US20090008878A1 - Archery game - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F41J—TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS
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- F41J3/0009—Dartboards
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- F41J3/0019—Stands or wall mountings especially adapted for dartboards
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F41J—TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS
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Abstract
A game having a supporting frame over which is draped a cover and a netting with the cover and netting catching and retaining arrows shot into the target or cover. The target may be designed to replicate a dart board.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- This invention relates to a game that utilizes a target similar to a dart board but instead of throwing darts at it the player shoots arrows at it.
- 2. Background Art
- Several U.S. Pat. Nos. show archery targets, namely, U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,602,441; 3,367,660; 4,546,984 and 3,902,721 while others namely, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,328,033 and 5,062,640 show golf targets. The advertising of other parties show dart boards, for example the advertising of http://www.dart-stopbackboards.com on the internet. But none of the patents or publications show or suggest shooting arrows at dart boards and dart board structures that would be capable of handling the impact and destructiveness of arrows shot by archery bows.
- In general, my invention enables archery players to engage in target practice as well as archery games similar to darts, indoors or outdoors such as in a game room, back yard, a bedroom or any other place favored by the player without damage to the surrounding environment or persons or pets if an arrow misses the target. Unlike a conventional dart game, my target is not hung on a wall but rather has a readily portable backdrop which may be erected in any suitable location independent of walls or other objects upon which a dart board is conventionally hung. For this objective I provide a portable, readily assembled or disassembled backdrop comprising a frame which may be rested on any horizontal surface, such as the floor of a house or on the driveway or grass-covered space.
- Upon the frame is draped a cover that has a glove-like fit thereon at the top, with front and back sides hanging loosely there below. This loosely hanging front side of the cover faces the archer and upon this surface is hung the target. When either the front side of the cover or the target is struck by an arrow, the target and the front side of the cover will move away from the archer in the direction of the arrow movement thereby dampening or absorbing shock of the arrow and generally preventing the arrow from penetrating deeply into the target or cover structure.
- In the event an arrow is shot with unusual force at the target, a nylon or other suitable netting overlies the backside of the cover to catch the arrow and prevent it from exiting the backdrop.
- The sequence of the players and the scoring thereof may be whatever the players desire which may be, but does not have to be, based on rules and scoring similar to a game of darts.
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FIG. 1 is an exploded view of my archery target; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing the connection between the netting and the bag-like cover; -
FIG. 3 shows the bag-like cover assembled over the frame; -
FIG. 4 shows a preferred typical connection between the frame portions; -
FIG. 5 is a front view of my game structure with the target mounted thereon; -
FIG. 6 is a detailed view of the target; -
FIG. 7 is a rear view of the backdrop with the secondary drape or netting partially removed to expose the back wall of the cover; -
FIG. 8 is a side view of the backdrop; and -
FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing an arrow penetrating the target, the cover and stopped by the netting. - As shown in
FIGS. 1-4 and 7 and 8, my archery game comprises abackdrop 10 having aframe 12 composed of ninetubular sections FIG. 4 where the end of one tubular section has been expanded as at 34 to permit the insertion of anend 36 of an adjacent section. - While I have shown the frame with nine tubular sections, more or less sections may be involved. However, my intention is that sufficient sections be provided so that upon disassembly of the frame the tubular frame sections may be placed in a duffle bag or carrying case that may be a convenient size, namely from three to four feet more or less in length. The tubular sections 14-28 may be made of metal or plastic, as desired.
