Amusement devices – Surface or enclosure for athletic or exhibition event
Patent
1999-01-15
1999-12-21
Nguyen, Kien T.
Amusement devices
Surface or enclosure for athletic or exhibition event
472 94, 256 24, A63C 1900
Patent
active
060042176
ABSTRACT:
A flexible dasher board assembly and system that utilizes four different aspects for providing shock absorbing features in order to absorb any of four different types of forces imparted thereon by players. In a first aspect, the entire dasher board assembly is provided with rotational flexibility such that the entire dasher board assembly will pivot about a point substantially near the bottom of the dasher board and close to the ice. In a second aspect, the entire dasher board system is provided with translational flexibility, such that the entire dasher board assembly can be pushed substantially parallel with and away from the ice. In a third aspect, only the shielding panel is provided with rotational flexibility such that the shielding panel (and its support struts in a supported assembly) will pivot about a point within the dasher board. In a fourth aspect, only the shielding panel is provided with translational flexibility such that only the shielding panel (and its support struts) can be pushed substantially parallel with and away from the ice.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3727888 (1973-04-01), Nickolas
patent: 3844539 (1974-10-01), Abbott
patent: 3883120 (1975-05-01), Tippmann
patent: 4883267 (1989-11-01), Burley
patent: 4905970 (1990-03-01), Holmsten et al.
patent: 5706625 (1998-01-01), Vallance et al.
patent: 5863030 (1999-01-01), Kotler et al.
Irving Bruce W.
Johnston Gary A.
Athletica, Inc.
Nguyen Kien T.
LandOfFree
Flexible dasher board system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Flexible dasher board system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Flexible dasher board system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-500206