Portable bean bag toss game

Abstract

A portable bean bag toss game having first and second target boards, a plurality of bean bags, a first set of target board legs and a second set of target board legs. Each of the target boards includes a planar top surface and a bottom face and a target hole. The first and second target boards are adapted to be clasped together with the bottom faces back-to-back and carried as a unit with the plurality of bean bags removably stored in pockets within the back-to-back bottom faces and the first and second sets of legs removably stored within mating recesses of the back-to-back bottom faces.

1 . A portable bean bag toss game, comprising:
 a first target board comprising a planar top surface, a bottom face, an upper end, a lower end, left and right sides, a target hole;   a second target board comprising a planar top surface, a bottom face, an upper end, a lower end, left and right sides, a target hole;   a plurality of bean bags;   a first set of target board legs;   a second set of target board legs;   wherein the first and second target boards are adapted to secure together for carrying as a unit with the bottom faces back-to-back and with the plurality of bean bags removably stored in pockets within the back-to-back bottom faces and the first and second sets of legs removably stored within mating recesses of the back-to-back bottom faces.   
     
     
         2 . The portable bean bag toss game of  claim 1  wherein each of the first and second target boards include a handle opening which align to form a through handle when the first and second target boards are clasped together back-to-back. 
     
     
         3 . The portable bean bag toss game of  claim 1  further comprising clasps for securing the first and second target boards together with the bottom faces back-to-back. 
     
     
         4 . The portable bean bag toss game of  claim 1  wherein:
 the first set of target board legs includes two long legs and two short legs; 
 the second set of target board legs includes two long legs and two short legs; 
 wherein the bottom face of the first target board includes two long leg end recesses near the upper end, each for receiving an end of the first set of the two long legs, and two short leg end recesses near the lower end, each for receive an end of the first set of the two short legs, whereby when placed on a substantially horizontal surface with the legs down, the planar top surface of the first target board slopes downwardly from the upper end toward the lower end; and 
 wherein the bottom face of the second target board includes two long leg end recesses near the upper end, each for receiving an end of the second set of the two long legs, and two short leg end recesses near the lower end, each for receive an end of the second set of the two short legs, whereby when placed on a substantially horizontal surface with the legs down, the planar top surface of the second target board slopes downwardly from the upper end toward the lower end. 
 
     
     
         5 . The portable bean bag toss game of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the left and right sides of at least one of the first target boards and second target boards includes a score keeper. 
     
     
         6 . The portable bean bag toss game of  claim 1  wherein the first target board and second target board are blow molded. 
     
     
         7 . A portable bean bag toss game, comprising:
 a first target board assembly comprising substantially mirror image longitudinal half sections, each longitudinal half section having a planar top surface, a bottom face, an upper end, a lower end, an outer end and an inner end, each longitudinal half section further having a half-target hole, such that when the inner ends of the mirror image longitudinal halves are aligned and assembled together, the first target board assembly includes a longitudinal seam with the half target holes forming a full target hole divided along the longitudinal seam;   a second target board assembly comprising substantially mirror image longitudinal half sections, each longitudinal half section having a planar top surface, a bottom face, an upper end, a lower end, an outer end and an inner end, each longitudinal half section further having a half target hole, such that when the inner ends of the mirror image longitudinal halves are aligned and assembled together, the second target board assembly includes a longitudinal seam with the half target holes forming a full target hole divided along the longitudinal seam;   a plurality of bean bags;   a first set target board legs;   a second set of target board legs;   wherein the assembled first target board assembly and the assembled second target board assembly are adapted to be secured together with the bottom faces back-to-back and with the plurality of bean bags removably stored in pockets within the back-to-back bottom faces and the first and second sets of legs removably stored within mating recesses of the back-to-back bottom faces.   
     
     
         8 . The portable bean bag toss game of  claim 7  further comprising clasps for securing the assembled first and second target board assemblies together with the bottom faces back-to-back. 
     
     
         9 . The portable bean bag toss game of  claim 7 , wherein:
 each of the longitudinal half sections of the first target board assembly includes a half handle opening such that when the inner ends of the longitudinal halves of the first target board assembly are aligned and assembled together, the half handle openings form a full handle opening divided along the longitudinal seam; and   each of the longitudinal half sections of the second target board assembly includes a half handle opening such that when the inner ends of the longitudinal halves of the second target board assembly are aligned and assembled together, the half handle openings form a full handle opening divided along the longitudinal seam.   
     
     
         10 . The portable bean bag toss game of  claim 9 , wherein the full handle openings of the first and second target board assemblies align to form a through handle when the first and second target boards are clasped together back-to-back. 
     
     
         11 . The portable bean bag toss game of  claim 7  wherein:
 the first set of target board legs includes two long legs and two short legs; 
 the second set of target board legs includes two long legs and two short legs; 
 wherein the bottom face of the first target board assembly includes two long leg end recesses near the upper end, each for receiving an end of the first set of the two long legs, and two short leg end recesses near the lower end, each for receive an end of the first set of the two short legs, whereby when placed on a substantially horizontal surface with the legs down, the planar top surface of the first target board assembly slopes downwardly from the upper end toward the lower end; and 
 wherein the bottom face of the second target board assembly includes two long leg end recesses near the upper end, each for receiving an end of the second set of the two long legs, and two short leg end recesses near the lower end, each for receive an end of the second set of the two short legs, whereby when placed on a substantially horizontal surface with the legs down, the planar top surface of the second target board assembly slopes downwardly from the upper end toward the lower end. 
 
     
     
         12 . The portable bean bag toss game of  claim 7  wherein at least one of the left and right sides of at least one of the first target boards and second target boards includes a score keeper. 
     
     
         13 . The portable bean bag toss game of  claim 7  wherein the first target board assembly and second target board assembly are blow molded. 
     
     
         14 . A portable bean bag toss game package, comprising:
 first and second sets of two substantially mirror image longitudinal half sections of target boards, each longitudinal half section having a planar top surface, a bottom face, an upper end, a lower end, an outer end and an inner end, and an outer end, each mirror image longitudinal half section further having a half target hole, the inner ends of each set of the mirror image longitudinal half sections adapted to matingly align and assemble together to form a target board having a longitudinal seam with the half target holes forming a full target hole divided along the longitudinal seam;   a plurality of bean bags comprising first and second sets of bean bags of equal number;   a first set of two long legs;   a second set of two long legs;   a first set of two short legs;   a second set of two short legs;   the first set of longitudinal half sections stacked with the bottom faces back-to-back with the first set of bean bags received in pockets within the back-to-back bottom faces and the first set of two long legs and the first set of two short legs received within recesses within the back-to-back bottom faces;   the second set of longitudinal half sections stacked with the bottom faces back-to-back with the second set of bean bags received in pockets within the back-to-back bottom faces and the second set of two long legs and the second set of two short legs received within recesses within the back-to-back bottom faces;   the stacked first set of back-to-back longitudinal half sections stacked vertically with respect to the stacked second set of back-to-back longitudinal half sections.   
     
     
         15 . The portable bean bag toss game package of  claim 14  wherein each longitudinal half section further includes a half handle opening. 
     
     
         16 . The portable bean bag toss game package of  claim 14  wherein at least one of the outer ends of at least one of the first and second sets of longitudinal half sections includes a score keeper. 
     
     
         17 . The portable bean bag toss game package of  claim 14  wherein the first and second sets of longitudinal half sections are blow molded.