Slate is used as the game board not only because it is readily available in such area, but also because the playing surface can be sanded to provide the proper texture. The following detailed description is of the best mode or modes of the invention presently contemplated. Hub 16, shown in more detail in FIG. Thus, by using HDPE sheets having a stock thickness, substantial labor in manufacturing the boards is eliminated. It is believed that through use of such board the popularity of quoits will quickly spread into areas where it is currently relatively unknown. The boards have concentric rings, which determine the points to be awarded. At least one, and preferably several, boards 14 are cut (as illustrated by dotted line 42 in FIG. They used to set up 5 or 6 sets of quoit boards. Quoit-like discs are then tossed at the device, with the aim being to direct them into the receptacle. Oddly enough the picture on the box shows a family playing and holding the rings. Explore releases from Quoit at Discogs. Each teammate stands with one of his opponents at one of the boards. -Troy Frey (the Quoit Master) . Equally spaced apart scoring rings 39 are also provided in the top surface 20 of board section 14, with the process for providing such scoring rings being described in further detail below. The quoit boards are placed 18 feet on center (from hub to hub). Top of page - The Rules of Indoor or Step Quoits. Slate is a hard rock that naturally breaks into thin, smooth layers, and has a composition and structure that enables it to be cut into square pieces and then sanded to the proper texture fairly easily as compared with most other known natural or man-made materials. Such game boards will substantially increase the market that is available for such game from a practicability standpoint, and therefore its overall popularity. 4,565,375 issued to D. Dresel entitled “Game Apparatus”, a rectilinear shaped device having a centrally disposed receptacle in its upper surface that opens to the inside of the device, and further having a backstop device extending upwardly from the rear side of the receptacle. Indoor Quoits is popular on both sides of the Welsh/English border but its heartland is probably Evesham, England. 1 and 2 from a hard plastic material, preferably polyethylene, polypropylene, or polyurethane, and most preferably from High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) having a thickness of one inch, and the density of which may vary. Thus, the coarseness or roughness of one side surface of the HDPE sheet must be increased to within a certain range prior to its use as a quoit game board playing surface. They work great in the sand. The board features the main "spike" or "peg" in the middle and around it, two slightly sunken concentric circles. Such process is repeated until all five scoring rings have been etched into the playing surface of the board. A cumulative scoring system based on the accuracy or results of the tosses is used to determine the winning player or team. Matches are played player against player or in teams of two players each. Quoits that lie on the border between the inner and outer circles count as per the outer circle. To the left, a "lighter" carefully sets a piece of paper on the clay as a target for his waiting partner to aim at. PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362. It is a still further object of the invention to provide a quoit board that weighs significantly less than a slate quoit board, thereby significantly reducing the shipping costs associated with such boards, but that also has most of the advantages of such slate quoit boards. The boards are lined up at a given distance from one another. Such tools or machines are of course well known in the prior art, and the routing process can be performed using a simple manually operated router or automatically via an industrial router system. Through trial and error and a significant investment of time and experimentation, the present inventor has developed a process for manufacturing a quoit board that is made preferably of high density polyethylene (HDPE) having a substantially lower weight than a similarly sized slate quoit board. 3. First, hole 62 is drilled through the center of each board section 14 for attaching hub 32. rings or horseshoes around or on, e.g. After board section 14 has been treated as described above, hub 16 is secured to the playing board. quoits; Throwing or tossing games, e.g. The Triumph Wood Quoit Set is a safe, fun toss game that plays like horseshoes with sisal rope rings. 4 illustrates several board sections 14 that have been cut into 2 ft. by 2 ft. squares from a sheet or sheets of HDPE material and are being fed or placed in a sandblast machine 50, where the top surface 20 of each board section 14 is subjected to sandblasting. After a board has been subjected to sandblasting, the treated top surface should now be suitable for use as a quoit board playing surface utilizing conventional stiff rubber quoits 13 weighing approximately one pound each. 0:36 . The stone is then cut, split and shaped into pieces for windowsills, roofs, floor tiles and yes, quoit boards. The sport of throwing a quoit, or discus, as long a distance as possible, became extremely popular and one of the primary events in the early Olympics. Quoits, game in which players toss rings at a stake, called the hob. A major reason for such