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Method of providing a dart line for a dartboard and apparatus for producing the same

a dart board and dart line technology, applied in the field of dart boards, can solve the problems of players having difficulty seeing the worn strip of tape, adhesive tape is not a desirable way to mark a line, and the tendency of adhesive tape to wear

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-16
MOSELEY STEPHEN
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In a home setting when the dartboard is placed in a room that has carpeting therein adhesive tape is not a desirable way to mark a line.
Additionally, this adhesive tape has a tendency to become worn after a period of time and in dark bars the players have difficulty seeing the worn strip of tape.
Though this solves many of the problems discussed, this solution itself has many additional problems.
Specifically, in order to use this technology an entire dartboard must be purchased, and there is no way to adapt the technology to presently owned dartboards.
Additionally, there is no way of adjusting the angle of the light in case the light becomes incorrectly aligned.

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[0012]FIG. 1 shows a conventional dartboard 10 contained within a dartboard housing 12 having a pair of doors 14 that move from a open (FIG. 1) to a closed (FIG. 3) position. Mounted within the dartboard housing 12 is a laser housing 16 (FIG. 2) that has a laser 18 therein for projecting a dart line 20 on a floor 22.

[0013] As best shown in FIG. 2 the housing 12 has a laser 18 rotatably mounted therein. The laser 18 is connected to an adjusting mechanism 24 such as a turning knob that allows the laser to be moved longitudinally to change the angle of the laser. Though in a preferred embodiment a turning knob is used, other adjusting mechanisms can be used such as a rotating lever, a ratcheting member that moves a stationary angled laser longitudinally, or the like. Thus, the distance of the dart line 20 from the dartboard 10 may be adjusted as needed. The laser 18 is powered by any means such as battery, or in a preferred embodiment the laser 18 is electrically powered using a plura...

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A method of providing a dart line and an apparatus for producing the same. Provided is a housing that contains a laser that is mounted to a dartboard. The laser has an adjusting mechanism thereon so that the laser can be positioned at a proper angle so that when electricity is provided to the laser a dart line is projected at a proper distance from the dartboard on the floor. When finished using the dartboard the laser is deactivated by manually using an on / off switch or if a user forgets to manually deactivate the laser, a kill switch is provided such that when properly mounted the door of the dartboard housing compresses the kill switch button to stop the flow of electricity to the laser.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] This application relates to dartboards. More specifically, this invention relates to an adjustable laser to be used to produce a dart line for a dartboard. [0002] Dartboards have been around for many years. Traditionally, a dartboard is round in shape and has numbers 1-20 thereon. To play the game of darts an individual stands a set distance away from the dartboard at a dart line and throws a set of darts at the board attempting to receive a desired point total depending on where the dart lands on the board. [0003] Presently, when a dartboard is placed in a bar or in a home the user of the dartboard must measure off the distance between the dartboard to establish a dart line. Once the distance is measured off some type of line must be marked at that position to indicate the proper place of throwing the darts. In a bar setting, usually some type of adhesive tape is placed on the floor to mark the spot. In a home setting when the dartboard is placed ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F41J5/00F41J3/00F41J1/12F41J1/10F41J3/02F41J13/00
CPCF41J3/00
Inventor MOSELEY, STEPHEN
Owner MOSELEY STEPHEN
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