Horseshoe scoreboard

Abstract

A horseshoe scoreboard for keeping score in a horseshoes game is provided. The horseshoe scoreboard comprises a planar board having a top surface, a bottom surface, a top edge, a bottom edge substantially opposite the top edge, a first side edge between the top edge and the bottom edge, and a second side edge opposite the first side edge. A separation line extends along the top surface of the board creating a first scoring section and a second scoring section with the separation line positioned substantially halfway between the first side edge and the second side edge and the separation line being substantially parallel to the first side edge and the second side edge. A first series of first apertures are formed in the top surface of the board in the first scoring section with a first peg releasably receivable within one of the first apertures. A second series of second apertures are formed in the top surface of the board in the second scoring section with a second peg releasably receivable within one of the second apertures. A first player indication mark is formed in the first scoring section adjacent the top edge of the board and a second player indication mark is formed in the second scoring section adjacent the top edge of the board.

1 . A horseshoe scoreboard for keeping score in a horseshoes game, the horseshoe scoreboard comprising:
 a planar board having a top surface, a bottom surface, a top edge, a bottom edge substantially opposite the top edge, a first side edge between the top edge and the bottom edge, and a second side edge opposite the first side edge;   a separation line extending along the top surface of the board creating a first scoring section and a second scoring section, the separation line positioned substantially halfway between the first side edge and the second side edge, the separation line being substantially parallel to the first side edge and the second side edge;   a first series of first apertures formed in the top surface of the board in the first scoring section;   a first peg releasably receivable within one of the first apertures;   a second series of second apertures formed in the top surface of the board in the second scoring section;   a second peg releasably receivable within one of the second apertures;   a first player indication mark in the first scoring section adjacent the top edge of the board; and   a second player indication mark in the second scoring section adjacent the top edge of the board.   
   
   
       2 . The horseshoe scoreboard of  claim 1  wherein the first series of first apertures are consecutively numbered and the second series of second apertures are consecutively numbered. 
   
   
       3 . The horseshoe scoreboard of  claim 2  wherein the numbering of the first apertures corresponds to the numbering of the second aperture. 
   
   
       4 . The horseshoe scoreboard of  claim 1  wherein the board is constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of plastic, wood, and metal. 
   
   
       5 . The horseshoe scoreboard of  claim 1  wherein the horseshoe scoreboard is sized and shaped for being inserted into a pocket. 
   
   
       6 . The horseshoe scoreboard of  claim 1  wherein the board is rectangular in shape and measures approximately twenty-five and one-half (25½″) inches in length, approximately seven (7″) inches in width, and approximately one-half (½″) inch in depth. 
   
   
       7 . The horseshoe scoreboard of  claim 1  wherein the first player indication mark is a first horseshoe centered above the first series of first apertures and the second player indication mark is a second horseshoe centered above the second series of second apertures. 
   
   
       8 . The horseshoe scoreboard of  claim 1  wherein the first scoring section has a first color and the second scoring section has a second color, the first color being different than the second color. 
   
   
       9 . The horseshoe scoreboard of  claim 1  and further in combination with a horseshoes playing set comprising a plurality of horseshoes and a pair of horseshoe stakes. 
   
   
       10 . A method for keeping score in a horseshoes game, the method comprising:
 providing a planar board having a top surface, a bottom surface, a top edge, a bottom edge substantially opposite the top edge, a first side edge between the top edge and the bottom edge, and a second side edge opposite the first side edge;   extending a separation line along the top surface of the board;   positioning the separation line substantially halfway between the first side edge and the second side edge and substantially parallel to the first side edge and the second side edge;   creating a first scoring section and a second scoring section;   forming a first series of first apertures in the top surface of the board in the first scoring section;   inserting a first peg within one of the first apertures;   forming a second series of second apertures in the top surface of the board in the second scoring section;   inserting a second peg within one of the second apertures;   providing a first player indication mark in the first scoring section adjacent the top edge of the board; and   providing a second player indication mark in the second scoring section adjacent the top edge of the board.   
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10  and further comprising:
 consecutively numbering the first series of first apertures; and   consecutively numbering the second series of second apertures.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the numbering of the first apertures corresponds to the numbering of the second aperture. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the first player indication mark is a first horseshoe centered above the first series of first apertures and the second player indication mark is a second horseshoe centered above the second series of second apertures. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the first scoring section has a first color and the second scoring section has a second color, the first color being different than the second color. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 10  and further comprising:
 packaging the components with a horseshoes playing set comprising a plurality of horseshoes and a pair of horseshoe stakes.   
   
   
       16 . A scoreboard for keeping score in a game, the scoreboard comprising:
 a board having a top surface, a bottom surface, a top edge, a bottom edge substantially opposite the top edge, a first side edge between the top edge and the bottom edge, and a second side edge opposite the first side edge;   a separation line extending along the top surface of the board creating a first scoring section and a second scoring section, the separation line positioned substantially halfway between the first side edge and the second side edge, the separation line being substantially parallel to the first side edge and the second side edge;   a first score indicator in the first scoring section;   a second score indicator in the second scoring section;   a first game corresponding indication mark centered in the first scoring section adjacent the top edge of the board; and   a second game corresponding indication mark centered in the second scoring section adjacent the top edge of the board.   
   
   
       17 . The scoreboard of  claim 16  wherein the first score indicator is a first series of consecutively numbered first apertures formed in the top surface of the board in the first scoring section and a first peg releasably receivable within one of the first apertures, and wherein the second score indicator is a second series of consecutively numbered second apertures formed in the top surface of the board in the second scoring section and a second peg releasably receivable within one of the second apertures. 
   
   
       18 . The scoreboard of  claim 16  wherein the first score indicator is a first slider moveable along the first edge of the board and the second score indicator is a second slider moveable along the second edge. 
   
   
       19 . The scoreboard of  claim 16  wherein the first scoring section has a first color and the second scoring section has a second color, the first color being different than the second color. 
   
   
       20 . The scoreboard of  claim 16  and further in combination with a horseshoes playing set comprising a plurality of horseshoes and a pair of horseshoe stakes.