only regional popularity of the game of quoits is that it is prohibitively expensive to transport or ship pairs of slate quoit boards each weighing approximately 66 lbs. The spike is centrally, and vertically, positioned in a square of moist clay measuring three feet across. After peg 32 is inserted into hole 62, bolt 35 with washers 36 is tightened in threaded aperture 34, securing peg 32 to board section 14 as shown. While suitable for some purposes, the stock HDPE sheet material, however, without further treatment of the top surface 20, is not suitable for use as the playing surface for a quoit board because such top surface is too smooth or slick to hold a rubber quoit tossed or projected at such surface, effectively making the game too difficult to be played. In addition, scoring markings may be provided in the playing surface to facilitate calculation of the scores of playing based on the accuracy of their tosses. Starting A Game: 1. The hobs are 18 yards apart, fully 7 yards greater than the Northern Game while the quoits are typically around 9 inches in diameter and weigh up to 11 pounds, almost double that of the Northern game. Normally, however, using the above-described process the surface is sufficiently even or uniform so that the order of sandblasting and then scouring is appropriate. This invention claims priority from U.S. The pin to pin distance was 21 feet scored to 21 like the outdoor game. Quoit pitching supplies are available from Shappy’s Rubber Quoits. securing a board support extending downwardly from the bottom front edge of the board. Through a unique manufacturing process and method, a quoit board having most of the advantages of slate quoit boards but also being light enough to ship or delivery at a reasonable cost has resulted. 3–5 illustrate a preferred method of manufacturing board sections 14 of quoit boards 12 according to the teachings of the present invention. While the specifics of sandblast machine 50 are not shown, such machines are well known in the prior art and may be either manually operated or computer operated. Nevertheless, judging from the popularity of quoits in the “slate belt” and closely surrounding areas, and from the popularity of horseshoes in general throughout the United States and world, the present inventor believes that if made readily available and properly marketed, quoits would quickly expand in popularity. At substantially the same time as hole 62 is drilled, or at a different time if desired, holes 64 may be drilled in board section 14 spaced apart along the rear edge 24 of the board. The recycled plastic is any recycled plastic having the specified characteristics. Giant quoits. 6) Should a quoit hit foul (floor or ground), and then go on the board and disturb other quoits, said quoit should be removed and disturbed quoits replaced to original position. The sloping board is marked off into nine divisions, all of which are numbered except the two upper corner ones, which have a bull's head painted upon them. 1), and several rubber quoits 13. Free format text: Please note that 1 yard = 3 feet = 36 inches = 0.9144 metres. Today, purchase your very own Harry’s or P.Q. If in doubt, always abide by locally-played or house rules. SHOP NOW. FIG. Scoring rings are then usually provided on the face of the board surrounding the peg. Giant quoits are similar to traditional quoits and were first discovered through the internet. Dec 15, 2013 - Recreational Gaming Store that specilizes in Rubber Quoits, Quoit Boards, Quoits, Horseshoes, Horseshoe Sets, Croquet, Bocce Ball, and more Recreational Gaming Store that specilizes in Rubber Quoits, Quoit Boards, Quoits, Horseshoes, Horseshoe Sets, Croquet, Bocce Ball, and more 5770 Sullivan Trail - Nazareth PA 18064 610-762-7335 Such boards are of a low weight in comparison to slate quoit boards, but include most if not all of their desirable characteristics. THE QUOIT PITS - Caledonian Rules, 1931 "Making the Pitch for Summer Games" . It seems to have derived its name from the ancient discus, and with us in the present day is a circular plate of iron perforated in the middle, not always of one size, but larger or smaller to suit the strength or convenience of the several candidates. During play, two boards are set up facing each other about 18 ft. apart, and the players take turns tossing the rubber rings at the target and stake on the board. Of course, in either case, a quoit that is over the hub or peg will remain on the board. While quoits is widely known and popular in the “slate belt” area of the United States in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where some high schools have quoit teams that compete with teams from rival high schools, such game has not gained popularity to any substantial degree in other areas, primarily due to the natural barriers created by the sheer weight of each slate quoit board. Triumph Premium Wooden Quoit Set - Includes 2 Targets and 6 Sisal Rope Rings ... Tiki Toss Adventure Island Board Game . 5. The version of the game quoits just described became popular in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey because such area is the heart of the so-called “slate belt” of the United States, where large quantities of high quality slate from which the quoit boards can be manufactured are readily available. 