Goods & Services

Sports equipment, namely, Racquet and Paddle ball equipment and equipment sold as a unit for playing a court-type game, namely, paddles, balls and court equipment, namely, baskets, nets and posts

Abstract

A tennis net anchoring device and method securely anchors a tennis net center strap to a recessed anchor post on a tennis court surface. The anchoring device comprises a longitudinal, double-sided, unitary body supporting a net-retention member and a ground-retention member. A top portion of the unitary body includes two arcuate T-shaped, net-retention members that retain the tennis net through grommet holes in the net. The net-retention members extend downwardly from the upper end of the middle portion to define an arcuate net-support surface. A lower portion of the unitary body includes two off-set, J-shaped ground-retention members, opposite the net-retention members. The ground-retention members have a ground-retention surface that forms an anchor post insertion channel. The insertion channel enables insertion of an anchor post recessed beneath the court surface. The ground-retention members have free ground ends that enable maneuvering of the anchor post within the anchor post insertion channel.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 61/00 - Tennis nets or accessories for tennis or like games
• A63B 61/02 - PostsRevolvably-mounted posts
• A63B 102/02 - Tennis
• A63B 61/04 - Straining or adjusting devices for nets