Dart Board Mounting Assembly

Abstract

A dart board mounting assembly for rotatably mounting a dart board includes a panel that has an aperture extending through the panel. The panel has a mounting surface for facilitating a dart board to be positioned on the mounting surface. A hub is rotatably positioned in the aperture in the panel and the hub is attachable to the dart board such that the hub rotatably retains the dart board on the panel. A pin is slidably integrated into the panel and the pin is biased into an engaging position to engage the hub thereby retaining the dart board at a desired position. Conversely, the pin is urgeable into a releasing position to disengage the hub thereby facilitating the dart board to be rotated into a desired position.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A dart board mounting assembly for facilitating a dart board to be rotated for enhancing competitive darts, said assembly comprising:
 a panel having an aperture extending through said panel, said panel having a mounting surface for facilitating a dart board to be positioned on said mounting surface;   a hub being rotatably positioned in said aperture in said panel, said hub being attachable to the dart board such that said hub rotatably retains said dart board on said panel; and   a pin being slidably integrated into said panel, said pin being biased into an engaging position having said pin engaging said hub for retaining said hub at a desired degree of rotation for retaining the dart board at a desired position, said pin being urgeable into a releasing position having said pin disengaging said hub for facilitating the dart board to be rotated into a desired position.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said panel has a rear surface and a perimeter edge extending between said mounting surface and said rear surface, said aperture extending through said mounting surface and said rear surface, said aperture being centrally positioned on said panel, said aperture having a bounding edge;   said panel has a series of ridges each extending away from said rear surface, said series of ridges including a central ridge being continuously curved such that said central ridge defines a circle, said central ridge being oriented to surround said aperture;   said series of ridges includes plurality of outward ridges radiating outwardly from said central ridge, each of said outward ridges intersecting a respective one of four corners of said perimeter edge of said panel; and   said series of ridges includes a perimeter ridge being aligned with and being coextensive with said perimeter edge of said panel.   
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 said central ridge has a distal surface with respect to said rear surface of said panel, said distal surface having a primary portion and a secondary portion, each of said primary portion and said secondary portion lying on a plane being oriented coplanar with said rear surface of said panel, a distance between said primary portion and said rear surface of panel being greater than a distance between said secondary portion and said rear surface of said panel; and   said central ridge has an inward surface and an outward surface, said inward surface extending between said secondary portion and said bounding edge of said aperture such that said inward surface is aligned with said bounding edge, said outward surface extending between said primary portion and said rear surface of said panel.   
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 said hub has a front surface, a back surface and a perimeter surface extending between said front surface and said back surface, said perimeter surface having a first portion having a diameter being less than a diameter of a second portion, said first portion intersecting said front surface, said second portion intersecting said back surface;   a threshold between said first portion and said second portion abuts said secondary portion of said distal surface of said central ridge having said front surface of said hub being aligned with said mounting surface of said panel and having said back surface of said hub being aligned with said primary portion of said distal surface of said central ridge; and   said first portion of said perimeter surface of said hub is surrounded by said inward surface of said central ridge and said bounding surface of said aperture in said panel.   
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein:
 said perimeter ridge has a first hole extending laterally through said perimeter ridge;   said central ridge has a second hole extending laterally through outward surface and said inward surface of said central ridge, said second hole being aligned with said first hole; and   said hub has a plurality of wells each extending inwardly on said first portion of said perimeter surface of said hub, said wells being spaced apart from each other and being distributed around a full circumference of said first portion.   
     
     
         6 . The assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein said hub has a plurality of fastener holes each extending through said front surface and said back surface of said hub, said plurality of fastener holes being arranged to define four corners of a rectangle. 
     
     
         7 . The assembly according to  claim 5 , further comprising a pair of receivers, each of said receivers being coupled to and extending away from said rear surface of said panel, said pair of receivers being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along a line extending between said first hole in said perimeter ridge and said second hole in said central ridge. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein:
 said pin has a handle portion and a shaft portion;   said shaft portion extends through said first hole in said perimeter ridge having said handle portion being spaced outwardly from said perimeter ridge wherein said handle portion is configured to be gripped;   said shaft portion extends through each of said receivers;   said shaft portion extends through said second hole in said central ridge;   said shaft portion extends into a respective one of said wells in said first portion of said perimeter surface of said hub when said pin is biased into said engaging position; and   said shaft portion is removed from said respective well in said first portion of said perimeter surface of said hub when said pin is urged into said releasing position.   
     
