Blow dart game including hollow tube and dart with target impacting member and shock-absorbing portion

• US 4,537,176 A
• Filed: 01/18/1983
• Issued: 08/27/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/1983
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Johnson Gary Douglas
• Original Assignee: Gary D. Johnson
• Inventors: Stravitz, David M., Johnson, Gary D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Stouffer, Richard T.
• Application Number:
  US06/458,962
• Time in Patent Office: 952 Days
• Field of Search: 124/62, 124/41 R, 124/80, 124/83, 273/416, 273/419, 273/420, 273/423, 446/177
• US Class Current: 124/62
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/00 Projectiles or missiles specially adapted for projection without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge, e.g. for blow guns, bows or crossbows, hand-held spring or air guns for delivering hypodermic charges F42B12/54; projectiles or missiles incorporating springs as the projecting means F41B7/02; Arrows or darts for dispensing materials, for producing chemical or physical reaction, or for signalling F42B12/362

Abstract

A blow dart game comprises a tube having an abutment therein for abutting against a dart which is inserted into the tube, thereby preventing the dart from coming out of the tube and being ingested or swallowed by a user. The abutment may be provided directly on the tube, or on a mouthpiece which is connected to the tube at one end of the tube. The darts have suction cups at the front ends thereof and a seal for providing a substantial air seal against the inner surface of the tube. The dart further has a shock absorbing section at the forward portion thereof to enhance its adherence to non-flat and/or non-perpendicular target surfaces. An impact member is provided in some of the darts to improve adherence to the target surface.

Claims

1. A blow dart game comprising:

an elongated hollow tubular member which is open at both ends;

abutment means spaced inwardly from an end of said elongated tubular member and comprising an abutment internally of said elongated tubular member;

a dart having a front target impacting suction cup member, an air guiding section extending rearwardly of said target impacting member, and a resiliently yieldable shock-absorbing portion extending rearwardly of said target impacting member, said shock absorbing portion comprising at least two resilient, spaced apart members coupling said front target impacting member with said air guiding section of said dart; and

sealing means on said dart for providing a substantial seal interior of said elongated tubular member when said dart is placed interior of said elongated tubular member, said sealing means being rearward of said target impacting suction cup member, said suction cup member being smaller in diameter than said sealing means so that said suction cup member passes substantially freely through said tubular member;

said abutment means being abuttable against at least a portion of said dart when said dart is interior of said elongated tubular member to prevent said dart from inadvertently coming out of the end of said elongated tubular member at which said abutment means is located.

2. The blow dart game of claim 1, wherein said elongated tubular member comprises a main tubular section and a mouthpiece section on said main tubular section.

3. The blow dart game of claim 2, wherein said mouthpiece section is removably coupled to said main tubular section.

4. The blow dart game of claim 3, wherein said abutment means is formed interior of said mouthpiece section.

5. The blow dart game of claim 2, wherein said abutment means is formed interior of said mouthpiece section.

6. The blow dart game of claim 1, wherein said shock-absorbing portion of said dart comprises at least two generally V-shaped resiliently yieldable members coupling said front target impacting member with said air guiding section of said dart, the apex of said V-shaped portion being intermediate said front target impacting member and said air guiding section of said dart.

7. The blow dart game of claim 6, further comprising an impact member extending from one of said front target impacting member and a rear portion of said dart, and terminating short of the other of said front member and rear portion of said dart, for impacting said other of said front member and rear portion of said dart after a predetermined amount of impact has been absorbed by said shock-absorbing portion.

8. The blow dart game of claim 1, further comprising an impact member extending from one of said front target impacting member and a rear portion of said dart, and terminating short of the other of said front member and rear portion of said dart, for impacting said other of said front member and rear portion of said dart after a predetermined amount of impact has been absorbed by said shock-absorbing portion.

9. The blow dart game of claim 1, comprising:

a mouthpiece section at one end of said elongated tubular member; and

said abutment means being formed on at least one of said elongated tubular member and mouthpiece section for engaging a dart upon insertion of said dart into said elongated tubular member to prevent said dart from inadvertently coming out of said one end of said elongated tubular member.

10. The blow dart game of claim 9, wherein said mouthpiece is removably engageable with said one end of said elongated tubular member.

11. The blow dart game of claim 10, wherein said abutment means is formed on the interior of said mouthpiece section.

12. The blow dart game of claim 10, wherein said abutment means is formed on the interior of said tubular member.

13. The blow dart game of claim 9, wherein said abutment means is formed on the interior of said mouthpiece section.

14. The blow dart game of claim 9, wherein said abutment means is formed on the interior of said tubular member.

15. The blow dart game of claim 9, wherein said tubular member comprises first and second sections removably coupled together.

16. The blow dart game of claim 1, wherein said tubular member comprises first and second sections removably coupled together.

17. A blow dart game comprising:

an elongated hollow tubular member which is open at both ends;

abutment means extending inwardly of said elongated tubular member and comprising an abutment internally of said elongated tubular member;

a dart having a front target impacting member, an air guiding section extending rearwardly of said target impacting member, and a resiliently yieldable shock-absorbing portion extending rearwardly of said target impacting member, said shock-absorbing portion comprising at least two resilient, spaced-apart members coupling said front target impacting member with said air guiding section of said dart; and

sealing means on said dart for providing a substantial seal interior of said elongated tubular member when said dart is placed interior of said elongated tubular member;

said abutment means being abuttable against at least a portion of said dart when said dart is interior of said elongated tubular member to pevent said dart from inadvertently coming out of the end of said elongated tubular member at which said abutment means is located.

18. The blow dart game of claim 17, further comprising an impact member extending from one of said front target impacting member and a rear portion of said dart, and terminating short of the other of said front member and rear portion of said dart, for impacting said other of said front member and rear portion of said dart after a predetermined amount of impact has been absorbed by said shock-absorbing portion.

19. A blow dart game comprising:

an elongated hollow tubular member which is open at both ends;

abutment means extending inwardly of said elongated tubular member and comprising an abutment internally of said elongated tubular member;

a dart having a front target impacting member, an air guiding section extending rearwardly of said target impacting member, and a resiliently yieldable shock-absorbing portion extending rearwardly of said target impacting member, said shock-absorbing portion comprising at least two generally V-shaped resiliently yieldable members coupling said front target impacting member with said air guiding section of said dart, the apexes of said V-shaped members being intermediate said front target impacting member and said air guiding section of said dart; and

sealing means on said dart for providing a substantial seal interior of said elongated tubular member when said dart is placed interior of said elongated tubular member;

said abutment means being abuttable against at least a portion of said dart when said dart is interior of said elongated tubular member to prevent said dart from inadvertently coming out of the end of said elongated tubular member at which said abutment means is located.

20. The blow dart game of claim 19, further comprising an impact member extending from one of said front target impacting member and a rear portion of said dart, and terminating short of the other of said front member and rear portion of said dart, for impacting said other of said front member and rear portion of said dart after a predetermined amount of impact has been absorbed by said shock-absorbing portion.