Hockey type game board and system

Pending Publication Date: 2020-09-03
GONGSHOW GEAR
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The present invention is a portable game board with target holes that are designed to partially obstruct the passage of a puck-shaped object, depending on its orientation in the air. The game board is angled to enhance game play and the target holes are formed in a way that mimics the appearance of hockey nets. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a unique training tool for improving hockey shot skills, such as the saucer pass, by integrating target hole configurations that impact the ways in which a puck-shaped object can pass through the target holes.

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These articles and systems are generally designed in single target formats and are not necessarily designed to encourage a particular form of skill development, such as a specific type of hockey shot technique.

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uct Game Board and System

[0122]With reference to FIGS. 1-5 and 10, an embodiment of the game board provided in the present disclosure includes a board 1 with top 2 and bottom 3 sides, and four side walls 4, 5, 6 and 7. The board can be set-up at an angle supported by a pair of folding legs 10 using the hinge and leg support bar system shown at features 13a to 13d. The legs are thereby supported when extended to prop up the game board for game play, and can be readily collapsed to fit up against the bottom side of the game board for transport. Five holes 8 having the same dimensions are configured as target holes with substantially prismatic perimeters 11. The dimensions of the target holes are designed to encourage the use and development of saucer pass skills in order to get a puck-shaped object 21, such as the soft puck shown in FIG. 6, to pass through the holes 8. In other words, the chances of the puck-shaped object 21 getting through a target hole are higher if shot using a sau...

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ame Board and System

[0126]In an embodiment of the game board system illustrated in FIGS. 7 to 9, a board 1, including holes 8a, 8b and 8c, is provided with netting 9 for each hole, a pair of foldable legs 10, metal framing (system) 17 (which can alternatively be constructed of plastic) to provide target holes, pucks 21, a puck launching pad 14 and puck carrying case 22.

[0127]The board 1 can be blow / injection molded using suitable plastic materials to include three holes 8a to 8c and channel indentations 20 on the bottom side 3 with fittings 19 for receiving and securing the metal framing 17, for example, using brackets and / or screws. The metal framing 17 is constructed as one continuous framework with distinct portions / segments, which provide different functions once attached to the bottom side 3 of the board 1.

[0128]In FIGS. 7B and 8C the metal framing 17 has five prismatic formations 23a to 23e with interconnecting supporting frame segments 24. Formations 23a, 23b, 23d and 23e ser...

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me Board and System

[0133]In another embodiment, with reference to FIGS. 12 to 15, the game board 1 is constructed of a fabric canvass essentially forming the top 2 and bottom 3 sides of the gaming board and framing structure, with frame tubing components 39, 38, T-connector 43 and corner connector 44. The canvass is an Oxford canvass and comprises flaps, one on each of the four sides, which can be folded onto themselves and stitched to form tunnels through which the frame tubing 39 and 38 can be passed through. Alternatively, the flaps can each be wrapped around said tubing and secured using other means, such as Velcro strips or snap fittings. Frame tubing 39 forms the end walls 4 and 5 of the game board and tubing 38 forms the side walls 6 and 7 of the game board. Corner fittings (connectors) 44 allow frame tubing 39 and 38 to be connected to complete the framing structure for the game board.

[0134]The legs 10 of the game board system can be connected to the framing structure to the...

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Abstract

A game board and system is provided for hockey-type play and shooting skill development. The board comprises one or more target holes configured to be substantially prismatic in shape and impact the ability of a puck to pass through depending on its orientation when it reaches a target hole opening. Netting is used beneath target holes to receive pucks. Legs are used to prop the board up at an angle for game play and folded or detached for board storage and transport. To enhance game play, and render the system modular and lightweight the game board system can integrate framing elements and constructed using a variety of materials such as metals, wood-based products, plastic, and fabric. In one configuration the game board system includes metal framing fitted with netting and attached to the underside of the game board to configure the target holes as miniature hockey nets.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to the field of hockey type games and skill development, more particularly, shooting game boards and systems with accessories.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Corn hole type game systems have had enduring appeal as recreational pass times. While sport themes and different game rules have been applied to provide variations of the original corn hole game format, specialized adaptations to promote particular types of skill development have been lacking.[0003]In recent years, the recreational product market has grown to accommodate the design of compact and portable hockey net / goal articles and systems. Some of these, include a small footprint platform, and suitably sized hockey net with a ramp leading up to the opening of the net. Examples of such articles and systems are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,066,847, and products on the market branded under the labels Puck Catcher™, Saucer King™ and Sauce Kit™. Others include a platform...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F7/06A63B63/00A63F7/40A63B69/00A63B71/00
CPCA63F7/40A63B71/0669A63F7/0632A63B63/004A63B2210/50A63B2063/005A63B69/0024A63B71/0036A63B63/00A63B67/04A63F9/0204A63F2009/0286A63B2209/00A63B71/023A63B71/022A63B2225/09A63B2225/74
Inventor CRAIG, KENNEDY
Owner GONGSHOW GEAR
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