US 10,010,173 B1Granted

Dart storage rack

OwnerMike Riccoinventor

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Abstract

A dart storage rack to securely store darts when not in use. The dart storage rack includes a base member adapted to be secured to a wall, such that the base member is formed of four side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall. The top wall contains one or more dart storage holes to accommodate a metal point of a the dart. The bottom wall contains one or more dart storage magnets to allow for a secondary storage of the darts.

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A dart storage rack, comprising:

one or more darts each formed of a barrel having a front end and a rear end, a metal elongated sharp needle-like nose having a first end and second end with the second end of the needle-like nose attached to the front end of the barrel, a shaft connected at a first end to the rear end of the barrel and a flight connected to a second end of the shaft, whereby a length is defined between the front end of the barrel and the second end of the shaft;
a base member formed of a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall, whereby a length is defined between the two side walls and a width is defined between the front and rear walls;
the top wall containing one or more dart storage holes that are each cylindrical in shape and that do not extend completely through the base member, and the bottom wall containing one or more apertures that do not extend completely through the base member, and one or more dart storage magnets each inserted within the one or more apertures;
wherein the base member is adapted to be disposed in both a first position and a second position,
whereby when the base member is disposed in the first position, the rear wall is adapted to be attached to a substantially vertical surface such that the one or more darts are supported by the one or more dart storage holes such that each of the elongated sharp needle-like nose is inserted into a respective dart storage hole and the flight is located above the nose, and the one or more darts are supported by the one or more dart storage magnets such that the metal elongated sharp needle-like nose is attracted to the magnet and the flight is located below the nose, thereby allowing the length of the respective dart to extend perpendicular to the length of the base member;
and
whereby when the base member is disposed in the second position, the top wall is adapted to be attached to the substantially vertical surface such that the barrel of the one or more darts is attracted to the respective magnet, thereby allowing the length of the dart to extend parallel to the width of the base member.

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Abstract

A dart storage rack, comprising:

one or more darts each formed of a barrel having a front end and a rear end, a metal elongated sharp needle-like nose having a first end and second end with the second end of the needle-like nose attached to the front end of the barrel, a shaft connected at a first end to the rear end of the barrel and a flight connected to a second end of the shaft, whereby a length is defined between the front end of the barrel and the second end of the shaft;
a base member formed of a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall, whereby a length is defined between the two side walls and a width is defined between the front and rear walls;
the top wall containing one or more dart storage holes that are each cylindrical in shape and that do not extend completely through the base member, and the bottom wall containing one or more apertures that do not extend completely through the base member, and one or more dart storage magnets each inserted within the one or more apertures;
wherein the base member is adapted to be disposed in both a first position and a second position,
whereby when the base member is disposed in the first position, the rear wall is adapted to be attached to a substantially vertical surface such that the one or more darts are supported by the one or more dart storage holes such that each of the elongated sharp needle-like nose is inserted into a respective dart storage hole and the flight is located above the nose, and the one or more darts are supported by the one or more dart storage magnets such that the metal elongated sharp needle-like nose is attracted to the magnet and the flight is located below the nose, thereby allowing the length of the respective dart to extend perpendicular to the length of the base member;
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whereby when the base member is disposed in the second position, the top wall is adapted to be attached to the substantially vertical surface such that the barrel of the one or more darts is attracted to the respective magnet, thereby allowing the length of the dart to extend parallel to the width of the base member.

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