Disc Tossing Game Apparatus and Method

• US 20110092319A1
• Filed: 10/19/2010
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thoughts T.O. Paper
• Original Assignee: Thoughts T.O. Paper
• Inventors: GURGUL, Michael Paul, BURCHAM, Jeremy Jason
• Application Number:
  US12/907,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20110092319A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/471
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/003 non-electronic means for locating the point of impact on a target or the point of entry in the goal
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/06 Ring or disc tossing games , e.g. quoits; Throwing or tossing games, e.g. using balls; Games for manually rolling balls, e.g. marbles

Abstract

A disc tossing game with a goal and a disc. Each player possesses a goal comprising of a plurality of goal openings each backed with the goal net. The plurality of goal openings are positioned vertically in succession separated by rungs and formed by a left side bar and a right side bar. A player tosses the disc towards the other player'"'"'s goal in attempts to land the disc into the goal net to be awarded points. Points can also be awarded by hitting the plurality of rungs, the left side bar, or right side bar.

Claims

1. A game comprises,

a goal;

a disc;

the goal comprises of a left side bar, a right side bar, a right support leg, a left support leg, rungs, fasteners, a top goal frame, goal openings, a left support chain, a right support chain, and a goal net;

the goal having a rear side and a front side;

the rungs being connected to the left side bar by the fasteners;

the rungs being connected to the right side bar by the fasteners;

the top goal frame being connected to the left side bar and the right side bar;

the goal net being positioned on the rear side of the goal;

the goal net being connected to the top goal frame and each of the goal openings having a predetermined point value; and

the goal net being able to contain the disc falling thereon.

2. The game as claimed in claim 1 comprises,

the goal openings being defined by the left side bar, the right side bar, and rungs.

3. The game as claimed in claim 2 comprises,

wherein each said rung having a predetermined point value.

4. The game as claimed in claim 1 comprises,

wherein a distance on the left side bar and the right side bar between the rungs having a predetermined point value consistent with the goal opening.

5. The game as claimed in claim 1 comprises,

the left support leg being jointly fastened to the left side bar by the fasteners;

the right support leg being jointly fastened to the right side bar by the fasteners; and

the left support leg being the same length as the right support leg.

6. The game as claimed in claim 5 comprises,

the right support chain being connected to the right side bar and the right support leg;

and

the left support chain being connected to the left side bar and the left support leg.

7. A game comprises,

a goal;

a disc;

the goal comprises of a left side bar, a right side bar, a right support leg, a left support leg, rungs, fasteners, a top goal frame, goal openings, and a goal net;

the goal having a rear side and a front side;

the rungs being connected to the left side bar by the fasteners;

the rungs being connected to the right side bar by the fasteners;

the top goal frame being connected to the left side bar and the right side bar;

the goal openings being defined by the left side bar, the right side bar, and rungs;

the goal net being positioned on the rear side of the goal;

wherein a distance on the left side bar and the right side bar between the rungs having a predetermined point value consistent with the goal opening.

the goal net being connected to each of the goal openings having the predetermined point value; and

the goal net being able to contain the disc falling thereon.

8. The game as claimed in claim 7 comprises,

wherein each said rung having the predetermined point value.

9. The game as claimed in claim 7 comprises,

the left support leg being jointly fastened to the left side bar by the fasteners;

the right support leg being jointly fastened to the right side bar by the fasteners; and

the left support leg being the same length as the right support leg.

10. A method of playing the game comprises, providing a first goal and a second goal both including goal openings with a goal net, each goal opening having a predetermined point value;

wherein the goal openings are defined by rungs, a top goal frame, a right side bar, and a left side bar;

wherein each rung having the predetermined point value;

wherein the side bars having the predetermined point value;

wherein the top goal frame having a predetermined point value;

wherein the goal opening of the top goal frame having a game winning value;

placing the first goal and the second goal at a distance from each other;

arranging the first goal and the second goal to face each other;

providing a first player and a second player standing beside or behind a first goal and a second goal;

providing a first foul line defined by the front of the first goal;

providing a second foul line defined by the front of the second goal; and

taking turns by the first player and the second player to toss the disc.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10 comprises,

wherein the first player wins the game by tossing the disc into the goal opening corresponding to the top goal of the second goal;

and

wherein the second player wins the game by tossing the disc into the goal opening corresponding the top goal of the first goal.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10 comprises,

awarding of points to the first player by tossing a disc into the goal net corresponding to each of the goal openings of the second goal;

and

awarding of points to the second player by tossing the disc into the goal net corresponding to each of the goal openings of the first goal.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12 comprises,

nullifying of points awarded to first player by the first player stepping past the foul line when tossing the disc;

and

nullifying of points awarded to second player by the second player stepping past the foul line when tossing the disc.

14. The method as claimed in claim 10 comprises,

awarding of a point to the first player by tossing at and deflecting the disc off of the rungs, the left side bar, and the right side bar of the second goal;

and

awarding of a point to the second player by tossing at and deflecting the disc off of the rungs, the left side bar, and the right side bar of the first goal.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14 comprises,

nullifying the awarded points to the first player by the second player catching the deflected disc off the second goal before falling to the ground;

and

nullifying the awarded points to the second player by the first player catching the deflected disc off the first goal before falling to the ground.

16. The method as claimed in claim 10 comprises,

wherein each of the goal openings differ in size with smaller sized goal openings having a higher point value than larger goal openings.