagement of the associated ends of the frame members.

Claim 5

The ball goal assembly of claim 3, wherein the frame comprises: a pair of spaced apart vertical front members; a horizontal front top member spanning between the top ends of the vertical front members; a pair of horizontal side members extending rearwardly from the bottom ends of the vertical front members; a horizontal rear member parallel to the front top member and spanning between the rearmost ends of the side members; and a pair of inclined members each spanning from one of the ends of the front top members to a corresponding end of the horizontal rear member; wherein all frame members are of selective length.

Claim 6

The ball goal assembly of claim 4, further comprising: said net means secured to the frame members to cover the rear and side portions of the frame, said net means being sized for use with the largest selective goal assembly size and secured slideably along the frame members, so that selective smaller goal assembly sizes are accommodated by accordioning the net means along the members.

Claim 7

The ball goal assembly of claim 5, wherein: each of the four lowermost frame member joining means further comprises ground-contacting foot means supporting and anchoring the goal assembly upon the ground.

Claim 8

The ball goal assembly of claim 4, wherein the means securing the end and center sections of each of the selective length frame members comprises: bores diametrically through the walls of the center section tube spaced at selective intervals therealong; at least one bore diametrically through the wall of the tube of each end section; and bolt means installed through the end tube bores and selected matching center tube bores.

Claim 9

The ball goal assembly of claim 4, wherein the end to center section securing means comprises: spring detent means.

Claim 10

The goal assembly of claim 2, wherein the end to center section securing means comprises: bores diametrically through the walls of the center section tube spaced at selective intervals therealong; at least one bore diametrically through the wall of the tube of each end section; and bolt means installed through the end tube bores and selected matching center tube bores.

Claim 11

The ball goal assembly of claim 2, wherein the end to center section securing means comprises: spring detent means.

Claim 12

The ball goal assembly of claim 1, wherein the frame member joining means comprises: means removably securing the associated ends of the frame members thereto.

Claim 13

A ball goal assembly comprising: a frame comprising elongate members and adapted to rest generally upright upon the ground, the members defining an upright rectangular front opening and a rearwardly extending portion affixed thereto; net means covering the rearwardly extending portion of the frame; wherein the lengths of necessary ones of the elongate frame members are adapted to be used in selective lengths, to provide goal assemblies of various sizes and shapes, wherein; each frame member is secured removably to means joining it with other frame members, and the goal assembly further comprises; at least two sets of the frame members each of fixed lengths, each one of said sets having members of required lengths for assembly of the goal of a selective size and shape, so that goals of at least two selected sizes and shapes may be assembled.

Claim 14

A ball goal assembly comprising: a frame comprising elongate members and adapted to rest generally upright upon the ground, the members defining an upright rectangular front opening and a rearwardly extending portion affixed thereto; net means covering the rearwardly extending portion of the frame; wherein the lengths of necessary ones of the elongate frame members are adapted to be used in selective lengths, to provide goal assemblies of various sizes and shapes, wherein; each frame member is secured removably to means joining it with other frame members, and the goal assembly further comprises; at least two sets of the frame members each of fixed lengths, each one of said sets having members of required lengths for assembly of the goal of a selective size and shape, so that goals of at least two selected sizes and shapes may be assembled.