Foldable net shield for a garage door

摘要

A foldable net shield for an entire garage door including a single rebound net connected to a frame by sleeves and spaced apart poles pivotably conjoined at forwardly and rearwardly foldable hinge assemblies on each of an upper and a lower portion of the frame. A foldable leg assembly is disposed on the lower portion of the frame proximal at least at each of a right and a left side of the frame. A brace on a rear end of the frame at least at a pair of the rearward hinge assemblies and each foldable leg assembly brace the frame against the garage door and provide space between the respective hinge and leg assembly and the garage door to prevent damage to the garage door upon impact of an object, such as a basket ball, with the rebound net. A joint is disposed on each pole.

主权项

1. A foldable net shield for a garage door comprising:
a continuous foldable frame having a top portion, a bottom portion opposite the top portion in a position parallel to the top portion, a front end, a rear end, a right end, a left end, wherein the frame has a fully extended condition and an alternate folded condition; a single rebound net disposed across the entire frame; a plurality of spaced apart poles continuously disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion of the frame in a position perpendicular to the top and bottom portions; a plurality of hinge assemblies comprising a plurality of forward hinge assemblies and a plurality of rearward hinge assemblies, one of the hinge assemblies disposed on the frame at each of the top and bottom ends of each pole, wherein the forward hinge assemblies and the rearward hinge assemblies are alternatingly disposed on the poles, wherein the frame is foldable forwardly at each forward hinge assembly, wherein the frame is foldable rearwardly at each rearward hinge assembly; at least one pair of foldable leg assemblies, wherein one leg assembly is disposed on the frame bottom portion proximal each of the left and right ends; a plurality of braces, one of the braces being disposed on the rear end of the frame at least at a pair of the rearward hinge assemblies and on each foldable leg assembly in a position perpendicular to the frame, each brace having an external end; and a non-slip foot disposed on the external end of each brace and the distal end of each of a leg of the foldable leg assemblies; wherein the rebound net in the extended condition has a height and a width substantially equal to a height and a width of a garage door.