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

Abstract

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.

1 . A method of providing a laser generated line on a floor to be used as a dart line, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a laser;    adjusting the laser to a proper angle; and projecting a laser beam from the laser to a distance from the dart board to be used as a dart line.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the laser is within a housing that is detachably mounted to the dart board.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the laser is electrically connected to a kill switch having a kill button that is disposed through the housing.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the dart board has a door and the housing is mounted such that when the door is in a closed position the door compresses the kill button to stop the flow of electricity to the laser.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein an on/off switch is electrically connected to the laser.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the on/off switch is mounted within a housing.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the laser is adjusted by a turning knob that rotates the laser.  
   
   
       8 . A dart board comprising: 
 a board;    a housing detachably mounted to the board;    a laser adjustably mounted within the housing for projecting a laser beam to be used as a dart line.    
   
   
       9 . The dart board of  claim 8  wherein a kill switch is electrically connected to the laser and disposed through the housing.  
   
   
       10 . The dart board of  claim 9  wherein the board has at least one door attached thereto.  
   
   
       11 . The dart board of  claim 10  wherein the housing is mounted such that when the door of the board is in a closed position the door compresses the kill switch.  
   
   
       12 . The dart board of  claim 8  wherein an on/off switch is electrically connected to the laser and disposed through the housing to control a flow of electricity to the laser.  
   
   
       13 . The dart board of  claim 8  wherein the housing has a turning knob for adjusting the laser within the housing.