Charlottesville Squash

Plans for Platform

12/22/2012 by grant | 4 Comments

Here’s what we found in the way of plans for the new platform tennis court. We’ll be putting the CSB’s resident contractor right on it–as soon as he finished building one of our other wildest dreams, the outdoor squash court.

 

Just the right size for any backyard!

I love the specificity and precision in the language of patents. According to this one, belonging to George E. Olson, “The deck of a paddle tennis court includes a plurality of extruded aluminum members each having a horizontal playing surface and a pair of base legs each having a foot section with an outwardly facing wedge-shaped edge. The upper deck section is attached to the I beam superstructure underneath by a plurality of clamps. A double clamp is employed from above to bridge the foot portions of the upper deck sections. The double clamps are connected by a threaded bolt and nut combination to single clamps which are attachable to the wedge-shaped edges of the transverse underlying I beams. The construction of the double clamps is such that the upper deck sections are separated from each other by a predetermined gap suffficient to allow acces to the space between the deck plates. Each court also includes a spring-loaded sidewall and a diagonal external support which is connected to one of the extended underlying I beams.” And so on.

But you get the picture, right?

  • Taylorbowen

    I play “paddle” (as platform tennis is commomly known) and served on the Board of the American Platform Tennis Association http://www.pltformtennis.org. Squash players should love paddle, as they will be familiar with the angles and geometry of the ball coming off the screens. It is a very fun game, ideally played in cold weather, almost always as doubles, and usually with beer courtside. Farmington and Glenmore have 5 courts total. Want to play? Let me know. Taylor Bowen

    • Grant Austin White

      Taylor,

      Grant here. Thanks for the reply. I’ve played a couple times and would love to get out there with you sometime. Shoot me an email or give me a call if you need a fourth (or sixth or eighth)…

  • Jaffray

    ACAC ShortPump has 2 brand-new paddle courts on their roof, pretty commanding views, with a bar up there as well. Opened this past Monday. (2 International singles courts and 1 North American doubles court as well).

    • http://www.charlottesvillesquash.com grant

      That sounds awesome, Jaffray. I will need to look into inviting myself over to the new facility. Have you played the paddle much?