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A net fixing device for goalposts and other structures used in games and comprising a male member and a cooperating female member, one member being for permanent fixing to the goalpost and the other being for fixing to the net. Preferably, the female member is for fixing to the goalpost and the male

A net fixing device for goalposts and other structures used in games and comprising a male member and a cooperating female member, one member being for permanent fixing to the goalpost and the other being for fixing to the net. Preferably, the female member is for fixing to the goalpost and the male member is for fixing to the net. The male member and the female member are interengagable to form a ball and socket joint. The female member may comprise a base plate which mounts a body member incorporating a socket, and having an open elongated slot in the body member projecting inwardly of a mouth of the socket. The male member may comprise a shank for engaging the slot and terminating in a bulbous head for engagement of the socket and in which the shank includes attachment means for a net.

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[ What is claimed is:] [18.] A net fixing device for goalposts and other structures used in games comprising:a male member and a cooperating female member, one member for permanent fixing to the goalpost and the other for fixing to the net;wherein the female member comprises a base plate mounted to

[ What is claimed is:] [18.] A net fixing device for goalposts and other structures used in games comprising:a male member and a cooperating female member, one member for permanent fixing to the goalpost and the other for fixing to the net;wherein the female member comprises a base plate mounted to a body member, the body member incorporating a socket with a spherical concave inner surface, the female member having an open elongate slot in the body member projecting inwardly of a mouth of the socket and extending to the inner surface, the male member comprising a shank for engaging the slot of the female member and terminating in a bulbous head having a spherical convex outer surface for engagement of the inner surface of the socket, the shank including attachment means for engagement with a net;wherein a flange is provided on the shank in a spaced-apart relationship from the head, said flange being of greater width than the slot, a portion of the shank between the head and the flange being engagable with the slot;wherein the shank of the male member is adapted to produce an interference fit with the slot of the female member;wherein the attachment means is releasable;wherein the attachment means used to connect the shank to the net is a length of cord extending outwardly from the shank;wherein the attachment means is lockable on the net; andwherein the attachment means used to connect the shank to the net is a flexible strap incorporating strap locking means, the strap locking means comprises a buckle mounted at an inner end of the shank, the buckle having an eye for through passage of a free end of the strap, a strap retaining lug mounted within the eye for engagement with complementary teeth on the strap when the strap is drawn through the eye of the buckle, net gripping means on the strap, the net gripping means comprising grip projections on the strap which are engagable with the net when the strap is mounted on the net, and finger grip means formed on the shank and comprising a plurality of upstanding ribs on the shank.