Hockey Net and Rebound Screen

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to the field of hockey nets. More specifically, the present invention relates to an improved hockey mininet and GoalScreen. The mininet is comprised of a mininet structure, a GoalScreen, a puck, a ball, and a simulated ice surface. The GoalScreen can further removably and magnetically attach to the mininet structure via a magnetic frame and is comprised of framed mininet netting that returns a puck or ball to the user once the puck/ball has been shot at the screen. Further, the mininet may be comprised of a removably or fixedly attached simulated ice surface that mimics the feel of real ice. The mininet attaches to the simulated ice surface structure via a magnetic means or other means. The simulated ice surface may be comprised of a plurality of attachable sections to allow for easy transport and storage.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A miniature, ¼ size hockey net comprising:
 a hockey mininet; and 
 a GoalScreen assembly. 
 
     
     
         2 . The hockey mininet and GoalScreen assembly of  claim 1  is sized, not too large and not too small for practicing low shots in that 70% of goals scored in hockey games are low shots. 
     
     
         3 . The hockey mininet and GoalScreen assembly of  claim 1  is a minimalistic design using a minimum number of parts, simple assembly and affording simple maintenance. 
     
     
         4 . The hockey mininet and GoalScreen assembly of  claim 1 , is designed for shooting pucks and hockey balls in a limited or confined space yet providing a vigorous workout. 
     
     
         5 . The hockey mininet of  claim 1  gives the hockey player an actual game time shooting experience using a mini hockey net and hockey pucks and using real hockey skills and effort for the shots. 
     
     
         6 . The hockey mininet and GoalScreen assembly of  claim 1  is of industrial grade design and configuration and its members are repairable or replaceable. 
     
     
         7 . The hockey mininet comprises:
 a metal mininet structure comprised of a top crossbar, a pair of parallel sidebars, a pair of bottom sidebars, a bottom crossbar, a rear support bar and a mininet netting.   
     
     
         8 . The hockey mininet of  claim 7 , wherein the hockey mininet netting is knotless netting. 
     
     
         9 . A mini hockey net of  claim 7  comprising of sand, or other material, filled (loose or solid) structure members to provide mass to keep the MiniNet from moving, on ice or simulated ice, from hard shots. 
     
     
         10 . The GoalScreen assembly is a nylon framed rectangular piece of netting that is attached to the hockey mininet top cross bar and when struck by a hockey puck or smart ball will recoil and toss the hockey puck or smart ball back toward the shooter. 
     
     
         11 . The GoalScreen assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the magnetic or otherly attachment of the GoalScreen assembly removably attaches to the metal hockey mininet structure. 
     
     
         12 . The GoalScreen assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the GoalScreen assembly magnetically attaches to a bottom surface of the top crossbar. 
     
     
         13 . A GoalScreen assembly of  claim 10  that is comprised of a magnetic attachment to fasten to the magnetic frame of the mininet and allows the GoalScreen to swing freely when struck by a puck or ball. 
     
     
         14 . The GoalScreen assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the GoalScreen netting is nylon netting. 
     
     
         15 . The GoalScreen assembly of  claim 10  wherein the netting can be put in tension. 
     
     
         16 . The GoalScreen assembly of  claim 10  wherein the netting mesh is of specific size for best performance. 
     
     
         17 . The GoalScreen assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the bottom of the GoalScreen has an active member lead rope of specific size that enables the GoalScreen to work properly and efficiently. 
     
     
         18 . The GoalScreen assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the hockey puck or smart ball will recoil off the nylon netting and be tossed back towards the user who shot the puck or ball.