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Self regulating chessboard

a self-regulating, chess board technology, applied in the field of chessboards, can solve the problems of warping or buckle of the chessboard, wood expansion and contraction, etc., and achieve the effect of reducing the warping of the playing platform

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-01-15
SUMMERVILLE NEW ENGLAND
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The patent is about a chessboard that has a flat playing platform even when the humidity changes. The platform is made up of wood pieces that are secured to a stage to prevent pressure on the platform that could cause it to warp or become uneven. The method involves selecting and attaching the wood pieces together to create a secure platform that can expand and contract with changing environmental conditions.

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Unfortunately, wood expands and contracts as a function of humidity, grain direction and type of wood.
As such, the chessboard fabricated from wood may warp or buckle as the chessboard experiences changing humidity conditions.

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[0026]Referring now to the drawings, a wooden chessboard 10 is shown. The wooden chessboard 10 may undergo changes between humid and dry conditions yet still maintain a flat playing surface 12. The chessboard 10 includes a playing platform 14 and a stage 16. The playing platform 14 is designed and mounted to the stage 16 so that expansion and contraction in the lateral grain direction “X” is unconstrained while movement in the vertical direction is constrained so that regardless of whether the chessboard 10 undergoes changes in humidity, the expansion and contraction of the playing platform 14 is minimized and any expansion and contraction that does occur is regulated to maintain flatness of the playing surface 12. Expansion and contraction transverse to the lateral grain direction “Y” is minimized by selection of the wood and the grain, as discussed below.

[0027]More particularly, referring now to FIG. 1, the chessboard 10 may have two major sections, namely, the (1) playing platfor...

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Abstract

A chessboard having a playing platform and a stage or table which together maintain the flatness of the playing platform despite changing humidity conditions is disclosed. The playing platform is fabricated from a plurality of wooden pieces that are cut to exhibit a radial grain, and adhered to adjacent wooden pieces so that the radial grain has a mirrored image to the immediately adjacent wooden piece. The playing platform is allowed to expand and contract without placing undue pressure on the stage or table, and vice versa (i.e., unconstrained).

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Prov. Pat. App. Ser. No. 61 / 844,264 filed on Jul. 9, 2013, the entire contents of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference.STATEMENT RE: FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH / DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND[0003]The various embodiments discussed herein relate to a chessboard.[0004]Chessboards are fabricated from various materials. High end chessboards are preferably fabricated from wood. Unfortunately, wood expands and contracts as a function of humidity, grain direction and type of wood. As such, the chessboard fabricated from wood may warp or buckle as the chessboard experiences changing humidity conditions.[0005]Accordingly, there is a need for an improved chessboard.BRIEF SUMMARY[0006]The various embodiments and aspects discussed herein address the needs discussed above, discussed below and those that are known in the art.[0007]A chessboard having a playing platform and a stage ...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F3/02
CPCA63F3/00261A63F3/00533Y10T29/49826A63F2003/00457A63F3/02A63F2003/00542
Inventor SUMMERVILLE, JR., ANDREW GOODWIN
Owner SUMMERVILLE NEW ENGLAND
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