Beanbag Tossing Game Assembly

Abstract

A beanbag tossing game assembly for entertainment and competition includes a pair of panels, which are rectangularly shaped, and a plurality of bags. Each of a pair of braces is coupled to a respective panel proximate to a rear edge of the panel. The brace and a front edge of the respective panel are configured to be positioned on a substantially horizontal surface so that the respective panel is transverse to the substantially horizontal surface with a user selectable separation between the front edges of the panels. Each of a plurality of holes is positioned in a respective panel proximate to the rear edge of the respective panel. The hole is configured to receive a respective bag tossed by a player as part of a tossing game.

1 . A beanbag tossing game assembly comprising:
 a pair of panels, the panels being rectangularly shaped;   a pair of braces, each brace being coupled to a respective panel proximate to a rear edge of the panel wherein the brace and a front edge of the respective panel are configured for positioning on a substantially horizontal surface such that the respective panel is transverse to the substantially horizontal surface with a user selectable separation between the front edges of the panels;   a plurality of bags; and   a plurality of holes, each hole being positioned in an associated one of said panels proximate to the rear edge of the associated panel, said plurality of holes being arranged such that each panel has three holes with all holes in each respective panel having different respective areas, a forward edge of each hole being spaced a different distance from a front edge of said associated panel relative to each other hole in said associated panel, said holes in each associated panel being laterally spaced across said associated panel such that said associated panel is continuous and unperforated extending in a straight line from each said hole to said front edge of said associated panel.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further including the panels being substantially rigid. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 2 , further including the panels comprising wood. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a pair of frames, the frames being rectangularly shaped and sized complementarily to the panels, each frame being coupled to and extending perpendicularly from a perimeter of a respective panel such that the frame is positioned for rigidifying the respective panel; and   each brace comprising a pair of legs, each leg being coupled to a respective opposing side of the frame of the respective panel wherein the frame is configured for elevating the front edge above the substantially horizontal surface and wherein the pair of legs is configured for elevating the rear edge relative to the front edge.   
     
     
         5 . The assembly of  claim 4 , further including the legs being pivotally coupled to the frame such that the legs are selectively positionable in a stowed configuration, wherein the legs are substantially parallel to the respective panel, and a deployed configuration wherein the legs extend transversely to the respective panel and are configured for positioning on the substantially horizontal surface. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 each bag defining an interior space, the interior space being substantially occupied by a filler, the filler being granular, the filler comprising at least one of corn, resin pellets, and beans; and   the plurality of bags comprising a set of first sacks and a set of second sacks, the set of first sacks having at least one of a color, texture, and pattern different than at least one of a color, texture, and pattern of the set of second sacks such that the set of first sacks and the set of second sacks are distinguishable, the set of first sacks and the set of second sacks being equivalently numbered.   
     
     
         7 . The assembly of  claim 6 , further including the set of first sacks comprising four first sacks and the set of second sacks comprising four second sacks. 
     
     
         8 . (canceled) 
     
     
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         11 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further including the plurality of holes comprising:
 a pair of first apertures, each first aperture being positioned proximate to a first rear corner of a respective panel;   a pair of second apertures, each second aperture being positioned proximate to a second rear corner of a respective panel; and   a pair of third apertures, each third aperture being positioned equally distant from the first rear corner and the second rear corner of a respective panel.   
     
     
         12 . The assembly of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 the second aperture being distal to the rear edge relative to an associated first aperture; and   the third aperture being distal to the rear edge relative to an associated second aperture.   
     
     
         13 . The assembly of  claim 11 , further including the third apertures, the second apertures, and the first apertures being circularly shaped, the third apertures being circumferentially larger than the second apertures, the second apertures being circumferentially larger than the first apertures. 
     
     
         14 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further including a scoring means configured for tracking a score of a tossing game played by a set of players tossing bags from a position proximate to one of the panels toward the other of the panels with points being awarded when a bag passes through a respective hole or comes to rest on an upper surface of the other of the panels. 
     
     
         15 . The assembly of  claim 14 , further including the scoring means comprising:
 a post;   a base coupled to a bottom of the post wherein the base is configured for supporting the post substantially vertically relative to the substantially horizontal surface;   a plurality of channels positioned in the post, the channels being positioned in a pair of rows, each row extending linearly from proximate to a top toward the bottom of the post, the pair of rows being positioned singly in opposing edges of the post;   indicia coupled to the post, each indicium being positioned proximate to a respective channel of one of the rows and an associated channel of the other of the rows wherein the indicium is configured for indicating a number for the respective channel and the associated channel; and   a set of pegs, each peg being selectively insertable into a respective channel for indicating a score for a player of the tossing game, the set of pegs comprising from two to four pegs.   
     
