US 7,481,003 B2
Football down chain set
Richard Garza, 11901 NW. 11th St., Pembroke Pines, Fla. 33026 (US)
Filed on Apr. 23, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/788,990.
Prior Publication US 2008/0256811 A1, Oct. 23, 2008
Int. Cl. G01B 11/26 (2006.01); G01C 15/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 33—289 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A football down chain set for monitoring the position of a football, the chain set comprising:
a standard having a pointer attached thereon, said pointer being spaced at a distance from said standard, said pointer gauging a position of the football;
another standard having another pointer attached thereon, said other pointer being spaced at a distance from said other standard, said other pointer gauging a position of the football;
a strap interconnecting said standard and said other standard, said strap being dimensioned for providing a spacing of ten yards between said pointer and said other pointer;
said pointers being constructed to rotate about an axis that is parallel to said strap.