US 4,066,262 AGranted

Game target for projectiles

OwnerArthur A. Stiefelinventor

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Abstract

In a free standing target apparatus for playing cards, or other aerial projectiles, a bowl-shaped target is disposed above a backdrop of continuous sheeting material. The sheeting material slopes downwardly and converges at a receptacle located below the target. The slope of the sheeting material is steep enough to cause playing cards landing on the backdrop to slide downwardly into a stack in the receptacle. A notch is formed in the base of the receptacle, so that the stack of playing cards can be easily gripped by the player for removal. The front surface of the backdrop extends vertically to the floor to prevent misplayed cards from sliding beneath the target apparatus, and to prevent air currents from altering the trajectories of the cards. The frame of the apparatus is comprised of a plurality of straight tubing segments held together by molded sleeves. The frame can thus be easily disassembled for storage or shipment.

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Dependent claims

A game apparatus for receiving tossed playing cards, comprising:

a backdrop;
a quadrilateral collection receptacle having a mouth for collecting and stacking playing cards landing on said backdrop, said backdrop having a first aperture located at a lower, forward end portion thereof, said backdrop being downwardly sloped with the first aperture thereof being configured to and contiguous with said mouth of said receptacle;
said collection receptacle having an access opening at a front surface thereof, the access opening having a width corresponding to the width of a playing card;
a target for playing cards, said target being located above said receptacle and in proximity to said backdrop, an upper end of said backdrop extending above said target;
the slope of said backdrop being steep enough to overcome frictional resistance between said playing cards and said backdrop;
whereby playing cards passing above said target land on said backdrop and slide downwardly to be guided by said backdrop into said collection receptacle for removal as a stack through the access opening at the forward end portion of said backdrop.

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