not precisely horizontal but comprises two halves each sloping slightly downwardly from an outermost vertical post to a central vertical post it may be coloured and dimensioned to represent the tape of a tennis net secured to the posts 10 are a set of rigid mesh panels 18 each of which is of substantially the same height as the posts and has a width equal to the spacing between the posts each of the mesh panels is secured to two of the posts as will be described in more detail below so that they form a substantially continuous flat mesh surface fig2 is a rear view of a central section of the frame of fig1 showing how the upper and lower transverse members 15 and 16 comprise individual sections secured between the upright posts by a bolt 24 secured through downwardly turned flanges 25 or other suitable fixing means a mesh panel 18 only the uppermost section of which is shown extends between adjacent upright posts 10 a and 10 b and has its vertical edges 26 28 bent backwards and secured to side surfaces of respective posts the side edge 26 is secured to a side surface 27 of post 10 a which faces away from post.