Patents by Inventor Richard St. Croix

Richard St. Croix 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).

  • Method and apparatus for training goalkeepers
    Patent number: 5688197
    Abstract: An apparatus for training goalkeepers including, in combination, a reel containing a quantity of line and a goal. A reel support member is provided to which the reel is mounted. A reel support line guide is positioned on the reel support. A line anchor is positioned on the reel support. The goal has a first lower corner and a second lower corner. A first lower corner line guide is positioned in the first lower corner. A second lower corner line guide is positioned in the second lower corner. A remote end of the line is fed from the reel through the reel support line guide, the first lower corner line guide, the second lower corner line guide and back to the reel support line guide; with the remote end of the line being secured to the line anchor. The line provides an outline of a shooting zone. The shooting zone is dynamically changeable during training sessions by feeding or retracting the line from the reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Inventors: Peter Hubertbus Peeters, Richard St. Croix