Undertaking
Patent
1983-06-20
1985-02-05
Bagwill, Robert
Undertaking
52 6, 62235, 256 24, 273 1B, A63C 1906, E04H 1716
Patent
active
044974833
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a device which makes it possible to rapidly and conveniently divide a regular ice-hockey rink into at least two smaller enclosed rink parts, at least one of which has essentially the same shape as the regular rink, i.e. having curved and symmetric corners.
A big problem in connection with ice-hockey training and matches for children and youngsters is that the regular ice-hockey rink is too big, so that the children/youngsters are unable to make use of the entire field. Another--and related--problem is that comparatively few children/youngsters can practice or play on the big rink simultaneously. Thus, the rink is poorly utilized, which is disadvantageous to the activities for young players. An efficient utilization of the rink is desirable, not the least because of the costs for renting the rink, which are often high.
It is an object of the invention to solve i.a. these and related problems, and to this end there is according to the invention provided a device for dividing, or partitioning, a regular ice-hockey rink into smaller, enclosed areas, which device has been given the characteristic features, which are indicated in the appended claims and will be explained further below.
The invention will be explained in more detail in the following description with reference to the enclosed drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic top plan view of a conventional ice-hockey rink, which has been divided into three separate training sections by means of two supplemental sideboards according to the invention,
FIG. 2 is a more detailed top plan view of a first embodiment of a mounted supplemental sideboard according to the invention,
FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 and showing an alternative embodiment of the mounted supplemental sideboard according to the invention,
FIGS. 4a and 4b schematically show a first embodiment of a straight sideboard element according to the invention shown in side elevational view and end view respectively,
FIGS. 5a and 5b show an alternative embodiment of a straight sideboard element according to the invention in longitudinal section and cross-section respectively,
FIG. 6 is a schematic top plan view of one embodiment of a curved sideboard element according to the invention,
FIG. 7 is a schematic detail view showing one embodiment of guide means for interconnecting two adjacent sideboard elements, and
FIG. 8 is a schematic detail view which in enlarged scale shows a preferred embodiment.
FIG. 1 schematically shows a conventional ice-hockey rink having a stationary sideboard 1, a mid-circle 2, blue lines 3, goal areas 4, etc. According to the invention this full-scale rink has been divided into three transversely extending smaller "rinks" or sectors 5, 6 and 7 by means of two mountable supplemental sideboards 8 and 9. Each such supplemental sideboard consists of a plurality of interconnected straight sideboard elements and curved sideboard elements. The straight sideboard elements are at a suitable distance from the end of the stationary sideboard 1, e.g. essentially at the respective blue line 3, the curved sideboard elements interconnecting between the outermost of the straight sideboard elements and the stationary sideboard 1. The curvature of the interconnected curved sideboard elements correspond to the curvature of the corners of the stationary sideboard 1. In the case shown in FIG. 1 there are thus formed two fully fenced-in or enclosed "mini hockey rinks" 5 and 7, essentially corresponding to the rink 1, but of smaller dimensions, and therebetween also the sector 6, which is also fenced-in by the sideboards 8, 9.
Because of this division the ice-hockey rink 1 can be utilized optimally, e.g. as illustrated by the sketchings in FIG. 1. In this case the mini ice-hockey fields 5 and 7 are used for game training with two goals, whereas the mid-sector 6 is used for technique training, but this sector can, of course, also be used for other skating activities. Of course, it is also within the invention possible to use only one of the supplemental sideboa
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Bagwill Robert
Kramer Arnold W.
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