     
         16 . The assembly of  claim 15 , further including the base comprising a pair of first planks and a pair of second planks, the first planks being coupled singly to a front face and a rear face of the post, each first plank extending past a respective one of the opposing edges of the post, the pair of second planks being coupled singly to the opposing edges of the post and extending opposingly from the post such that bottom edges of each of the pair of first planks and each of the pair of second planks are coplanar. 
     
     
         17 . The assembly of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 each row comprising twenty channels, each channel extending angularly into the post such that the channel extends from the opposing edge toward the bottom of the post; and   the plurality of channels comprising two channels positioned in the top of the post.   
     
     
         18 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further including an instruction sheet comprising a set of rules for playing and scoring a tossing game. 
     
     
         19 . A beanbag tossing game assembly comprising:
 a pair of panels, the panels being rectangularly shaped, the panels being substantially rigid, the panels comprising wood;   a pair of frames, the frames being rectangularly shaped and sized complementarily to the panels, each frame being coupled to and extending perpendicularly from a perimeter of a respective panel such that the frame is positioned for rigidifying the respective panel;   a pair of braces, each brace being coupled to a respective panel proximate to a rear edge of the panel wherein the brace and a front edge of the respective panel are configured for positioning on a substantially horizontal surface such that the respective panel is transverse to the substantially horizontal surface with a user selectable separation between the front edges of the panels, each brace comprising a pair of legs, each leg being coupled to a respective opposing side of the frame of the respective panel wherein the frame is configured for elevating the front edge above the substantially horizontal surface and wherein the pair of legs is configured for elevating the rear edge relative to the front edge, the legs being pivotally coupled to the frame such that the legs are selectively positionable in a stowed configuration, wherein the legs are substantially parallel to the respective panel, and a deployed configuration wherein the legs extend transversely to the respective panel and are configured for positioning on the substantially horizontal surface;   a plurality of bags, each bag defining an interior space, the interior space being substantially occupied by a filler, the filler being granular, the filler comprising at least one of corn, resin pellets, and beans, the plurality of bags comprising a set of first sacks and a set of second sacks, the set of first sacks having at least one of a color, texture, and pattern different than at least one of a color, texture, and pattern of the set of second sacks such that the set of first sacks and the set of second sacks are distinguishable, the set of first sacks and the set of second sacks being equivalently numbered, the set of first sacks comprising four first sacks and the set of second sacks comprising four second sacks;   a plurality of holes, each hole being positioned in an associated one of said panels proximate to the rear edge of the associated panel, said plurality of holes being arranged such that each panel has three holes with all holes in each respective panel having different respective areas, a forward edge of each hole being spaced a different distance from a front edge of said associated panel relative to each other hole in said associated panel, said holes in each associated panel being laterally spaced across said associated panel such that said associated panel is continuous and unperforated extending in a straight line from each said hole to said front edge of said associated panel, the plurality of holes comprising:
 a pair of first apertures, each first aperture being positioned proximate to a first rear corner of a respective panel, 
 a pair of second apertures, each second aperture being positioned proximate to a second rear corner of a respective panel, the second aperture being distal to the rear edge relative to an associated first aperture, and 
 a pair of third apertures, each third aperture being positioned equally distant from the first rear corner and the second rear corner of a respective panel, the third aperture being distal to the rear edge relative to an associated second aperture, the third apertures, the second apertures, and the first apertures being circularly shaped, the third apertures being circumferentially larger than the second apertures, the second apertures being circumferentially larger than the first apertures; 
   a scoring means configured for tracking a score of a tossing game played by a set of players tossing bags from a position proximate to one of the panels toward the other of the panels with points being awarded when a bag passes through a respective hole or comes to rest on an upper surface of the other of the panels, the scoring means comprising:
 a post, 
 a base coupled to a bottom of the post wherein the base is configured for supporting the post substantially vertically relative to the substantially horizontal surface, the base comprising a pair of first planks and a pair of second planks, the first planks being coupled singly to a front face and a rear face of the post, each first plank extending past a respective opposing edge of the post, the pair of second planks being coupled singly to the opposing edges of the post and extending opposingly from the post such that bottom edges of each of the pair of first planks and each of the pair of second planks are coplanar, 
 a plurality of channels positioned in the post, the channels being positioned in a pair of rows, each row extending linearly from proximate to a top toward the bottom of the post, the pair of rows being positioned singly in the opposing edges of the post, each row comprising twenty channels, the plurality of channels comprising two channels positioned in the top of the post, each channel extending angularly into the post such that the channel extends from the opposing edge toward the bottom of the post, 
 indicia coupled to the post, each indicium being positioned proximate to a respective channel of one of the rows and an associated channel of the other of the rows wherein the indicium is configured for indicating a number for the respective channel and the associated channel, and 
 a set of pegs, each peg being selectively insertable into a respective channel for indicating a score for a player of the tossing game, the set of pegs comprising from two to four pegs; and 
 an instruction sheet comprising a set of rules for playing and scoring the tossing game.