Collapsible soccer goal

Claim 1

A collapsible soccer goal comprising: A) two upright members, each including (1) a top portion having a top end and a bottom end, a 270° hinge connected to said top end, a first 180° hinge connected to said bottom end, a first net-securing arm hingeably connected at a proximal end thereof to said top portion adjacent to said top end, a second net-supporting arm hingeably connected to a distal end of said first net-supporting arm and having a proximal end, a third net-supporting arm hingeably connected to the distal end of said first net-supporting arm, said third net-supporting arm being expandable, (2) a bottom portion having a top and a bottom, a second 180° hinge connected to said bottom, said top being connected to said first 180° hinge, and expandable net-supporting arm hingeably connected at a proximal end thereof to said bottom portion adjacent to said top, (3) a base connected at one end thereof to said second 180° flange, means on a distal end of said base for connecting said base to said third net-supporting arm and to said expandable net-supporting arm, and (4) an anchor element on said base for anchoring said base to the ground; and B) a crossbar which includes (1) two crossbar portions, each extending from an upright member in the manner of a beam, (2) each crossbar portion including two sections, (3) a third 180° hinge connecting the two sections of each crossbar portion together, (4) a crossbar support bar connected at a proximal end thereof to a 270° hinge and extending from that hinge and having a length that is over one-half the length of a crossbar section, (5) locking means for locking said crossbar support bar to one of said two sections at a location spaced from the proximal end of the section whereby said section is supported by said support bar for over one-half the length of said section.