Target board for bean bag toss game

Abstract

A bean bag toss game target device comprises a support frame adapted to sit on a surface, a first planar game surface supported by the support frame at a first angle to the surface and at a first height above the surface, and a second planar game surface supported by the support frame at a second angle to the surface and at a second height above the surface. The first planar game surface defines a first target hole, and the second planar game surface defines a second target hole. The first planar game surface is closer to the proximal end of the target device than is the second planar game surface, and the second planar game surface is closer to the distal end of the target device than is the first planar game surface. The first height above the surface is less than the second height above the surface.

1 . A bean bag toss game target device having a proximal end and a distal end, the target device comprising:
 a support frame adapted to sit on a surface;   a first planar game surface adapted to be supported by the support frame at a first angle to the surface and at a first height above the surface, the first planar game surface defining a first target hole; and   a second planar game surface adapted to be supported by the support frame at a second angle to the surface and at a second height above the surface, the second planar game surface defining a second target hole;
 wherein the first planar game surface is closer to the proximal end of the target device than is the second planar game surface; 
 wherein the second planar game surface is closer to the distal end of the target device than is the first planar game surface; and 
 wherein the first height above the surface is less than the second height above the surface. 
   
     
     
         2 . The target device of  claim 1 , wherein the first angle and the second angle are substantially equal. 
     
     
         3 . The target device of  claim 1 , further comprising a substantially vertical planar backboard at the distal end of the target device, the backboard having a proximal side toward the proximal end of the target device and an opposing distal side. 
     
     
         4 . The target device of  claim 3 , further comprising a target hoop affixed to the backboard and projecting outward from the proximal side of the backboard. 
     
     
         5 . The target device of  claim 4 , further comprising a net affixed to and hanging down from the target hoop. 
     
     
         6 . The target device of  claim 3 , wherein the backboard defines a third target hole. 
     
     
         7 . The target device of  claim 3 , further comprising a substantially horizontal shelf adapted to be supported by the support frame at a third height above the surface, the shelf being affixed to or integral with and projecting outward from the proximal side of the backboard;
 wherein the third height is less than the second height.   
     
     
         8 . The target device of  claim 7 , wherein the support frame, the first planar game surface, the second planar game surface, the backboard, and the shelf are all together formed from a single unitary sheet of material. 
     
     
         9 . The target device of  claim 1 , wherein a distal end of the first planar game surface is connected to a proximal end of the second planar game surface. 
     
     
         10 . The target device of  claim 9 , wherein the distal end of the first planar game surface is connected to the proximal end of the second planar game surface via a substantially vertical wall. 
     
     
         11 . The target device of  claim 10 , wherein the first planar game surface, the second planar game surface, and the substantially vertical wall are all together formed from a single unitary sheet of material. 
     
     
         12 . The target device of  claim 10 , wherein the support frame, the first planar game surface, the substantially vertical wall, the second planar game surface, the backboard, and the shelf are all together formed from a single unitary sheet of material. 
     
     
         13 . The target device of  claim 1 , wherein the first target hole is a sole hole defined by the first planar game surface. 
     
     
         14 . The target device of  claim 1 , wherein the second target hole is a sole hole defined by the second planar game surface 
     
     
         15 . A target device comprising:
 a support frame further comprising:   a foot adapted to sit on a surface;   a proximal end;   a distal end;   a first planar game surface adapted to be supported by the support frame at a first angle to the surface and at a first height above the surface, the first planar game surface defining a first target hole;   a second planar game surface adapted to be supported by the support frame at a second angle to the surface and at a second height above the surface, the second planar game surface defining a second target hole; and   a planar backboard at the distal end of the support frame, the planar backboard having a proximal side toward the proximal end of the support frame and an opposing distal side;
 wherein the first planar game surface is closer to the proximal end of the support frame than is the second planar game surface; 
 wherein the second planar game surface is closer to the distal end of the support frame than is the first planar game surface; 
 wherein the proximal end of the support frame and the distal end of the support frame are curved, with a curvature of the curve of the proximal end of the support frame being related to the first height; and 
 wherein the first height above the surface is less than the second height above the surface. 
   
     
     
         16 . The target device of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a hoop mounted to the planar backboard.   
     
     
         17 . The target device of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a third target hole formed in the planar backboard.