Patents by Inventor Donald Weymuth

Donald Weymuth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5040801
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of playing a lawn game uses washer-shaped projectiles which are tossed by players towards target receptacles placed on the ground. The target receptacles are held in place by a nail or spike driven into the ground and each include two or more cups attached together, the cups being of different diameters for presenting different degrees of difficulty. The cups may also be of different heights so that the taller cup can act as a "backboard" for deflecting a tossed washer into the shorter cup, or, depending upon the orientation of the target receptacle, the taller cup can partially shield the shorter cup and, thereby, increase the difficulty of hitting the shorter cup. Each of the cups has a plurality of raised nodes on the bottom thereof to support a washer tossed therein and to act as an aid in removal of the washer by spacing the washer from the bottom of the cup. The nodes permit the player to insert a finger through the bore in the washer and easily remove the washer from the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Inventor: Donald Weymuth