Cornhole playing court

Abstract

A cornhole court including a floor and spaced-apart board registration features printed and/or connected to the floor for providing spacing and alignment (and optionally removable engagement of cornhole boards to the floor) at a preconfigured spacing. In some examples, the spacing between front ends of the boards is about 27 feet. In example embodiments, a plurality of indicia may be provided on the floor of the cornhole court, for example, which can be for advertising, branding, promotional, sponsorship or other business opportunities. Other embodiments include a board-mounted module for communicating with a board-mounted module of an opposing board, and for example, for communicating with at least one electronic device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cornhole court comprising:
 a rectangular floor comprising an outer edge;   a first set of spaced-apart board registration features printed on a first side of the rectangular floor and a second set of board registration features printed on a second side of the rectangular floor, the first and second set of board registration features being spaced apart so as to define a length of between about 21-27 feet therebetween.   
     
     
         2 . The cornhole court of  claim 1 , further comprising a pair of boards for alignment and placement against the registration features. 
     
     
         3 . The cornhole court of  claim 1 , further comprising indicia printed on at least a portion of the floor. 
     
     
         4 . The cornhole court of  claim 1 , further comprising lines printed on the floor, the lines outwardly extending from each outer end of each of the board registration features towards the outer edge. 
     
     
         5 . The cornhole court of  claim 1 , wherein the floor weighs about 13 oz/yd 2  and comprises a polyester scrim layer and an outer PVC layer. 
     
     
         6 . The cornhole court of  claim 1 , wherein the floor comprises a vinyl UV printed sheet material. 
     
     
         7 . The cornhole court of  claim 1 , wherein an outermost registration feature of the sets of board registration features defines a distance of about 27 feet therebetween. 
     
     
         8 . The cornhole court of  claim 1 , wherein a middle registration feature of the sets of board registration features defines a distance of about 24 feet therebetween. 
     
     
         9 . The cornhole court of  claim 1 , wherein an innermost registration feature of the sets of board registration features defines a distance of about 21 feet therebetween. 
     
     
         10 . The cornhole court of  claim 1 , wherein the floor is generally rectangular in shape and defines a length of between about 30-60 feet and a width of between about 3-14 feet. 
     
     
         11 . The cornhole court of  claim 1 , wherein the floor is generally rectangular in shape and defines a length of between about 36 feet and a width of between about 6 feet. 
     
     
         12 . The cornhole court of  claim 1 , wherein the floor is generally rectangular in shape and defines a length of between about 40 feet and a width of between about 8 feet. 
     
     
         13 . The cornhole court of  claim 2 , wherein a front end portion of each board is configured for removable engagement with the spaced-apart board registration features so as to easily provide a desired spacing between the boards, and wherein removable engagement of the front end portion of each board with the board registration features prevents displacement of the board relative to the floor. 
     
     
         14 . An automatic measuring device for spacing opposing cornhole boards comprising:
 a floor defining a length of at least about 27 feet and a width of at least about 4 feet;   a first pair of board registration members mounted to the floor and configured for removable engagement with the cornhole boards so as to define a length of 27 feet between front ends of the opposing cornhole boards;   a second pair of board registration members mounted to the floor and configured for removable engagement with the cornhole boards so as to define a length of 24 feet between front ends of the opposing cornhole boards; and   a third pair of board registration members mounted to the floor and configured for removable engagement with the cornhole boards so as to define a length of 21 feet between front ends of the opposing cornhole boards.   
     
     
         15 . An automatic measuring device for spacing opposing cornhole boards comprising a board-mounted module mounted to each board, the board-mounted module comprising a housing component comprising an electronic control system comprising hardware, software, a processor and memory and a power supply, wherein the electronic control system of each module can connect and communicate with each other and at least one electronic device, wherein the board-mounted modules are capable of obtaining a distance defined therebetween such that any displacement of the boards provides an alert to the electronic device. 
     
     
         16 . The automatic measuring device of  claim 15 , further comprising obtaining data regarding the impact force and location of impact of at least one tossed bag that lands or otherwise at least partially contacts at least a portion of the board. 
     
     
         17 . The automatic measuring device of  claim 15 , wherein the power supply is rechargeable. 
     
     
         18 . The automatic measuring device of  claim 15 , further comprising a sensor for sensing the passing of at least one bag through an opening formed in the board, wherein the sensor provides feedback regarding the passing and count of the number of bags that pass therethrough. 
     
     
         19 . The automatic measuring device of  claim 15 , wherein data from the sensor can be processed and received by the electronic device such that the score can be kept automatically.