Portable Fence Device

Abstract

A portable fence device for blocking projectiles, such as stones and other debris. The portable fence device includes a pair of end poles and one or more support poles, wherein the lower end of each pole includes a tripod base so as to support each pole in a vertical position. The legs of the tripod base are pointed so as to allow the tripod base to penetrate the ground. The device further includes a net having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side is retractably secured to the first end pole and the second side is secured to the second end pole. The net is extended by separating the end poles. The net further includes one or more channels in which a support pole is inserted so as to provide support to the length of the net.

I claim: 
     
         1 ) A portable fence device, comprising:
 a first end pole and a second end pole, wherein said first end pole and said second end pole are vertically oriented;   one or more support poles, wherein said one or more support poles are vertically oriented and disposed between said first end pole and said second end pole;   wherein each of said first end pole, said second end pole, and said one or more support poles are removably secured to a tripod base adapted to rest on a horizontal surface;   a net retractably secured to said first end pole and secured to said second end pole;   wherein said net comprises one or more elongated channels, wherein said one or more elongated channels comprise an open lower end and a closed upper end adapted to receive one of said one or more support poles therein;   a retracting mechanism disposed in said first end pole, such that a first side of said net is retractably secured to said first end pole and a second side of said net is secured to said second end pole.   
     
     
         2 ) The portable fence device of  claim 1 , wherein said tripod base comprises a ledge on which pressure can be applied so as to drive said tripod base into said horizontal surface. 
     
     
         3 ) The portable fence device of  claim 1 , wherein said tripod base comprises a plurality of pointed legs adapted to penetrate said horizontal surface. 
     
     
         4 ) The portable fence device of  claim 1 , wherein said tripod base comprises a plurality of legs and a knob disposed on an exterior of said tripod base, wherein said knob is adapted to adjust the position of said plurality of legs. 
     
     
         5 ) The portable fence device of  claim 1 , wherein a lower end of each of said first end pole, said second end pole, and said one or more support poles comprise a threaded channel removably secured to a screw vertically extended from an upper surface of said tripod base. 
     
     
         6 ) The portable fence device of  claim 1 , further comprising a curved section comprising a first curved member, a second curved member, and a top net disposed between said first curved member and said second curved member, wherein said first curved member is removably secured to an upper end of said first end pole and said second curved member is removably secured to said second end pole adapted to create an overhang. 
     
     
         7 ) The portable fence device of  claim 1 , wherein said one or more elongated channels are spaced at fixed intervals. 
     
     
         8 ) The portable fence device of  claim 1 , wherein said retracting mechanism comprises a vertical rod, wherein said vertical rod is anchored between an upper end of said first end pole and a lower end of said first end pole, such that said vertical rod is stationary; a spool, wherein an end of said net is secured to said spool, such that said net can be wrapped around said spool in a stored configuration; a spring comprising a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is operably connected to said spool and said second end is operably connected to said vertical rod so as to provide tension on said spool such that said net is biased in said stored configuration. 
     
     
         9 ) The portable fence device of  claim 8 , wherein said spool further comprises a first bushing and a second bushing, wherein said first bushing is secured to an upper end of said spool and a second bushing is secured to a lower end of said spool, wherein said vertical rod extends through an inner diameter of said first bushing and said second bushing, such that said spool can rotate around said vertical rod.