Flying Disc Target

Abstract

A target assembly is used in a flying disc game for slowing and trapping a flying disc thrown against the assembly. The assembly includes an upright post, a first frame supported on the post, inside and outside chains hanging from the first frame and a basket supported on the post below the first frame. The chains are secured at a first end to the first frame at spaced angular points around the longitudinal axis of the post. The chains hang down such that second ends of the chains extend toward the basket or inside the basket. The first frame comprises a central hub and a plurality of spokes that are offset angularly as the spokes extend radially from the hub. The inside chains hang from an inner portion of the spokes and the outside chains hang from an outer, angularly offset portion of the spokes such that each inside chain is located between a pair of outside chains. The inside and outside chains are connected at bottom ends thereof to rings to form a two-layer curtain.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A target assembly for use in a flying disc game for slowing and trapping a flying disc thrown against the assembly, comprising:
 an upright post having a longitudinal axis, a lower base end and a top distal end;   a basket mounted at a position between the base end and the distal end on the post and open toward the distal end;   a first frame mounted on the post between at the distal end, the first frame surrounding the post; and   a plurality of outside chains, each outside chain secured at a first end thereof to the first frame, the outside chains secured to the first frame at spaced angular points around the longitudinal axis of the post, a plurality of inside chains, each inside chain secured at a first end thereof to the first frame, the inside chains secured to the first frame at spaced angular points around the longitudinal axis of the post, the outside and inside chains hanging down such that second ends of the outside chains and inside chains extend toward the basket or inside the basket, the outside and inside chains being adapted to absorb kinetic energy of a thrown disc and reduce its velocity,   wherein the first frame comprises a central hub and a plurality of spokes, the spokes extending substantially radially from the central hub, wherein each spoke is configured to have a first portion located at a first radial distance from the hub and a second portion located at a second further radial distance from the hub, a radial line drawn between a center of the hub and the second portion being angularly offset by an angle θ from a radial line drawn between the center of the hub and the first portion, wherein the inside chains are supported on the first portion of the spokes and the outside chains are supported on the second portion of the spokes.   
     
     
         2 . The target assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first frame comprises a first outer ring and the spokes are connected to the first outer ring at distal ends of the spokes, and a first inner ring arranged concentrically between the first outer ring and the hub, wherein the first portion is adjacent the first inner ring and the second portion is adjacent the first outer ring. 
     
     
         3 . The target assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the inside and outside chains are connected at bottom ends thereof to form a two-layer frusto-conical curtain. 
     
     
         4 . The target assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the inside and outside chains are connected at bottom ends thereof to form a two-layer frusto-conical curtain. 
     
     
         5 . The target assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first frame comprises:
 a first outer ring, and a second outer ring arranged concentrically inside the first outer ring, and the spokes are connected to the first and second outer rings at the second portion of the spokes;   a first inner ring, and a second inner ring arranged concentrically between the first inner ring and the hub, the first inner ring arranged concentrically between the second outer ring and the second inner ring, and the spokes are connected to the first and second inner rings at the first portion of the spokes, wherein the first portion is between the first and second inner rings and the second portion is between the first and second outer rings.   
     
     
         6 . The target assembly of  claim 5  wherein the number of outside chains equals approximately the number of the inside chains. 
     
     
         7 . The target assembly of  claim 5  wherein the outside chains are twelve in number and the inside chains are twelve in number. 
     
     
         8 . An target assembly for use in a flying disc game for arresting and trapping a flying disc thrown against the assembly comprising:
 an upright post having a longitudinal axis;   a support frame mounted at the top of the post, the support frame having a center hub, an outer ring and a coaxial inner ring, the hub supported on the longitudinal axis, and angularly spaced-apart, radially extending spokes from the center hub with respect to the longitudinal axis, and the spokes spaced all around the circumference of the hub, the spokes connecting the hub to the inner ring and the outer ring;   a plurality of outside chains having the upper ends thereof supported on some of the spokes adjacent to the outer ring; and   a plurality of inside chains having the upper ends thereof supported on some of the spokes adjacent to the inner ring.   
     
     
         10 . The target assembly according to claim  9 , further comprising a basket mounted to the pole beneath the support frame having an open top facing the support frame. 
     
     
         11 . The target assembly according to claim  9 , further comprising a first lower ring and a second lower ring, wherein lower ends of the outside chains are connected to the first lower ring, and the lower ends of the inside chains are connected to the second lower ring. 
     
     
         12 . The target assembly according to claim  9 , wherein the outer ring of the support frame is the outer radial limit of the support frame. 
     
     
         13 . The target assembly according to claim  9 , further comprising a further outer ring that is sized to be coaxially inside the outer ring, wherein the upper ends of the outside chains are captured on some of the spokes between the outer ring and the further outer ring. 
     
     
         14 . The target assembly according to  claim 13 , wherein the clear distance between the outer ring and the further outer ring on the spoke is about 1-3 times the thickness of an outside chain held thereby. 
     
     
         15 . The target assembly according to claim  9 , further comprising a further inner ring that is sized to be coaxially outside the inner ring, wherein the upper ends of the inside chains are captured on some of the spokes between the inner ring and the further inner ring. 
     
     
         16 . The target assembly according to  claim 15 , wherein the clear distance between the inner ring and the further inner ring on the spoke is about 1-3 times the thickness of an inside chain held thereby. 
     
     
         17 . The target assembly according to claim  9 , further comprising a further outer ring that is sized to be coaxially inside the outer ring, wherein the upper ends of the outside chains are captured on some of the spokes between the outer ring and the further outer ring, and wherein the clear distance between the outer ring and the further outer ring on the spoke is about 1-3 times the thickness of an outside chain held thereby, and further comprising a further inner ring that is sized to be coaxially outside the inner ring, wherein the upper ends of the inside chains are captured on some of the spokes between the inner ring and the further inner ring, and wherein the clear distance between the inner ring and the further inner ring on the spoke is about 1-3 times the thickness of an inside chain held thereby, and wherein the further outer ring and the further inner ring are attached on top of the spokes.