Lining system

Abstract

A lining system providing means of establishing visual demarcation lines for sports or other uses such as being played or other use to be used as demarcations for such things as base lines, foul lines, mid-field, goal boxes, penalty boxes, goal lines, yardage markers, parking spaces and other demarcations for playing fields or courts for sports such as baseball, softball, kickball, badminton, volleyball, bocce, croquet, football, flag football, flickerball, soccer, rugby, field hockey, ultimate frisbee, lacrosse or temporary parking lots. The preferred embodiment of the invention consists of a thin woven polymer-based material or film that is positioned where appropriate on the ground or floor. The polymer-based material is not adversely affected by moisture or sunlight making it suitable for outdoor use and is woven for added strength and durability. The material is of adequate width to be easily viewable, typically 1 inch to 4 inches, and comes on a roll or a reel for easy transportation and storage. A more permanent installation is for users that intend on leaving the material in place indefinitely in a semi-permanent installation. Either desired embodiment can be used to make lines and line segments to mark demarcation elements such as sidelines, goal lines, penalty boxes, yard markers, parking spaces or other elements desired by the user.

1 . A field or floor or ground demarcation apparatus for quickly and easily providing a visual reference to denote established and preferred areas for such things base lines, foul lines, mid-field, goal boxes, penalty boxes, goal lines, yardage markers, parking spaces and other demarcations for playing fields or courts for sports such as baseball, softball, kickball, badminton, volleyball, bocce, croquet, football, flag football, flickerball, soccer, rugby, field hockey, ultimate frisbee, lacrosse or automobile parking lots with said demarcations being appropriate for the given use, the apparatus comprising: 
 a. A thin, woven polymer-based material or film that is positioned where appropriate on the ground or floor. The material is of adequate width to be easily viewable, typically 1 inch to 4 inches, and comes on a roll or a reel for easy transportation and storage.    b. additional demarcation elements attached to said material with particular and purposeful placement at predetermined points and distances to denote appropriate defining elements such as bases, goals, goal lines, mid-field, yardage markers, parking spaces or other appropriate and desired points for the given use.    
   
   
       2 . A ground or floor demarcation apparatus as in  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a. means for attaching or anchoring said demarcation element to the floor or ground;    b. said means for attaching or anchoring said demarcation element to the floor or ground allowing said demarcation element to lay restingly on the floor or ground for temporary purposes such as a single practice or competition of a field sport, said demarcation apparatus being able to be retrieved and stored for subsequent uses.    c. said means for attaching or anchoring said demarcation element to the floor or ground allowing said demarcation element to lay restingly on the floor or ground for semi-permanent purposes such as a football practice field, a marching band practice field, or an automobile parking lot, said demarcation apparatus being left in place for extended periods or until it is no longer required.    
   
   
       3 . A method for fabricating a field demarcation apparatus for marking the floor or ground having two opposing ends for the creation of a single line or line segment. 
 a. said lines or line segments having demarcations denoting desired points for such things as parking spaces, base lines, foul lines, mid-field, goal boxes, penalty boxes, goal lines, yardage markers and other demarcations for playing fields or courts for sports such as baseball, softball, kickball, badminton, volleyball, bocce, croquet, football, flag football, flickerball, soccer, rugby, field hockey, ultimate frisbee and lacrosse.