Game device

Abstract

The invention relates to a game device (1) comprising a chassis (2) suitable for being placed on a frame (3) and having a base constituting a game board (4) bordered by one or more vertical walls (5) and comprising two opposing excavations (8), at least four game bars (11), each game bar (11) comprising a rod (12) and a slide (13) suitable for translating and pivoting on the rod (12) thus forming a pivoting telescopic game bar (11) extending beyond the vertical walls (5) and at least one player body (15) being fixed on the slide (13). According to the invention, the game board (4) comprises a regular polygonal or circular shape, the chassis (2) comprising a base (16) located in the center of the game board (4) and raised so that the players' bodies (15) do not touch the game board (4), and means for attaching each game bar (11) to the base (16). Figure for the abstract: Fig. 1

Description

Title of the invention: Gaming device

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of gaming devices and in particular table football.

[0002] In the above field, conventional game devices are known comprising a rectangular game board bordered by four vertical walls with two opposing goals and through game bars intended to be used by two players facing each other, each player being able to maneuver four game bars carrying one to five player bodies.

[0003] Such table football requires a large space, both to place the massive playing device but also for the movement of players around it.

[0004] The present invention aims to propose an innovative table football type game device, which is compact and easily transportable.

[0005] The invention relates to a gaming device comprising a chassis capable of being arranged on a frame and comprising a bottom constituting a game board bordered by vertical walls and comprising two opposite excavations, at least four game bars, each game bar comprising a rod and a slide capable of translating and pivoting on the rod thus forming a pivoting telescopic game bar extending beyond the vertical walls and at least one player body being fixed on the slide.

[0006] According to the invention, the game board comprises a regular or circular polygonal shape, the frame comprising a base located in the center of the game board and raised so that the player's bodies do not touch the game board and means for fixing each game bar to the base. The implementation of such a shape approaching a disc for the game board makes it possible to considerably reduce the size of the game device. Starting the game bars from the center of the game board makes it possible to ingeniously cover a radius of the game board, the pivoting telescopic game bars allowing the player's bodies to be moved over the entire length of the radius of the game board.

[0007] According to a characteristic of the invention, the means for fixing a game bar to the base comprise a pivot connection. The pivot connection makes it possible to move the game bars around their own pivot axis, thus increasing the surface area where the players' bodies can go.

[0008] According to one embodiment of the invention, the means for fixing a game bar to the base comprise a bracket pivotally mounted on the base and comprising a vertical part having a hole suitable for the passage of the rod of a game bar, the rod being locked on the bracket by means of a nut. Arranging a pivoting bracket engaging with one end of the game bar is an easy solution to implement. work based on the game board.

[0009] According to another characteristic of the invention, each bracket is fixed to the base in the direction of a ray starting from the center of the base, the center of the base coinciding vertically with the center of the game board. This configuration makes it possible to anticipate the axis of rotation of each of the game bars in order to cover an optimal surface of the game board while maintaining fairness of movement of the different player bodies for each player intended to maneuver the game bars.

[0010] According to yet another characteristic of the invention, each play bar passes through an oblong opening located in the vertical wall(s). The implementation of oblong openings makes it possible to define stops for the play bars which are thus blocked in the oblong openings of the vertical walls.

[0011] According to a characteristic of the invention, the base comprises a disc board resting on at least one support bar fixed to the game board, the game bars being fixed to the disc board and an upper board resting on at least one support bar fixed to the disc board. The disc board is thus at a distance from the game board in order to allow free movement of the player's bodies without touching the game board, the distance thus being able to be adapted to the size of the player's bodies. The upper board can also be used, on the one hand, to block the movement of the game bars along the vertical axis, and on the other hand, as a support for a point counting system.

[0012] According to one embodiment of the invention, the game board comprises a convex shape in its center. The convex or domed shape makes it possible to limit the possibility of the ball getting stuck in the center of the game board where the players' bodies cannot go.

[0013] According to another embodiment of the invention, the excavations pass through the game board and two containers are placed under each of the excavations and comprise a portion which extends from the game board. The hole-shaped goal formation allows a container to be placed for easily retrieving the ball on one side or the other of the game board.

[0014] According to one embodiment of the invention, the game device further comprises two opposite ball return cleats located against a vertical wall at a distance from the excavations. Placing diametrically opposite wooden cleats prevents the ball from getting stuck in a corner of the game board or a place inaccessible to a player's body. According to another embodiment, the game board may include raised portions allowing movement of the ball.

[0015] According to a characteristic of the invention, each slide has at one end a handle suitable for gripping.

[0016] According to one embodiment of the invention, the gaming device comprises means for gripping the gaming device. Implementing a handle or an ac- The grab-and-go accessory makes it easy to move the gaming device.

