The disclosure relates to thrown article receiving devices and more particularly pertains to a new thrown article receiving device for receiving thrown articles during a game.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a frame that includes a first elongated member and a second elongated member that are spaced from each other and are orientated parallel with respect to each other. A plurality of bracing members is attached to and extends between the first and second elongated members. Each of the first and second elongated members has a first end and a second end. A mount is attached to one of the bracing members. A light emitting apparatus is attached to the mount. A panel is positioned on an upper side of the frame and covers the frame. The panel has a top side and a bottom side and has an aperture therein extending into the top side and outwardly of the bottom side. The aperture is positioned adjacent to the light emitter. The panel is comprised of a translucent material. The light emitter is visible through the panel to direct a person where to aim when attempting to throw articles through the aperture.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A mount 30 is attached to one of the bracing members 18 and is positioned nearer the first ends 20 than the second ends 22 and is also positioned approximately an equal distance from the first 14 and second 16 elongated members. A light emitting apparatus 32 is attached to the mount. The light emitting apparatus 32 includes a loop 34 that has light emitters 36 therein. The light emitters 36 may be electrically powered lights, such as light emitting diodes, or may include conventional glow sticks removably positioned within the loop. The loop 34 bounds an opening 38 extending through the loop 34. The loop 34 is a closed loop having a pair of ends 40 attached to the mount 30 and which may be removed for positioning light emitters 36 within the loop 34. The loop 34 lies in a same plane as the first 14 and second 16 elongated members.
Additionally, the first 14 and second 16 elongated members and the bracing members 18 may each be comprised of a translucent material as well. Light emitters 36, such as light emitting diodes or glow stick, may be positioned within these portions of the frame 12. The frame 12 may be disassembled to access and interior of the first 14 and second 16 elongated members and the bracing members 18 to allow insertion of the light emitters 36. Alternatively, only some of these elements may be translucent as needed to form an effective target as will be shown below.
A panel 42, comprised of a translucent material, is positioned on an upper side of the frame 12 and covers the frame 12. In particular, the panel 42 extends over each of the bracing members 18 and the first 14 and second 16 elongated members. The panel 42 has a top side 44 and a bottom side 46. The panel 42 has an aperture 48 therein extending into the top side 44 and outwardly of the bottom side 46. The aperture 48 is aligned with the opening 38 and has a diameter that is equal to or less than a diameter of the opening 38. The aperture 48 has a circular shape.
In use, the assembly 10 is used in a conventional manner to play games where players attempt to throw articles, such as bean bags 56 and the like, through the aperture 48 to gain points. Such games are ubiquitous but cannot be played at night as the aperture 48 and playfield cannot be seen. When the ambient light is insufficient to see the aperture 48, the light emitting apparatus 32 is used to direct a person in aiming. The translucent nature of the panel 42 allows the players to see the loop 34 which forms an outline for the aperture 48.
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As can be seen from the above, the assembly 10 may comprise a kit including a plurality of frame elements and throwing elements which allows a person to select from a plurality of games and construct the frame to suit the game to be played. The light emitters 36 allow each of the games to be played at night.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure.
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