Mechanical cornhole scorekeeper

Abstract

A mechanical cornhole scorekeeper has a housing that includes two dials that are operably mounted within the housing. One of the two dials is a first team score dial that includes numbers circumferentially spaced around a top surface. A second dial is a second team score dial that includes numbers circumferentially spaced around a top surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mechanical cornhole scorekeeper for enabling a user to track a score for each team in a cornhole game, the mechanical cornhole scorekeeper comprising:
 a housing having a top portion that extends outwardly to an outer edge;   two dials, each of the two dials having a top surface that extends outwardly to an outer perimeter edge, each of the two dials being operably mounted on the housing;   wherein one of the two dials is a first team score dial that includes numbers circumferentially spaced around the top surface; and   wherein the other of the two dials is a second team score dial that includes numbers circumferentially spaced around the top surface.   
     
     
         2 . The mechanical cornhole scorekeeper of  claim 1 , wherein the numbers on the first and second team score dials are from 0-21. 
     
     
         3 . The mechanical cornhole scorekeeper of  claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a silicone insert sheet that covers the majority of the top portion of the housing. 
     
     
         4 . The mechanical cornhole scorekeeper of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further includes an attachment strap that forms a loop. 
     
     
         5 . A mechanical cornhole scorekeeper for enabling a user to track a score for each team in a cornhole match, the mechanical cornhole scorekeeper comprising:
 a housing sized and shaped to be hand-held by the user, the housing having a top portion that extends outwardly to an outer edge;   two windows through the top portion of the housing;   a ratchet mechanism mounted in the housing;   two dials, each of the two dials having a top surface that extends outwardly to an outer perimeter edge, each of the two dials being operably mounted over the ratchet mechanism so that a portion of the top surface of the dial is visible through one of the two windows, and a portion of the outer perimeter edge of the dial extends past the outer edge of the housing, such that each of the two dials may be rotated in a single direction with the other direction being restricted by the ratchet mechanism;   wherein the ratchet mechanism includes a spring steel sheet that includes a pair of spring arms which each extend upwardly to engage a plurality of notches of one of the two dials;   wherein one of the two dials is a first team score dial that includes numbers circumferentially spaced around the top surface; and   wherein the other of the two dials is a second team score dial that includes numbers circumferentially spaced around the top surface.   
     
     
         6 . The mechanical cornhole scorekeeper of  claim 5 , wherein the numbers of the first team score dial are a first color, and the numbers of the second team score dial are a second color. 
     
     
         7 . The mechanical cornhole scorekeeper of  claim 6 , wherein the first color is blue and the second color is red. 
     
     
         8 . A mechanical cornhole scorekeeper for enabling a user to track a score for each team in a cornhole match, the mechanical cornhole scorekeeper comprising:
 a housing having a top portion that extends outwardly to an outer edge, the outer edge having at least two openings, the housing further having a bottom portion;   a pair of posts extending upwardly from the top portion, and a pair of posts extending upwardly from the bottom portion;   two windows through the top portion of the housing;   two dials, each of the two dials having a top surface that extends outwardly to an outer perimeter edge, each of the two dials having a hub that is rotatably mounted between one of the pair of posts of the top portion, and one of the pair of posts of the bottom portion, such that the ratchet mechanisms engages the dial and so that a portion of the top surface of the dial is visible through one of the two windows, and a portion of the outer perimeter edge of the dial extends through one of the openings of the outer edge of the housing, such that each of the two dials may be rotated in a single direction by the user, but cannot be rotated in an opposite direction;   wherein one of the two dials is a first team score dial that includes numbers 0-21 circumferentially spaced around the top surface, and wherein the first team score dial includes a first color; and   wherein one of the two dials is a second team score dial that includes numbers 0-21 circumferentially spaced around the top surface, and wherein the second team score dial includes a second color that is different than the first color.   
     
     
         9 . The mechanical cornhole scorekeeper of  claim 8 , further comprising a ratchet mechanism mounted in the housing. 
     
     
         10 . The mechanical cornhole scorekeeper of  claim 9 , wherein the ratchet mechanism includes a spring steel sheet that includes a pair of spring arms which each extend upwardly to engage a plurality of notches of one of the two dials.