Portable disc golf target

US20220249929A1Pending Publication Date: 2022-08-11ZAJAC THOMAS
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Publication Date
2022-08-11

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Abstract

The invention includes a pole and a base that when detachably coupled stand upright for use as a knock-over target in the game of disc golf. The invention is shaped and adapted to fall over easily when the pole is struck. The pole may be plain or decorated with marking such as target sections or stripes, and the base is ideally lightweight, thin and relatively small, and shaped as a polygon with an odd number of sides. The invention provides disc golfers with a scoring target of exceedingly easier portability than prior art scoring target baskets and that in use improves the clarity of observers and judges as to whether a disc has made physical contact with the invention. The invention enables the game of disc golf to be more conveniently played at locations that are more difficult or infeasible to bring and position prior art basket targets.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The field of the invention relates to sporting equipment in general, and specifically to a lightweight pole with a base adapted to cause the pole to fall over easily when struck.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The subject matter discussed in the background section should not be assumed to be prior art merely as a result of its mention in the background section. Similarly, a problem mentioned in the background section or associated with the subject matter of the background section should not be assumed to have been previously recognized in the prior art. The subject matter in the background section merely represents different approaches, which in and of themselves may also be inventions.

[0003] It is generally accepted that the first game of “disc golf” was played in Bladworth, Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1927, with some elementary school children throwing tin lids into four-foot-wide circles drawn in sandy schoolyards. However, the game grew popular in the 19...

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[0022]In the following detailed description of the invention, numerous details, examples, and embodiments of the invention are described. However, it will be clear and apparent to one skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the embodiments set forth and that the invention can be adapted for any of several applications.

[0023]It is to be understood that this invention is not limited to particular aspects of the present invention described, as such may, of course, vary. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular aspects only, and is not intended to be limiting, since the scope of the present invention will be limited only by the appended claims. Methods recited herein may be carried out in any order of the recited events which is logically possible, as well as the recited order of events.

[0024]Where a range of values is provided herein, it is understood that each intervening va...