Multisport space for the practice of goal sports and net sports

Abstract

The multisport space includes a plurality of different fields for goal sports and net sports. There is a first square or rectangular area for goal sports delimited by a vertical wall. The first goal sports area has a goal sports field in which the goals are vertical and extend from ground level. There is a goal sports field in which the goals are horizontal and placed at a certain height. The panels of the vertical wall form nets for a plurality of net sports fields arranged on either side of the panels of the vertical wall. Extensions of panels, leading from their respective implantation axes, also form nets for net sports fields.

Claims

1. A multisport complex, comprising: a first vertical wall; a second vertical wall connected to said first vertical wall; a third vertical wall connected to said second vertical wall; a fourth vertical wall connected to said third vertical wall and said first vertical wall so as to form a first square area for at least one of a group consisting of a first vertical pitch for goal sports for which goals are vertical and start from a ground level, and a first horizontal pitch for goal sports for which goals are horizontal and positioned at a height, wherein said second vertical wall is comprised of a second vertical wall section having a second vertical wall section height so as to form a first pitch for net sports for which net sports projectiles pass over said second vertical wall section; a first vertical wall right side section extension connected to said first vertical wall and positioned outside said first square area; and a second vertical wall upper section extension connected to said second vertical wall and positioned outside said first square area, wherein said first vertical wall and said second vertical wall upper section are perpendicular so as to form perpendicular axes of an angle between said first vertical wall and said second vertical wall upper section, and wherein said second vertical wall upper section has a second vertical wall upper section height so as to form a second pitch for net sports along said perpendicular axes of said angle between said first vertical wall and said second vertical wall upper section.

2. The multisport complex, according to claim 1, further comprising: a third vertical wall right side section extension connected to said third vertical wall and positioned outside said first square area, wherein said third vertical wall right side section has a third vertical wall right side section height so as to form a third pitch for net sports along perpendicular axes of an angle between said second vertical wall and said third vertical wall right side section, wherein said first vertical wall right side section extension and said third vertical wall right side section are parallel, and wherein said first vertical wall right side section extension, said second vertical wall, and said third vertical wall right side section form a first additional square area, for a second horizontal pitch for goal sports for which goals are horizontal and positioned at a height.

3. The multisport complex, according to claim 2, wherein said first vertical wall right side section has a first vertical wall right side section height so as to form an additional third pitch for net sports along perpendicular axes of an angle between said second vertical wall and said first vertical wall right side section.

4. The multisport complex, according to claim 3, wherein said first vertical wall right side section height of said first vertical wall right side section is equal to said third vertical wall right side section height of said third vertical wall right side section so as to form said additional third pitch for net sports as identical to said third pitch for net sports.

5. The multisport complex, according to claim 3, wherein said first vertical wall right side section height of said first vertical wall right side section is different from said third vertical wall right side section height of said third vertical wall right side section so as to form said additional third pitch for net sports as different from said third pitch for net sports.

6. The multisport complex, according to claim 2, wherein said first vertical wall has a first vertical wall height, wherein said second vertical wall has a second vertical wall height, wherein said first vertical wall height is different from said second vertical wall height so as to form a fourth pitch for net sports along perpendicular axes of an angle between said first vertical wall and said second vertical wall upper section.

7. The multisport complex, according to claim 1, wherein said first vertical wall is comprised of a rigid bottom wall portion and a flexible top wall portion above said rigid bottom wall portion, and wherein said first vertical wall right side section is comprised of a rigid bottom right side section portion and a flexible top right side section portion above said rigid bottom right side section portion.

8. The multisport complex, according to claim 1, wherein said first vertical wall is comprised of at least two of a group consisting of: a vertical see-through wall, a lattice being comprised of fibers having wires, and a lattice being comprised of cables; and wherein said first vertical wall right side section is comprised of at least two of a group consisting of: a vertical see-through wall, a lattice being comprised of fibers having wires, and a lattice being comprised of cables.

9. The multisport complex, according to claim 1, wherein said first vertical wall right side section extension has a first vertical wall right side section extension length, wherein said second vertical wall upper section extension has a second vertical wall upper section extension length different from said first vertical wall right side section extension length.

10. The multisport complex, according to claim 1, further comprising: a ground surface within said first vertical wall, said second vertical wall, said third vertical wall and said fourth vertical wall, wherein said ground surface is comprised of loose materials.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The invention will be better understood upon reading the following description, given by way of non-limiting and provided with reference to the figures.

(2) FIG. 1: is a plan view of the overall multisport complex comprising a first square goal sports area comprising goal sports pitches enclosed by a vertical wall, the different sections of which have extensions starting from angles of the first area, in the extension of the set-up axes of the sections, as well as net sports pitches set up on either side of the various sections of said wall, and on either side of the various extensions of the sections of the wall, but also of other goal sports areas in addition to the first, set up between the section extensions of each pair of consecutive angles that are mutually parallel.

