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US 7,731,611 B2Granted
Portable horseshoe playing court
OwnerGabriel Contrerasinventor
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Abstract
A portable horseshoe court demarcation device formed of a plurality of engaged pairs of flexible members such as webbing. The ends of the flexible members once engaged to the ground mark a Horseshoe court. Center sections of one pair of flexible members provide a reference point from which to determine where to place horseshoe stakes, or provide flexible members for marking the installation point for the horseshoe stakes.
Claims12
A portable horseshoe court demarcation apparatus comprising:
- a first pair of substantially parallel flexible members each having two ends, said first pair of members having a space defined therebetween;
- a second pair of substantially parallel flexible members each having two ends, said second pair of flexible members having a gap defined therebetween;
- said second pair of flexible members positioned substantially normal to said first pair of flexible members, and connected to said first pair of flexible members at four engagement points thereto;
- means to engage the ends of each of said first pair of flexible members and said second pair of flexible members, to a playing surface such as the ground;
- a first landing area defined by the area between said first pair of elongated members and said one of said second pair of flexible members;
- a second landing area defined by the area between said first pair of elongated members and said other of said second pair of flexible members;
- a first targeting member extending into said first landing area, to a first distal end from an attachment point at a center portion of one of said second pair of flexible members;
- a second targeting member extending into said second landing area, to a second distal end from an attachment point at a center portion the other of said second pair of flexible members;
- said first distal end and said second distal end proving means to mark the position of installation for a stake into said playing surface, each said stake employed for targeting by thrown horseshoes;
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- whereby a horseshoe court may be demarcated by engaging said first and second pair of flexible members to the ground and engaging a stake at each said position of installation.
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A portable horseshoe court demarcation apparatus comprising:
- a first pair of substantially parallel flexible members each having two ends, said first pair of members having a space defined therebetween;
- a second pair of substantially parallel flexible members each having two ends, said second pair of flexible members having a gap defined therebetween;
- said second pair of flexible members positioned substantially normal to said first pair of flexible members, and connected to said first pair of flexible members at four engagement points thereto;
- means to engage the ends of each of said first pair of flexible members and said second pair of flexible members, to a playing surface such as the ground;
- a first landing area defined by the area between said first pair of elongated members and said one of said second pair of flexible members;
- a second landing area defined by the area between said first pair of elongated members and said other of said second pair of flexible members;
- center sections of said first and second pair of flexible members providing a measuring point, each said measuring point providing a point of reference to measure from and mark the position of installation for a stake into said playing surface,
- each said stake employed for targeting by thrown horseshoes;
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- whereby a horseshoe court may be demarcated by engaging said first and second pair of flexible members to the ground and engaging a stake at each said position of installation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.