Dart game apparatus
AssigneeArachnid, Inc.
InventorSamuel N. Zammuto
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Abstract
A dart game apparatus adapted for play in combination with darts is provided for. The dart game apparatus comprises a backstop. The backstop includes a vertical surface adapted to intercept errant darts. The dart game also includes a rotatable target assembly. The target assembly has a hub rotatably mounted to the backstop forward of the vertical surface, one or more arms radiating outward from the hub, and a dart board mounted on each of the arms. The dart boards include a plurality of target segments adapted to capture darts striking the target segments.
Claims20
A dart game apparatus adapted for play in combination with darts, the dart game apparatus comprising:
- a backstop, the backstop including a frame having a foot and a vertical portion upstanding from the foot;
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- a web mounted on the frame vertical portion, the web providing a backstop vertical surface adapted to intercept errant darts;
- and
- a target assembly, the target assembly including
- a hub rotatably mounted to the backstop forward of the vertical surface;
- one or more arms radiating outward from the hub;
- and
- a dart board mounted on each of the arms;
- the dart board or dart boards including a plurality of target segments, the target segments being adapted to capture darts striking the target segments.
A dart game apparatus adapted for play in combination with darts, the dart game apparatus comprising:
- a backstop, the backstop including a frame having a foot and a vertical portion upstanding from the foot;
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- a web mounted on the frame vertical portion, the web providing a backstop vertical surface adapted to intercept errant darts;
- and
- a target assembly, the target assembly including
- a hub rotatably mounted to the backstop forward of the vertical surface;
- one or more arms radiating outward from the hub;
- and a dart board mounted on each of the arms;
- the dart board or dart boards including a plurality of radially extending ribs and concentric circular ribs dividing the dart board or dart boards into a plurality of target segments, each target segment containing a large number of closely spaced holes corresponding substantially to the cross-sectional dimension of the tip of a dart.
A dart game apparatus adapted for play in combination with soft-tipped darts, the dart game apparatus comprising:
- a backstop, the backstop including
- a frame having a foot and a vertical portion upstanding from the foot;
- a base having upstanding side walls and an upstanding front wall extending between the side walls forward of the frame vertical portion;
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- a web having an upper portion, the web upper portion being mounted on the frame vertical portion and providing a backstop vertical surface adapted to deflect errant darts, and a lower portion, the web lower portion extending between the front and sidewalls of the base and being recessed relative to the upper edges thereof, the web lower portion and base defining a dart well;
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- a target assembly including
- a hub rotatably mounted to the backstop forward of the vertical surface;
- one or more arms radiating outward from the hub;
- and
- a dart board mounted on each of the arms;
- the dart board or dart boards including a plurality of radially extending ribs and concentric circular ribs dividing a dart board or dart boards into a plurality of target segments, each target segment containing a large number of closely spaced holes corresponding substantially to the cross-sectional dimension of the tip of a dart.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.