Bag toss game apparatus

• US 5,332,230 A
• Filed: 10/04/1993
• Issued: 07/26/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey C. Sass, Linda M. Sass
• Original Assignee: Benedict, Michael L.
• Inventors: Benedict, Michael L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grieb, William H.
• Application Number:
  US08/130,689
• Time in Patent Office: 295 Days
• Field of Search: 273/346, 273/345, 273/347, 273/348, 273/398, 273/400, 273/401, 273/402, 273/407, 273/409, 273/415, 273/424, 273/425, 273/DIG. 30
• US Class Current: 473/594
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 273/30 Hooked pile fabric fastener

Abstract

A foldable target structure includes first, second, and third game plates, each having distinctive geometrical configurations arranged for opening and securement in a triangular configuration, wherein a central opening includes a central opening periphery fastener structure about the central opening through each game plate, with further openings and further hook and loop fastener peripheries, as well as hook and loop fastener patches mounted upon each game plate of various geometrical configurations between respective game plates. The bag structure employed includes bag first and second sides, having first and second side hook and loop fastener surfaces arranged for securement to the hook and loop fastener surfaces of the game plates, wherein various point totals are awarded for directing the bag member through the opening, as well as the bag'"'"'s adherence to hook and loop fastener surfaces of respective game plate structure.

Claims

1. A bag toss game apparatus, comprising,

at least one flexible bag member and target means arranged for receiving said bag member, said target means includes a first game plate, a second game plate, and a third game plate arranged for securement together from a first position, with the first game plate, the second game plate, and the third game plate in a parallel relationship relative to one another to a second position, with the first game plate, the second game plate, and the third game plate arranged in a triangular cross-sectional configuration, the first game plate having first game plate targets, the second game plate having second game plate targets, and the third game plate having third game plate targets, and

a first hinge securing the first and second game plates together, and first hinge plates secured to the first game plate, second hinge plate secured to the second game plate, and third hinge plates and fourth hinge plates secured to the third game plate, wherein the third hinge plates and the fourth hinge plates are mounted on opposed ends of the third game plate, and the fourth hinge plates are arranged for securement to the second hinge plates, and the third hinge plates are arranged for securement to the first hinge plates, and a plurality of hinge pins arranged for reception orthogonally through the first game plate, the second game plate, and the third game plate when in the first position and at least one of said hinge pins arranged for reception through the first hinge plates and the fourth hinge plates, and a further one of said plurality of hinge pins arranged for reception through the third hinge plates and the second hinge plates, and

the at least one flexible bag member includes a bag first side wall and a bag second side wall, wherein the bag first side wall includes first side wall hook and loop fastener patch structure, and the bag second side wall includes second side wall hook and loop fastener patch structure, with the first game plate having first game plate hook and loop fastener means for adherence to the bag member, the second game plate having second hook and loop fastener means for securement to the bag member, and the third game plate including third hook and loop fastener means for securement to the bag member, and

the bag member includes a cavity, the bag cavity having a flexible cavity fill member, with a central rigid bag housing positioned medially of the fill member within the bag member, and the bag housing having a central housing chamber, with a plurality of spheres mounted for movement within the central housing chamber.

2. An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of the spheres includes a magnetic rod directed diametrically therethrough, the magnetic rod includes a first pole having a first polarity at a first end of the magnetic rod, and a second end of the magnetic rod having a second pole of a second contrasting polarity relative to the first polarity.

3. An apparatus as set forth in claim 2 including a plurality of magnetic plates mounted within the central bag housing in facing relationship relative to the spheres within the central housing chamber, wherein the magnetic plates include first magnetic plates having a first plate polarity and second magnetic plates having a second plate polarity, with the first magnetic plate and the second magnetic plates alternatively positioned within the central housing chamber fixedly mounted to the central bag housing within the central housing chamber in a facing relationship relative to the spheres.