ENERGY ABSORBING SPORTS BOARD ASSEMBLY

摘要

An energy absorbing sports board assembly that is not fixed to the floor of the arena but is allowed to move relative to the arena floor. The system utilizes vertical and horizontal tension to return the structure to its origins! position after deflection, from impact from within the playing surface of the sports arena. The bottom portion, which is covered with a dasher board..- rotates relative to the transparent material making up the top portion (glass). Because the sports board system Is not attached to the floor of the arena, hockey players sliding along the ice during a hockey game are protected from: concussion and paralyzing Injuries to a greater extent than current systems which are fixed to the arena floor. The flexible connection between panels allows one or more panels to slide outward from the playing surface on impact.