[0017] According to another embodiment of the invention, the gaming device comprises a cover capable of being arranged on the vertical wall(s). Such a cover can be used to form a flat surface intended to transform the gaming device into a table which can serve, for example, as a high table, but also as a support for another game board, for example, the cover comprises an Indian billiard table or a mahjong board or checkers game, chess game or other.

[0018] Of course, the various features, variants and embodiments of the invention may be combined with each other in various combinations to the extent that they are not incompatible or mutually exclusive.

[0019] Furthermore, various other characteristics of the invention emerge from the appended description given with reference to the drawings which illustrate non-limiting forms of embodiment of the invention and where:

[0020] [Fig-1] is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a game device according to the invention,

[0021] [Fig.2] is a perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a device game according to the invention,

[0022] [Fig.3] is a top view of a detail of [Fig.l], and

[0023] [Fig.4] is a top view of a detail of [Fig.3].

[0024] It should be noted that in these figures the structural and / or functional elements common to the different variants may have the same references.

[0025] The invention aims to propose a table football type game device with reduced bulk, easily adjustable and transportable.

[0026] For these purposes, a gaming device designated by the reference 1 as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 comprises a chassis 2 capable of being arranged on a frame 3, the chassis 2 having a regular polygonal or circular shape.

[0027] Figures 1 and 2 show two compatible frames 3, namely a frame 3 comprising two legs for [Fig. 1] and a frame comprising a single leg for [Fig. 2]. Advantageously, a frame 2 according to the invention is adapted to be placed on already existing frames, the frame 3 being able for example to be a side table. A frame 3 capable of positioning the frame 2 at a suitable height for optimal use according to the size of the players is compatible with the invention. It can in fact be a single piece or a frame 3 designed especially for this use, for example, a frame 3 compatible with the invention has adjustable feet in order to be able to place the gaming device 1 at different desired heights.

[0028] A chassis 2 according to the invention comprises a bottom constituting a game board 4 bordered by one or more vertical walls 5. According to the embodiment illustrated in [Fig.l], the game board 4 comprises a regular polygonal shape with sixteen sides as well bordered by sixteen vertical walls 5. Other polygonal shapes within a circle are compatible within the scope of the invention.

[0029] [Fig.2] illustrates a circular game board 4 bordered by a wall vertical 5.

[0030] According to the two embodiments illustrated, the vertical wall(s) 5 comprise oblong openings 6 at a distance from the game board 4. In [Fig.l], these oblong openings 6 are formed by crenellations worked in the vertical walls 5 and closed by a circular tube 7 fixed to the top of the vertical walls 5 at a distance from the crenellations. Advantageously, this circular tube 7 constitutes a means of gripping the game device 1. Handles (not shown) may also be provided on the chassis 2 of the game device 1.

[0031] According to a non-illustrated embodiment, the game device 1 comprises a cover capable of being arranged on the vertical wall(s) 5. According to the embodiment illustrated in [Fig.l], means for fixing the cover to the vertical wall(s) 5 comprise, for example, clips collaborating with the upper part of the vertical wall(s) 5 or of the tube 7. The cover may be of multiple circular, polygonal or free-form shapes. According to one embodiment, the cover extends sufficiently from the game board 4 to cover the game bars 11, thus forming a table which can be used for various projects (support, high table or even game table).

[0032] The game board 4 comprises two diametrically opposed excavations 8. According to the embodiment illustrated in [Fig.l], these excavations 8 pass through the game board 4 and a container 9 is provided under each of these excavations 8 with a part extending from the game board 4 so as to be able to easily recover a ball.

[0033] According to one embodiment, the game board 4 also has a curved part in its center so that the ball is not blocked in the middle.

[0034] According to the embodiment illustrated in [Fig.l], two opposite ball return cleats 10 are located against a vertical wall 5 at a distance from the excavations 8.

[0035] The gaming device 1 also comprises at least four game bars 11, two players being intended to each use at least two game bars 11. Each game bar 11 comprises a rod 12 and a slide 13 capable of translating and pivoting on the rod 12 thus forming a pivoting telescopic game bar 11. One end of the game bars 11 is fixed to a base of the chassis 2 and the other end extends beyond the vertical walls 5 through a proper oblong opening 6 and comprises a handle 14 capable of being held in the hand.

[0036] According to the illustrated embodiment, each game bar 11 comprises a player body 15 fixed on the slide 13 and intended to be used above the game board 4 as for a conventional table football. Two player bodies 15 can be distinguished two by two so as to form two separate teams, each excavation 8 being located between two playing bars 11 carrying player bodies 15 of the same team.

