Appeal No. 2004-0050
Application No. 09/692,641
section slidably connected to the lower post section for telescoping movement of the
upper post section relative to the lower post section along a post axis between a raised
position and a lowered position;
providing a net and cable assembly comprising a net and a net-supporting
cable, the net having an upper edge margin and a cable-receiving sleeve at its upper
edge margin, the upper edge margin having first and second ends and a mid-point
midway between the first and second ends, the net-supporting cable extending through
the cable-receiving sleeve of the net;
operatively connecting the net-supporting cable to the upper post sections of
the first and second net standards in a manner so that the net is between the first and
second net standards and extends downward from the net-supporting cable;
tensioning the net-supporting cable to a net-supporting tension which is
sufficiently great that the elevation of the first and second ends of the net’s upper
edge margin does not exceed the elevation of the mid-point of the net’s upper edge
margin by more than approximately 3/4" (2 cm) when the first and second ends of the
net’s upper edge margin are at approximately the same elevation; and
moving the upper post sections of the first and second net standards between
their raised and lowered positions without reducing the tension of the cable below the
net-supporting tension.
10. A method of adjusting the height of a volleyball net comprising:
securing first and second net standards to a support surface, such as a floor, in
a manner so that the net standards extend up from the support surface in a generally
upright position, each net standard comprising a lower post section, an upper post
section slidably connected to the lower post section for telescoping movement of the
upper post section relative to the lower post section along a post axis between a raised
position and a lowered position, and a drive mechanism operable to move the upper
post section between its raised and lowered positions;
providing a net and cable assembly comprising a net and a net-supporting
cable, the net having an upper edge margin and a cable-receiving sleeve at its upper
edge margin, the upper edge margin having first and second ends and a mid-point
midway between the first and second ends, the net-supporting cable extending through
the cable-receiving sleeve of the net;
operatively connecting the net-supporting cable to the upper post sections of
the first and second net standards in a manner so that the net is between the first and
second net standards and extends downward from the net-supporting cable;
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