(3) FIG. 2: shows the different possible use configurations of the multisport complex to which the present invention relates, for four different sports that can be practices, when a single one of said sports is practiced at a time in the multisport complex.

(4) FIG. 3: shows the different possible use configurations of the multisport complex to which the present invention relates, when two different sports are practiced simultaneously in the multisport complex.

(5) FIG. 4: shows the different possible use configurations of the multisport complex to which the present invention relates, when three different sports are practiced simultaneously in the multisport complex.

(6) FIG. 5: shows the different possible use configurations of the multisport complex to which the present invention relates, when four different sports are practiced simultaneously in the multisport complex.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(7) It will immediately be noted that the figures are not to scale.

(8) In a more general manner, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above by way of non-limiting example, but instead covers all modifications within the abilities of a person skilled in the art. Each feature of one embodiment can be implemented alone or in combination with any other feature of any other embodiment, in an advantageous manner.

(9) FIG. 1 shows a multisport complex 20 according to a particular embodiment of the present invention. Said multisport complex 20 consists of a plurality of different pitches for goal sports and net sports. Said complex comprises a first square goal sports area 21 delimited by a vertical wall 22 (a first vertical wall 22A, a second vertical wall 22B connected to the first vertical wall, a third vertical wall 22C connected to the second vertical wall, and a fourth vertical wall 22D connected to the third vertical wall and the first vertical wall), said first goal sports area 21 comprising a pitch 23 for goal sports for which the goals are vertical and start from ground level, and a pitch 24 for goal sports for which the goals are horizontal and positioned at a height. In some embodiments, there is a first square 21 for at least one of a group consisting of a first vertical pitch 23A for goal sports for which goals are vertical and start from a ground level, and a first horizontal pitch 24A for goal sports for which goals are horizontal and positioned at a height.

(10) The sections of the vertical wall 22 surrounding the first goal sports area 21 form nets of a plurality of net sports pitches 25 over which net sports projectiles have to pass, said net sports pitches 25 being arranged on either side of the sections of the vertical wall 22. In FIG. 1 it can be seen that each vertical wall 22 section forms net of two net sports pitches 25. Depending on the horizontal dimensions of the first goal sports area 21 selected and the dimensions of the net sports pitches 25 selected, each vertical wall 22 section can form nets of more than two net sports pitches 25. The second vertical wall 22B can be comprised of a second vertical wall section 22B′ having a second vertical wall section height so as to form a first pitch for net sports 25A for which net sports projectiles pass over the second vertical wall section 22B′.

(11) In the region of the four angles of the first goal sports area 21, the two sections set up according to two perpendicular axes in order to form each angle each comprise a section extension 26, in the extension of the respective set-up axis thereof, said extensions 26 proceeding from said angle towards the outside of the first goal sports area 21. There can be a first vertical wall right side section extension 26A1 connected to the first vertical wall and positioned outside the first square area 21, and a second vertical wall upper section extension 26B1 connected to the second vertical wall and positioned outside the first square area 21.

(12) Each section extension 26 forms a net of at least one net sports pitch 25, over which net sports projectiles must pass, the two net sports pitches 25 thus formed extending along perpendicular axes. Each extension 26 can form a net of more than one net sports pitch 25, for example a net of two or three net sports pitches 25, or more. The first vertical wall 22A and the second vertical wall upper section 26B1 are perpendicular so as to form perpendicular axes of an angle between the first vertical wall 22A and the second vertical wall upper section 2661. The second vertical wall upper section 26B1 has a second vertical wall upper section height so as to form a second pitch for net sports 25B along the perpendicular axes of the angle between the first vertical wall 22A and the second vertical wall upper section 2661.

(13) Furthermore, the nets formed by each vertical wall 22 section or formed by each section extension 26 can each have the upper edge thereof at different heights, with respect to one another, relative to the ground. Thus, depending on the horizontal dimensions of the first playing area 21 selected, the dimensions of the net sports pitches 25 selected, and the heights selected (which may be different) for the nets formed by each vertical wall 22 section and formed by each section extension 26 for each of the net sports pitches 25, it is possible to practice a plurality of different net sports simultaneously, or not, on the multisport complex 20. For example, two, three, four or even five different net sports can be practiced simultaneously, or not, on the multisport complex 20.

(14) For each pair of consecutive angles formed by the sections of the vertical wall 22, the section extensions 26 of the two consecutive angles which are mutually parallel form two opposing limits of an additional square or rectangular goal sports area 27 comprising a pitch 23 for goal sports for which the goals are vertical and start from ground level, and a pitch 24 for goal sports for which the goals are horizontal and positioned at a height. There can be a third vertical wall right side section extension 26C1 connected to the third vertical wall and positioned outside the first square area 21. The third vertical wall right side section 26C1 has a third vertical wall right side section height so as to form a third pitch for net sports 25C1 along perpendicular axes of an angle between the second vertical wall 22B and the third vertical wall right side section 26C1. The first vertical wall right side section extension 26A1 and the third vertical wall right side section 26C1 are parallel. The first vertical wall right side section extension 26A1, the second vertical wall 22B, and the third vertical wall right side section 26C1 form a first additional square 27A for a second horizontal pitch 24B for goal sports for which goals are horizontal and positioned at a height. The first vertical wall right side section 26A1 has a first vertical wall right side section height so as to form an additional third pitch for net sports 25C2 along perpendicular axes of an angle between the second vertical wall 22B and the first vertical wall right side section 26A1.

