Darts: kit dart modifications

Abstract

A dart is disclosed, by internal axii and radial modification, that has variously segmented positions that involve the forward or scoring embodiments for either soft tip darts or steel tip darts, their axial movement being through reciprocally staged bores for a depending shaft and enlarged collar; the central segment having both or singularly employed, a ribbed gripping segment and the possible addition of multiple weight referents at one or both sides of this stated locus that can be duplexly insertable at the receiving bore; an aftward flights carrying shaft, employing an internal collar against sympathetic staged bores receiving that actional shaft; a rubber spring stabilizing internal placement of the various components while controlling both axial and non-axial movement of either the forward or aftward end of this throwing projectile through lateral compression/displacement, thereby creating the severe reduction of deflection and rejection known in the art of this game device; and, separate thread bearers, against staged bores, to connect the used components into a completed barrel for the three dart set commonly used.

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[0001] Cross Referenced to Related application Ser. No. 09 / 781,494, which became 6,524,201. [0002] This application changes the provisional status of 60 / 450,263, given Aug. 18, 2003, by filing via USPS Priority Mail # 0130 2990 0005 8669 1168 on the date of Aug. 18, 2004, and does seek patent pending status relative to the continuity here noted and requested by this small entity applicant for LETTERS PATENT.DISCUSSION OF PRIOR ART [0003] There have been an extremely large variety of advances made in and for the various games of darts. A dart is a hand held tubular projectile having a point, that is generally designed to be thrown at a target for the purposes of scoring within circularly and radially defined impact areas on the target. A typical dart also includes an attachable shaft carrier aft of and axially oriented to the main body which generally carries guidance vanes, called flights, to help stabilize the trajectory of the thrown dart. [0004] In most cases, the advances have b...

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Benefits of technology

[0026] As established from my patent works of 6,277,041 and the conjoining 6,524,201, and relative to the encompassing papers foundation created in 1994 that have both associational and developmental characteristics by a single hand author, this is a kit dart having “mix-and-match” capabilities across both soft tip and steel tip venues; but, within the aspect of said kit against the commonality of diameters and materials, in general, an appropriate facet hereof is the capability of being cross-applicational to known prior art because of the known aspect of utilizing the proven polybag approach for display of the various components at the retail level, called grid development hereby through the usage of “X & Y” axes again

Problems solved by technology

Again, these various structures are employed in a hammer system; but, there is a failure to recognize that this approach, during initial impact with a target or divider, does not allow the linear alignment between the dart's point and body to be altered.

But, in these darts, it is common to find that substantial wear occurs, as the rotation of the variously placed O-rings are working against a stationary shoulder, thereby limiting the value of the point movement.

However, springs are known to lose temper due to the short compression cycle experienced by the impact of those darts.

But, it is known that the use of springs, with their subsequent loss of temper caused by the pico-second impact can and do lose this non-axial utility: both coil springs and metal strips which are constrained against lateral movement outside the axis of the load causes direct loss of that ability.

Also, due to the various construction methods, none of these approaches have the ability to ignore the effects of gravity, which may eliminate their effectiveness, because, when the point is retained in the target board, the body of the dart may be angled downwardly relative to the point, and this body may block subsequent darts thrown toward small areas of high score value.

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