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US 3,949,989 AGranted
Bristled dart and spiked board
OwnerJames A. Van Meterinventor
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Abstract
A dart game wherein the dart board includes a large number of sharpened spikes protruding outwardly from the surface of the dart board, a dart to be thrown upon the board, the head of the dart comprising a bundle of tightly packed bristles, mounted within an open ended tube, the dart to be propelled through the air with the dart adhering to the dart board by one or more of the spikes penetrating the bristles causing the dart to adhere to the board.
Claims3
A dart game comprising:
- a dart board, said dart board having a scoring surface thereon, a plurality of spikes secured to said board and protruding above said scoring surface, said spikes arranged in an evenly spaced apart manner totally across said scoring surface;
- a dart adapted to be thrown through the air and to be impaled upon one or more of said spikes, the forward end of said dart including a penetrable material, said penetrable material comprising a bundle of tightly packed bristles, whereby one or more of said spikes are to penetrate said penetrable material and rigidly support said dart with respect to said board;
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- said dart including a removable casing, said bundle of bristles being contained within said casing, whereby said casing may be removed to replace said bundle of bristles.
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