(15) According to an embodiment, for each wall section, the net or nets formed by the wall section, and the nets formed by the extensions of said wall section, have upper edges at the same height relative to the ground, in order to allow for a plurality of identical net sports pitches 25 to be set up in parallel, in the same axis, and thus for the same sport to be practiced simultaneously on said identical net sports pitches 25. The upper edges of the nets formed by a first wall section of the first goal sports area 21 and of the nets formed by the extensions 26 of said first section are at a height, relative to the ground, that is different from the height, relative to the ground, of the upper edges of the nets formed by a second wall section that is perpendicular to the first section, and the nets formed by the extensions 26 of said second section, said different heights being suitable for the practice of different net sports. Indeed, for each pair of parallel sections and the extensions 26 thereof (which are likewise parallel), the upper edges of the nets formed by said parallel sections, and of the nets formed by the extensions thereof, are at the same height relative to the ground. The first vertical wall right side section height of the first vertical wall right side section 26A1 is equal to the third vertical wall right side section height of the third vertical wall right side section 26C1 so as to form the additional third pitch for net sports 25C2 as identical to the third pitch for net sports 26C1.

(16) Thus, according to this embodiment, a first net sport X (for example volleyball) can be played on the net sports pitches 25 arranged on either side of a first section and the extensions 26 thereof, and also on the net sports pitches 25 arranged on either side of the section in parallel with the first section, and the extensions 26 of said parallel section. A second net sport Y (for example badminton) that is different from the first can be played on the net sports pitches 25 arranged on either side of each of the two other parallel sections and the extensions 26 thereof. The first vertical wall 22A′ has a first vertical wall height, wherein the second vertical wall 22B has a second vertical wall height, wherein the first vertical wall height is different from the second vertical wall height so as to form a fourth pitch for net sports 25D along perpendicular axes of an angle between the first vertical wall 22A and the second vertical wall upper section 2661. The first vertical wall right side section height of the first vertical wall right side section 26A1 is different from the third vertical wall right side section height of the third vertical wall right side section 26C1 so as to form the additional third pitch for net sports 25C2 as different from the third pitch for net sports 26C1. The first vertical wall 22A is comprised of a rigid bottom wall portion and a flexible top wall portion above the rigid bottom wall portion, and the first vertical wall right side section 26A1 is comprised of a rigid bottom right side section portion and a flexible top right side section portion above the rigid bottom right side section portion. The first vertical wall 22A is comprised of at least two of a group consisting of: a vertical see-through wall, a lattice being comprised of fibers having wires, and a lattice being comprised of cables. The first vertical wall right side section 26A1 is comprised of at least two of a group consisting of: a vertical see-through wall, a lattice being comprised of fibers having wires, and a lattice being comprised of cables. The first vertical wall right side section extension 26A1 has a first vertical wall right side section extension length. The second vertical wall upper section extension 26B1 has a second vertical wall upper section extension length different from the first vertical wall right side section extension length. There can be a ground surface within the first vertical wall, the second vertical wall, the third vertical wall and the fourth vertical wall. The ground surface can be comprised of loose materials.

(17) Possible configurations of the multisport complex 20 according to the embodiment above, for four different sports that can be practiced (goal sports having horizontal goals, goal sports having vertical goals, net sport X and net sport Y) are shown in FIG. 2 when a single one of said sports is practiced at a time in the multisport complex, and in FIG. 3 when it is necessary to practice two different sports simultaneously (for example at a school, when two classes wish to play two different sports on the multisport complex), in FIG. 4 when it is necessary to practice three different sports simultaneously, and in FIG. 5 when it is necessary to practice four different sports simultaneously.

(18) The goal sports having horizontal goals can be basketball, the goal 15 sport having vertical goals can be football, net sport X can be volleyball, and net sport Y can be badminton.

(19) It will be noted that, for practicing one single sport at a time (FIG. 2), it is possible to simultaneously use five pitches for goal sports having vertical goals, or to simultaneously use five pitches for goal sports having horizontal goals, or to simultaneously use eight pitch for net sport X or Y.

(20) It will furthermore be noted that, in order to practice two different sports simultaneously (FIG. 3), it is possible to use up to seven pitches simultaneously, depending on the sports selected. The same applies for the practice of three different sports simultaneously (FIG. 4).

(21) In order to practice four different sports simultaneously (FIG. 5), it is possible to use up to six pitches simultaneously, depending on the sports selected.