Card – picture – or sign exhibiting – Signs – Stretched or tensioned
Reexamination Certificate
2003-02-20
2004-02-10
Hoge, Gary (Department: 3611)
Card, picture, or sign exhibiting
Signs
Stretched or tensioned
C040S584000, C040S606030
Reexamination Certificate
active
06688026
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to advertising at sporting events. More particularly, the invention relates to a sporting spectator safety net having provision made thereon for the display of advertising content with little or no interference with the view onto a sporting field from the spectator seating area.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
As depicted in
FIG. 1
, protective netting
10
is commonly utilized at sporting venues
16
for protecting spectators
21
from sporting objects thrown or kicked from an athletic field
22
. As shown in the figure, such a protective net
10
is typically suspended by a plurality of cables
19
from the ceiling
18
of an enclosed stadium
17
or, in the alternative, stretched between a plurality of frame structures (not shown) provided for this specific purpose. In any case, the protective net
10
generally comprises a fairly wide mesh
11
such that the spectators
21
in the stadium
17
retain a substantially unobstructed view of the goal
20
or other areas of the field
22
upon which may occur the sporting action.
Additionally, although the width of the mesh
11
will vary according to whether the protective net
10
is designed to prevent passage of small objects, such as hockey pucks, or large objects, such as footballs, it is known that forming the mesh
11
from black colored material allows the spectators
21
a substantially clear view of the field
22
even in the case of relatively fine dimension mesh
11
.
While much attention has been given to the protection of spectators
21
at a sporting venue
16
through the provision of safety nets
10
, Applicant knows of no efforts directed toward utilizing such safety provisions for the generation of team or sponsor revenues. In particular, Applicant has discovered that the protective nets
10
typically found at various sporting venues
16
generally represent a missed opportunity for the conveyance of advertising messages and/or promotional communications. It is therefore an overriding object of the present invention to improve over the prior art by adapting the otherwise typical protective nets
10
such that commercial speech may be incorporated into the protective net
10
with little or no detriment to the spectator's ability to clearly view the athletic field
22
. Additionally, it is an object of the present invention to provide such an improvement that is economical to implement and easily modified between various sporting events.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the foregoing objects, the present invention - a mesh spectator safety netting with provision for advertising at a sporting event - generally comprises a protective net provided with an applique for the conveyance of a commercial message. In order that the spectators at a sporting venue may be presented with a marketing communication without obstruction of their view of the athletic field, the applique of the present invention generally comprises a mesh of only slightly less dimension than has the mesh of the protective net. Reflective borders may be added about the applique and or colored fibers may be used in forming the mesh in order to enhance the ability to view the advertising message from the spectator stands.
Finally, many other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the relevant arts, especially in light of the foregoing discussions and the following drawings, exemplary detailed description and appended claims.
REFERENCES:
patent: 507952 (1893-10-01), White
patent: 3964197 (1976-06-01), Tucker et al.
patent: 20104149 (2002-09-01), None
Colton, Inc. Wayne J.
Hoge Gary
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