# US 5,702,102 A · Score board for dart game

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- Number: US 5,702,102 A
- Document ID: US5702102A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/510,200
- Filed: 1995-08-02
- Granted: 1997-12-30
- Earliest claimed: 1995-08-02
- Inventors: Philip R. Ballard
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5702102A

## CPC

- G09F 11/23: the advertising or display material forming part of rotating members, e.g. in the form of perforations, prints, or transparencies on a drum or disc
- Y10S 273/26: Point counters and score indicators
- G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

A dart score board has tokens moveable along tracks, each track corresponding to a region of a dart board. The score board also has point-score-keeping elements, such as sets of thumbwheels. Players record the progress (status) of a dart game by moving the tokens along the tracks and by advancing the point-score-keeping elements.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A score board for dart games utilizing a dart board having a plurality of predetermined regions thereon, the score hoard comprising:
(a) housing having a back and a pair of outer counterfacing sides disposed vertically the outer counterfacing sides extending outwardly from the back and defining therebetween a hollow space;
(b) a partition region disposed vertically between each of the counterfacing sides and defining, thereby, within the hollow space a pair of vertically oriented channels, each having one of the counterfacing sides as an outer wall;
(c) plurality of substantially horizontally oriented rods located between each of the counterfacing sides and the partition region, the rods being seated within each of channels;
(d) indicia markings located respectively adjacent each of the rods, the indicia markings being indicative of each of the predetermined regions;
(e) a plurality of tokens located on each of the rods, the tokens being moveable between a position adjacent to one of the counterfacing walls, and a position adjacent the partition region to thereby, indicate a status of the predetermined region, each of the tokens being at least completely disposed within the channel with the counterfacing side extending outwardly from the back beyond the tokens; and
(f) a pair of adjustable point-score-keeping elements each located with respect to each of the channels, wherein each of the point-scored-keeping elements is located below a respective of the channels on a portion of the housing within the counterfacing sides, each of the point score keeping elements including a moveable indicia assembly thereon, constructed and arranged to be adjustable to set a predetermined score thereon.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The score board defined in claim 1, wherein the partition is a raised surface that extends outwardly from the back and is disposed vertically at a location between each of the counterfacing sides.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The score board defined in claim 2, wherein each of the close-out tokens is substantially spherical and is retained on each of the rods.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The score board defined in claim 1, wherein the rods extend between each of the counterfacing sides, and wherein the partition comprises a plurality of bosses each respectively located on each of the rods at respective locations thereon between each of the counterfacing sides.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The score board as defined in claim 1 wherein each of the close-out tokens is substantially spherical and is retained on each of the rods.