1 and 2 illustrate a quoit set 10 including quoit board 12 (of which there are two in a typical set, but only one of which is shown in FIG. posts, hooks, PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362, Illuminating hub assembly for a quoit board, Treatment for the hitting surface of a golf club and a method for applying the same, Playing ball construction and games therefor, Apparatus for deterring modification of sports equipment, Golf club irons and method of manufacture of iron sets, Apparatus and method of play for a golf chipping game, Method and apparatus for outdoor tossing game, Field hockey stick having a top weighted head, Court game apparatus and method of using same, Golf club head of the iron type having a concave sole, Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees, Information on status: patent discontinuation, Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee. Hubs of the type shown are well known in the prior art and are currently used with conventional slate quoit boards. 1. A method of making a quoit board comprising the steps of: providing a supply of high density plastic sheet material; cutting the sheet material into at least one separate square section, where the square section has a dimension of about 24 inches by 24 inches, a front section, rear section, and two side sections, and weighing about 25 pounds; treating at least one side of said square section with an abrasive slag so that the surface has an appropriate coarseness and providing a plurality of spaced apart concentric scoring rings on said surface, resulting in a quoit board playing surface having frictional slide properties causing rubber quoits tossed at said board to react in approximately the same manner as with a slate board weighing about 65–70 pounds and compensating for the differences in composition and weight between saod slate and high density plastic boards; securing a hub extending upwardly from the center of the quoit board playing surface; and. Sward Quoits included for people who wish to play Quoits informally in their garden or elsewhere outdoors. 1 and 2. 3) if possible from each sheet 40 in 2 ft. by 2 ft. squares, the standard dimensions for a quoit board playing surface, and with the boards preferably having, as indicated above, a thickness of one inch. A substantial cost savings in the manufacturing process of quoit boards 12 therefore results through the use of such stock sized sheets. 2, the upper edge 66 of board support 18 is cut at an angle so that it fits snugly against the underside 22 of board section 14 while its lower end 68 is flush with the ground surface G during use. Wolf’s quoit set and play in your backyard with family and friends! The teamates at the opposing quoit boards Quoits game. In the past, quoit boards have been almost without exception made of slate, which due to its significant weight made the cost of shipping such boards prohibitively expensive and limited the potential market for such boards to the “slate belt” area. The quoit board resulting from the process just described has several advantages over other known boards, and in addition retains the desirable characteristics of slate boards while eliminating their undesirable characteristics. While all prior art quoit boards, so far as the present inventor is aware, are made of slate, and in some sporadic cases plywood or cement, the present inventor has conceived of a process and method for manufacturing quoit boards 12 such as shown in FIGS. A ring that encircles the hob scores two points for the thrower; a ring closer to the hob than an opponent’s scores one. Apr 19, 2013 - This Pin was discovered by Meredith D. Discover (and save!) The throwing distance in quoits game is around 3 meters, so each player must throw from behind the 3 meters line. At least one, and preferably several, boards 14are cut (as illustrated by dotted line 42in FIG. marbles, Ring or disc tossing games, e.g. For general information or for copying and copyright, see our Rules Information page. No. 6, is comprised of peg 32 which peg has a diameter just slightly smaller than hole 62, and has a threaded aperture 34 in its lower end. While other materials such as wood and cement have been used as quoit boards, none have proved to be satisfactory, as such other materials are either too hard or soft, or the surface too slippery or on the other hand too abrasive, to be used effectively. This is … 3 illustrates a portion of a sheet of polyethylene material as it would be cut to form a quoit board according to the process and method of the present invention. FIGS. Where indicated, such steps may be in a different order without deviating from the nature and scope of the invention. While such new devices provide new games and the like that are useful for their particular purposes, as far as the present inventor is aware, no one has previously been able to develop a quoit board that can satisfactorily simulate the experience of playing quoits with a slate quoit board but which board is lighter and more durable than such slate boards, and which objective is accomplished by the present inventor's boards. Each hub is placed in the center of a pit that is generally composed of smooth and level packed clay or dense soil (NO SAND). Still other objects and advantages of the invention will become clear upon review of the following detailed description in conjunction with the appended drawings. Click to play video . 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