     
         9 . The assembly according to  claim 8 , further comprising a biasing member being positioned around said shaft portion of said pin, said biasing member being positioned between said pair of receivers on said rear surface of said panel, said biasing member biasing said pin into said engaging position. 
     
     
         10 . The assembly according to  claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of fasteners, each of said fasteners being extendable through a respective one of said fastener holes in said hub and engages the dart board for fastening said hub to the dart board. 
     
     
         11 . A dart board mounting assembly for facilitating a dart board to be rotated for enhancing competitive darts, said assembly comprising:
 a panel having an aperture extending through said panel, said panel having a mounting surface for facilitating a dart board to be positioned on said mounting surface, said panel having a rear surface and a perimeter edge extending between said mounting surface and said rear surface, said aperture extending through said mounting surface and said rear surface, said aperture being centrally positioned on said panel, said aperture having a bounding edge, said panel having a series of ridges each extending away from said rear surface, said series of ridges including a central ridge being continuously curved such that said central ridge defines a circle, said central ridge being oriented to surround said aperture, said central ridge having a distal surface with respect to said rear surface of said panel, said distal surface having a primary portion and a secondary portion, each of said primary portion and said secondary portion lying on a plane being oriented coplanar with said rear surface of said panel, a distance between said primary portion and said rear surface of panel being greater than a distance between said secondary portion and said rear surface of said panel, said central ridge having an inward surface and an outward surface, said inward surface extending between said secondary portion and said bounding edge of said aperture such that said inward surface is aligned with said bounding edge, said outward surface extending between said primary portion and said rear surface of said panel, said series of ridges including plurality of outward ridges radiating outwardly from said central ridge, each of said outward ridges intersecting a respective one of four corners of said perimeter edge of said panel, said series of ridges including a perimeter ridge being aligned with and being coextensive with said perimeter edge of said panel, said perimeter ridge having a first hole extending laterally through said perimeter ridge, said central ridge having a second hole extending laterally through outward surface and said inward surface of said central ridge, said second hole being aligned with said first hole;   a hub being rotatably positioned in said aperture in said panel, said hub being attachable to the dart board such that said hub rotatably retains said dart board on said panel, said hub having a front surface, a back surface and a perimeter surface extending between said front surface and said back surface, said perimeter surface having a first portion having a diameter being less than a diameter of a second portion, said first portion intersecting said front surface, said second portion intersecting said back surface, a threshold between said first portion and said second portion abutting said secondary portion of said distal surface of said central ridge having said front surface of said hub being aligned with said mounting surface of said panel and having said back surface of said hub being aligned with said primary portion of said distal surface of said central ridge, said first portion of said perimeter surface of said hub being surrounded by said inward surface of said central ridge and said bounding surface of said aperture in said panel, said hub having a plurality of wells each extending inwardly on said first portion of said perimeter surface of said hub, said wells being spaced apart from each other and being distributed around a full circumference of said first portion, said hub having a plurality of fastener holes each extending through said front surface and said back surface of said hub, said plurality of fastener holes being arranged to define four corners of a rectangle;   a pair of receivers, each of said receivers being coupled to and extending away from said rear surface of said panel, said pair of receivers being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along a line extending between said first hole in said perimeter ridge and said second hole in said central ridge;   a pin being slidably integrated into said panel, said pin being biased into an engaging position having said pin engaging said hub for retaining said hub at a desired degree of rotation for retaining the dart board at a desired position, said pin being urgeable into a releasing position having said pin disengaging said hub for facilitating the dart board to be rotated into a desired position, said pin having a handle portion and a shaft portion, said shaft portion extending through said first hole in said perimeter ridge having said handle portion being spaced outwardly from said perimeter ridge wherein said handle portion is configured to be gripped, said shaft portion extending through each of said receivers, said shaft portion extending through said second hole in said central ridge, said shaft portion extending into a respective one of said wells in said first portion of said perimeter surface of said hub when said pin is biased into said engaging position, said shaft portion being removed from said respective well in said first portion of said perimeter surface of said hub when said pin is urged into said releasing position;   a biasing member being positioned around said shaft portion of said pin, said biasing member being positioned between said pair of receivers on said rear surface of said panel, said biasing member biasing said pin into said engaging position; and   a plurality of fasteners, each of said fasteners being extendable through a respective one of said fastener holes in said hub and engages the dart board for fastening said hub to the dart board.