Convertible game board and table

a portable, game board technology, applied in the field of portable planar game boards, can solve the problems of preventing people from using games in an outdoor environment, easy to be disturbed, critical physical location of game elements on the game boards,

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-10-19
KUEHN MARGRIT
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"The patent describes a convertible game board and table that can be easily folded up for storage. The platform has a flat surface with elastic bands for holding cards or other game elements in place. The lower surface can also be used for playing games without using cards. The platform can also be converted to a table by adding attachable legs. The technical effects of this invention are that it provides a versatile and convenient game board that can be easily stored and used for a variety of games."

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Physical location of the game elements on the game board are critical and can be easily disturbed by changes in the environment, such as wind gusts or when traveling under unsteady conditions.
These limitations prevent people from using games in an outdoor environment.
Game boards are also usually only used for their one intended purpose and have not been adapted to serve additional purposes.

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[0011] The present invention, as seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, provides a game platform 10 having a planar surface. The platform 10 defines an upper surface 12 and a lower surface 14, whereby the platform 10 can be folded for storage or transporting, and opened to provide an upper relatively flat planar surface on which any number of games with lightweight game elements may be played. The platform 10 is preferably lightweight and may be made of plywood, plastic, composite board or other suitable material. The surfaces 12, 14 of the platform 10 may be coated with a waterproof material.

[0012] To prevent lightweight game elements such as playing cards from blowing away under adverse conditions, a plurality of elastic bands 16 are provided which can be releasably secured to substantially any location on the upper surface. For example, the elastic bands 16 may be secured at any location and at any desired angular orientation relative to the edges of the upper surface to accommodate configurati...

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Abstract

A foldable portable game board including a platform for playing board and card games outdoors where adverse conditions might displace the location of game elements and subsequently interrupt the game. One surface of the platform supports a plurality of card engaging members such as elastic bands. The bands may be placed in any orientation on the playing surface of the platform to accommodate a number of cards at selected locations. Another surface of the platform may be magnetized to prevent the dislocation of game elements from adverse conditions that would interrupt the game. The platform may also be fitted with attachable legs, allowing conversion of the game board to a table.

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RELATED DOCUMENTS [0001] This nonprovisional application claims priority to and incorporates herein by reference the contents of Provisional Application No. 60 / 671,196 filed Apr. 14, 2005, to the extent allowed by law.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a convertible portable planar game board for playing various games, where the board can be configured into a table. Game boards require ideal environmental conditions to ensure that a game can be played. Physical location of the game elements on the game board are critical and can be easily disturbed by changes in the environment, such as wind gusts or when traveling under unsteady conditions. These limitations prevent people from using games in an outdoor environment. Game boards are also usually only used for their one intended purpose and have not been adapted to serve additional purposes. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0003] In one embodiment, a convertible game board and table is provided that includes...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63F3/00
CPCA63F3/0023A63F3/00533A63F3/00694A63F2003/00239A63F2003/00255A63F2003/00545A63F2250/20A63F2003/00627A63F2003/0063A63F2003/00943A63F2003/00977A63F2009/0012A63F2003/00577
InventorKUEHN, MARGRIT
OwnerKUEHN MARGRIT