Patents by Inventor James L. Snider

James L. Snider has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Articulated football goal including sacrificial crossbar
    Patent number: 7252605
    Abstract: An articulated athletic goal can be raised to a high position and/or a low position relative to the game position, for safety and security. The crossbar and uprights are supported on the end of a boom pivoted on a vertical column and powered by a hydraulic actuator, which may be operated remotely. Through either a parallel linkage or a separate hydraulic actuator, the uprights are held in a substantially vertical orientation throughout the pivoting motion. In a preferred embodiment, the boom is mounted on a single pivot and articulation enables the boom to be oriented substantially vertically downward. The boom is provided with a second, smaller, actuator, for releasing the crossbar/upright assembly when it is near the field, completely separating the crossbar/upright assembly from the boom. The sacrificial crossbar/upright assembly may then be removed by spectators without the dangerous and destructive mob action previously associated with after-game celebrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Inventor: James L. Snider
  • Articulated football goal post
    Patent number: 6945885
    Abstract: An articulated football goal post can be raised to a high position and a low position relative to the game position, for safety and security, and to facilitate the attachment of television cameras and the like. The crossbar and uprights are supported on the end of a boom pivoted on a vertical column and powered by a hydraulic jack, which may be operated remotely. Through either a parallel linkage or a separate hydraulic jack, the uprights are held in a substantially vertical orientation throughout the pivoting motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Inventor: James L. Snider
  • Articulated football goal post
    Publication number: 20040166968
    Abstract: An articulated football goal post can be raised to a high position and a low position relative to the game position, for safety and security, and to facilitate the attachment of television cameras and the like. The crossbar and uprights are supported on the end of a boom pivoted on a vertical column and powered by a hydraulic jack, which may be operated remotely. Through either a parallel linkage or a separate hydraulic jack, the uprights are held in a substantially vertical orientation throughout the pivoting motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventor: James L. Snider