Seamless plastic shielding dasher board system

Abstract

A seamless plastic shielding dasher board system includes at least two lower dasher boards each with a top sill having a plastic shield trough or channel therein for receipt and support of the plastic shield. A clear plastic shield a panel fits into the trough of each board. A clear, plastic, H-shaped shield panel support with open opposing support channels loosely receives the side edges of adjacent shield panels to permit linear and non-linear alignment of adjacent dasher boards and plastic shield panels. The shield supports have inwardly opposing lip projections at their open edges of the support channels to support the side edges of the shielding panels in vertical alignment.

1 . A seamless plastic shielding dasher board system comprising:
 a) at least two lower dasher boards each with a top sill having a plastic shield trough therein for receipt and support of the shield;   b) a clear plastic shield panel in each trough of each board with vertical side edges.   c) a clear plastic, flat, H-shaped shield panel support with open opposing support channels for loosely receiving side edges of adjacent shield panels to permit linear and nonlinear alignment of adjacent; and   d) inwardly opposing lip projections at open edges of the support channels to support the side edges of the shielding panels in vertical alignment.   
     
     
         2 . The dasher board system of  claim 1 , wherein the clear plastic H-shaped shield panel support extends from the sill to the top of the plastic shield panel. 
     
     
         3 . The dasher board system of  claim 1 , wherein the shield panel support is unattached to the lower dasher board and shield panels for sliding on or off of the shield panels from above. 
     
     
         4 . The dasher board system of  claim 1 , wherein the shield panel support has a clear plastic vertical support spine between opposing channels. 
     
     
         5 . The dasher board system of  claim 4 , further comprising a bracket u-shaped in cross section securable to a top portion of the spine to support the shield panels to the shield panel support. 
     
     
         6 . The dasher board system of  claim 5 , wherein the bracket is securable with a bolt or a screw. 
     
     
         7 . A seamless plastic shielding dasher board system comprising:
 a) at least two lower dasher boards each with a top sill having a plastic shield trough therein for receipt and support of the shield;   b) a clear plastic shield panel in each trough of each board with vertical side edges.   c) a clear plastic, flat, H-shaped shield panel support extending from the sill to the top of the plastic shield panel unattached to the lower dasher boards with open opposing support channels for loosely receiving side edges of adjacent shield panels to permit linear and nonlinear alignment of adjacent panels; and   d) inwardly opposing lip projections at open edges of the support channels to support the side edges of the shielding panels in vertical alignment.   
     
     
         8 . The dasher board system of  claim 7 , wherein the shield panel support has a clear plastic vertical support spine between opposing channels. 
     
     
         9 . The dasher board system of  claim 8 , further comprising a bracket u-shaped in cross section securable to a top portion of the spine to support the shield panels to the shield panel support. 
     
     
         10 . The dasher board system of  claim 9 , wherein the bracket is securable with a bolt or a screw. 
     
     
         11 . A seamless plastic shielding dasher board system comprising:
 a) at least two lower dasher boards each with a top sill having a plastic shield trough therein for receipt and support of the shield;   b) a clear plastic shield panel in each trough of each board with vertical side edges.   c) a clear plastic, flat, H-shaped shield panel support extending from the sill to the top of the plastic shield panel unattached to the lower dasher boards with open opposing support channels for loosely receiving side edges of adjacent shield panels to permit linear and nonlinear alignment of adjacent panels and a clear plastic vertical support spine between the opposing channels; and   d) inwardly opposing lip projections at open edges of the support channels to support the side edges of the shielding panels in vertical alignment.   
     
     
         12 . The dasher board system of  claim 11 , further comprising a bracket u-shaped in cross section securable to a top portion of the spine to support the shield panels to the shield panel support. 
     
     
         13 . The dasher board system of  claim 12 , wherein the bracket is securable with a bolt or a screw.