Device for maintaining projectile-type game dart

A dart tool for maintaining projectile-type darts, the darts each having a head portion having two ends, a tip portion threadedly attached to one end of the head portion, and a shaft portion threadedly attached to the other end of the head portion, the shaft having flight stabilizing devices supported thereon, which comprises:

• a) housing;
• b) flight straightener attached to said housing, said flight straightener comprising a top member and a bottom member, said members having respectively opposed flat surfaces and peripheral edges and being movable toward each other by a user while a dart flight is positioned between said top and bottom members, whereby relative sliding motion between said top and bottom members and the dart flight causes sliding engagement between said flat surfaces and the dart flight such that the surfaces of the flight are smoothed and/or material scraped therefrom;
• c) an insert positioned within said housing;
• d) at least a first wrench device defined by said insert for threadedly removing a wrench-type tip portion from the head portion, said first wrench-type device comprising a first generally circular aperture which includes at least two spaced parallel surfaces for face-to-face relation with correspondingly positioned parallel surfaces on a dart tip when the dart tip is inserted into said first wrench device;
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• e) at least a second star-type wrench device defined by said insert for threadedly removing a star-type tip portion from the head portion, wherein said star-type wrench device comprises a second generally circular aperture in said insert, and a plurality of extensions extending generally radially inwardly from an inner peripheral surface of said second aperture, said extensions being dimensioned and positioned for entry into correspondingly dimensioned and positioned apertures in a tip portion of a dart, such that when the dart tip portion is inserted into said star-type wrench device, said extensions enter the apertures in the dart tip portion so as to be rotationally engaged for threaded removal of the dart tip from the dart head.

A dart tool for maintaining projectile-type darts, the darts each having a head portion, a tip portion threadedly attached to a first end of the head portion, and a shaft portion threadedly attached to the second end of the head portion, the shaft portion having flight stablilizing devices supported thereon to form a flight, which comprises:

• a) a generally cylindrical shaped housing;
• b) flight straightener attached to said housing, said flight straightener comprising a top member and a bottom member having opposed flat surfaces and respective opposed peripheral edge and being movable toward and away from each other by a user while a dart flight is positioned between said opposed flat surfaces of said top member and said bottom member, whereby relative sliding motion between said top and bottom members and the dart flight causes sliding engagement between said opposed surfaces and the surfaces of the flight whereby the surfaces of the flight are smoothed and/or material scraped therefrom;
• c) a first wrench-type device for threadedly removing a wrench-type tip portion of a dart from the head portion;
• d) a second star-type wrench device for threadedly removing a star-type tip portion of a dart from the head portion;
• e) a dart shaft removal device structured to tighten or loosen a dart shaft threadedly attached to the head portion and to remove broken portions of a dart shaft or dart tip threadedly attached to the dart head;
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• f) an abrasive tip portion sharpener secured in said housing.

A dart tool for maintaining projectile-type darts, each having a head portion having two ends, a tip portion threadedly attached to one end of the head portion, and a shaft portion threadedly attached to the other end of the head portion, the shaft portion having generally planer flight stabilizing devices supported thereon to form a flight which comprises:

• a) a housing having a generally cylindrical configuration;
• b) flight straightener attached to said housing, said flight straightener including an upper member and a lower member, each said member having a flat surface facing the correspondingly opposed flat surface of said other member, said members being movable toward and away from each other by a user while a dart flight is positioned therebetween, whereby relative sliding motion between said upper and lower members and the dart flight causes sliding engagement between said opposed flat surfaces and the surfaces of the flight so as to smooth the surfaces of the flight and/or scrape material therefrom;
• c) an insert member securely positioned in one side of said housing, said insert member comprising:
• i) a first wrench-type device including an aperture dimensioned and configured for reception of a dart tip portion having at least two opposed parallel outer surfaces, said aperture defining at least two parallel opposed flat surfaces which oppose the flat surfaces of the dart tip portion to restrain the dart tip portion from rotation to permit threadedly removing or tightening of the dart tip portion with respect to the head portion;
• ii) a second wrench-type device on a side of said insert opposite said first wrench-type device, said second wrench-type device including an aperture dimensioned and configured for reception of a star-type tip portion of a dart, said aperture including a plurality of radially inwardly extending members dimensioned, spaced and configured for reception by a plurality of correspondingly shaped and spaced apertures in the dart tip when the dart tip portion is inserted therein to restrain the dart tip portion from rotation to permit threadedly removing or tightening of the dart tip portion with respect to the head portion;
• iii) a third wrench-type device positioned adjacent said first wrench-type device and inwardly thereof and defining an aperture of lesser dimension than said first wrench-type device for reception of a dart tip portion of correspondingly lesser dimension through said first wrench-type device, said third aperture including at least two opposed parallel surfaces positioned for reception of a dart tip portion having correspondingly positioned and dimensioned opposed parallel surfaces to restrain the dart tip portion from rotation for threaded removal or tightening with respect to the dart head portion;
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• d) a dart tip portion sharpening device supported by said housing adjacent said insert, said sharpening device being made of an abrasive tip sharpening material selected from a group consisting of stone, diamond cutting material, cubic zirconium, stone composites and composites, and defining a surface for reception of a tip portion of a dart for sharpening the tip portion.