- Extending upwardly and at a reclining angle is the
upper frame portion 38 composed of the four laterally spaced aparttubular sections sections sections FIGS. 1 and 3 so that theupper frame sections - Received over the frame is a flexible bag-
like cover 40 which may be made of canvas having a camouflage or other design pattern on it if desired. The bag-like cover has a lower open end formed by front andback walls front wall 42 faces the game player. Thewalls back walls backdrop 10, the front and back walls are purposely permitted to hang loosely between the upper and lower portions of the frame. This enables thebackdrop 10 to absorb the force of arrows striking thefront wall 42 of the cover or thetarget 48. While the arrows may penetrate thefront wall 40 or thetarget 48, most of them will be restrained by the looseness of the drape-like cover. The front and back walls of the cover are wider than the frame as shown inFIG. 3 so that the cover overlies theupper frame portion 38. - Velcro®-
like ties - To prevent stray arrows or an unusually fast moving arrow from penetrating through the cover and both the front and back walls of the bag, I provide a
secondary drape 50 which may be in the form of a sheet of nylon netting having a porosity that will grip an arrow striking it to prevent the arrow from passing outwardly beyond theback wall 44 of the bag-like cover. I have found that a nylon netting of ⅛″ porosity is suitable for this purpose. The netting, as in the case of the bag-like cover, is draped loosely so that it will move with a fast-moving arrow that penetrates the back cover of the bag. For this purpose, the netting orsecondary drape 50 may be stitched or otherwise secured to the upper edge of the bag as at 52 inFIGS. 1 , 2 and 3. I have found that thelower end 56 of the netting may be advantageously inserted beneath the lowertubular sections FIGS. 1 and 3 . - The
target 48 may be in the form of a generally square block of Styrofoam or the like, 21 inches wide about 24 inches tall, and 2¼ inches thick and having a density of from 4 to 6 pounds per square foot. The face of the block is decorated with the design of adart board 54. As before mentioned, the dart board may be used to play any of the dart games but instead of using darts, the players use their bows and arrows and shoot the arrows at the dart board as though they were playing darts. In the event an arrow passes through the Styrofoam block, it will encounter theback wall 44 of the cover which will arrest most arrows. Those arrows which pass through the block, the back wall of the cover and attempt to exit, encounter the netting 50 which will arrest the arrow. Thus, the game may be played in an environment not threatened by arrows exiting thebackdrop 10. - The
target block 48 may be secured to thefront wall 42 of the cover by one or more Velcro®-like straps 58 passing through slots in the block and in the front wall of the cover. - While embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it is not intended that these embodiments illustrate and describe all possible forms of the invention. Rather, the words used in the specification are words of description rather than limitation, and it is understood that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims (8)
1. An archery game comprising, in combination:
a readily moveable backdrop for resting on a supporting surface located in a target area for the game;
said backdrop having a frame with an upper end portion and a lower end portion which may be readily assembled and disassembled for permitting simple movement of the frame to different locations;
a flexible bag-like cover having a front wall and a back wall for draping open end first downwardly over the frame;
said frame permitting said front wall of the bag facing an archer to sway upon impact of an arrow; and
a target mounted on said front wall of the bag-like cover and causing said cover to sway away from an archer who strikes the target with an arrow thereby cushioning the shock and limiting penetration of said arrow into the backdrop.
2. The invention defined by claim 1 wherein the backdrop includes a netting overlying the back wall of the bag-like cover to catch an arrow penetrating through the cover.
3. The invention defined by claim 1 wherein said frame has a base portion for resting on said supporting surface and a pair of laterally spaced-apart upright portions with said bag-like cover swayable between said upright portions when said target or front wall of the cover is struck by an arrow.
4. The invention defined by claim 2 wherein said netting has an upper edge portion connected to the bag-like cover adjacent the upper end of the frame.
5. The invention defined by claim 1 wherein said target comprises a porous block fastened to the said front wall of the cover and having a dart board-like design thereon.
6. The invention defined by claim 3 wherein said frame has an upper frame portion disposed at a reclining angle over which is draped said cover, with the width of the cover being greater than the laterally spaced apart upper frame portion.
7. The invention defined by claim 5 wherein said front wall of the cover is provided with Velcro®-like fasteners removably connected to the said porous block.
8. The invention as defined by claim 2 wherein said netting being connected at an upper end to said cover adjacent the upper end of the frame.
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