Patent ID: 11898825
Assignee: nan
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 11:
12. A dart catching device comprising:
a tray configured to be mountable to a vertical surface upon which a dartboard is positioned, such that the tray is positioned below the dartboard and extends substantially perpendicularly from the vertical surface, wherein the tray is configured for catching a dart thrown at the dartboard, but which fails to adhere to the dartboard;
the tray comprising a housing defining an interior space, the housing having an upper face, the upper face being concavely shaped defining a recess, wherein the recess is configured for catching the dart thrown at the dartboard, but which failed to adhere to the dartboard, the recess having an upper perimeter, the upper face having a circumference, the upper perimeter and the circumference defining a rim, the rim having a plurality of holes positioned therein and opening into the interior space, wherein each hole is configured for inserting a tip of a respective dart for removably engaging the respective dart to the housing;
the housing comprising:
a back plate, the back plate having a plurality of apertures positioned therein and opening into the recess, wherein each aperture is configured for insertion of a respective fastener for mounting the housing to the vertical surface,
a pair of side sections, each side section being coupled to and extending perpendicularly from a respective opposed end of the back plate,
a pair of medial sections, each medial section extending transversely from a respective side section distal from the back plate,
a front section coupled to and extending between the medial sections distal from the back plate, such that the housing has a partial octagonal shape when viewed from the upper face, and
a bottom section coupled to and extending between the back plate, the side sections, the medial sections, and the front section, such that the bottom section is substantially parallel planar to the upper face of the housing;

the back plate being dimensionally taller than the front section and the medial sections of the housing, each side section tapering from the respective opposed end of the back plate to an associated medial section such that the pair of side sections is positioned for bracing the housing relative to the vertical surface;
the housing having a slot positioned in an outer face thereof and opening into the interior space;
a drawer positioned in and selectively extendible the slot, wherein the drawer is configured for stowing an article; and
a knob coupled to the drawer, wherein the knob is configured for grasping in digits of a hand of a user for extending the drawer from the slot.