Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1992-09-08
1994-03-08
Layno, Benjamin H.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
F41J 504
Patent
active
052921352
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The invention relates to a dart game including a dart board that is inserted in a front door articulated to a housing and whose movable segments that are covered with different point values are provided with holes to accommodate the thrown darts. When a dart hits one of the segments which are prevented from moving forward by retaining devices, the segment actuates a switch matrix disposed on a carrier plate which by way of a switching device automatically records, counts and displays the scored points.
Such dart games are known in the most varied embodiments. For example, DE 3,723,298.A1 discloses a dart game that includes a dart board attached in an opening in the front wall of a housing, with its movable segments that are occupied by different point values being provided with holes to accommodate the thrown darts. When a dart hits them, the segments actuate, by way of an elastic support, a group of switches disposed between the support and a carrier plate so as to permit by way of electrical and/or electronic components automatic recording, counting and display of the scored points. The elastic support, the group of switches and the carrier plate as a unit can here be folded away with the dart board from the front wall and then from the dart board. The dart board is held at the front wall of the housing by way of a joint and a locking device that is disposed opposite the joint. The carrier plate is connected with the dart board by way of a joint and, when folded in, lies in the front wall against a corresponding stop on the housing side of the front wall. Although it is possible in this dart game to obtain free access to the rear of the dart board segments by merely two folding processes so as to remove broken arrowheads or possibly exchange defective segments, the dart board inserted in the front wall has a certain degree of instability since, in its operating position, the dart board is held only by the joint and the locking device with the result that it is possible to grip behind the dart board from the side by means of a tool to perform unauthorized manipulations at the dart game body.
In addition, EP 0,332,003.A1 discloses a dart game equipped with an electronic hit display which is provided with a service door formed by at least part of the housing front for access to the interior of the device from the front of the housing. The service door which supports the dart board is connected with the housing by way of a hinge attached to its lower end. Because of this hinge, the service door can be pivoted between a generally vertical operating position and a service position in which the service door extends outwardly from the front of the housing by a predetermined angle of less than 180.degree.. In order to prevent the service door from pivoting into a position which exceeds the predetermined angle, at least one flexible member of appropriate length is provided between the service door and the housing. In the service position of the service door, retaining devices prevent the segments from falling out of the radial and concentric ribs of the dart board. In this position, it is possible to remove a supporting plate for a switch matrix that is associated with the dart board segments and is fastened to the rear face of the service door by means of screws after loosening these screws in order to remove broken arrowheads from the dart board or to replace damaged segments. After the removal of the broken arrowheads from the dart board and after the replacement of damaged segments, the supporting plate and the switch matrix must again be placed onto the retaining screws and must be fixed in its position by means of nuts that are screwed onto the retaining screws. Such a manner of proceeding for the removal of broken arrowheads is thus inevitably extremely complicated and time consuming which consequently leads to unduly long interruptions of play. In addition, at least one flexible member in the form of a chain is required in this dart game in addition to the hinge between the service door and the housing.
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REFERENCES:
patent: 3454276 (1969-07-01), Brenkert et al.
patent: 4976441 (1990-12-01), Kim
patent: 5004247 (1991-04-01), Menke
Layno Benjamin H.
NSM Aktiengesellschaft
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