[0037] Other embodiments not illustrated are compatible with the invention, namely more than two game bars 11 per player and more player bodies 15 per game bar 11. The dimensions of the game board 4 are thus adaptable to different configurations. Likewise, different sizes of game bars 11 and player bodies 15 can be used within the scope of the invention. The two illustrated embodiments comprise a conventional game bar 11 with known dimensions of player body 15 and size of game bar 11.

[0038] In order to be able to fix the game bars 11 at an adequate height above the game board 4 in order to correctly maneuver the player bodies 15 without them touching the game board 4, the chassis 2 comprises a base 16 located in the center of the game board 4 and raised.

[0039] The base 16 thus comprises a disc board 17 resting on at least one support bar 18 fixed to the game board 4, the center of the base 16 coinciding vertically with the center of the game board 4. Visible in [Fig.l], an upper board 19 rests on at least one support bar (not visible) fixed to the disc board 17.

[0040] In order to be able to maneuver the play bars 11, the latter comprise an end fixed to the disc tray 17 by means of a pivot connection. Different ways of designing this pivot connection are compatible within the scope of the invention. A particular embodiment is illustrated in Figures 3 and 4.

[0041] According to the embodiment illustrated in particular in [Fig. 3], each point of attachment of a game bar 11 to the base 16 is arranged according to a circle centered on the base 16 (shown in dotted lines), this center coinciding vertically with the center of the game board 4.

[0042] For each game bar 11, a bracket 20 is, on the one hand, pivotally mounted on the disc tray 17 for example using a screw, and on the other hand, comprises on the vertical part of the bracket 20 a hole suitable for the passage of the rod 12 of a game bar 11. The rod 12 of the game bar 11 passes through the hole of the bracket 20 and a rod nut 21 blocks the rod 12 in the bracket 20. A spring 22 is arranged on the rod 12 on the side of the slide 13 to cushion the slide 13 when it reaches the stop.

[0043] [Fig.l] also illustrates a point counting system located on the upper plate 19 of the base 16. This illustrated point counting system comprises two arrows 23 and two arcs 24 each having a point scale representing a number of goals to be scored. Other embodiments of the point counting system are possible within the scope of the invention.

[0044] To use a gaming device 1 according to the invention, at least two players face each other, each with the possibility of maneuvering two game bars 11. According to the confi- desired figures more players can participate.

[0045] Each handle 14 is then taken in hand and the game bars 11 have the possibility of being maneuvered around their own pivot axis. The oblong openings 6 define two movement stops for each of the game bars 11. The oblong openings 6 can also have a function of limiting movement in other directions depending on the fixing means used for the game bars 11 to the base 16.

[0046] A table football type ball is implemented on the game board 4 and the player bodies 15 can hit the ball as for a classic table football both by protecting each excavation 8 forming a goal and by attacking the opposing goal.

[0047] The points are counted on the point counting system which is provided on the upper board 19 of the base 16 according to the embodiment illustrated in [Fig.l]. The player scoring the most goals wins the game. Other game rules can be used with the game device according to the invention.

[0048] Of course, various other modifications may be made to the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

Claims

1. Game device (1) comprising a chassis (2) capable of being arranged on a frame (3) and comprising a bottom constituting a game board (4) bordered by one or more vertical walls (5) and comprising two opposing excavations (8), at least four game bars (11), each game bar (11) comprising a rod (12) and a slide (13) capable of translating and pivoting on the rod (12) thus forming a pivoting telescopic game bar (11) extending beyond the vertical walls (5) and at least one player body (15) being fixed on the slide (13), characterized in that the game board (4) comprises a regular polygonal or circular shape, the chassis (2) comprising a base (16) located in the center of the game board (4) and raised so that the player bodies (15) do not touch the game board (4) and means for fixing each game bar (11) on the base (16).

2. A gaming device (1) according to the preceding claim wherein the means for attaching a gaming bar (11) to the base (16) comprise a pivot connection.

3. Game device (1) according to one of the preceding claims in which the means for fixing a game bar (11) to the base (16) comprise a bracket (20) pivotally mounted on the base (16) and comprising a vertical part comprising a hole suitable for the passage of the rod (12) of a game bar (11), the rod (12) being blocked on the bracket (20) by means of a nut (21).

4. A game device (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein each bracket (20) is fixed to the base (16) in the direction of a ray starting from the center of the base (16), the center of the base (16) coinciding vertically with the center of the game board (4).

5. Gaming device (1) according to one of the preceding claims in which each gaming bar (11) passes through an oblong opening (6) located in the vertical wall(s) (5).

6. A game device (1) according to one of the preceding claims wherein the base (16) comprises a disc tray (17) resting on at least one support bar (18) fixed to the game tray (4), the game bars (11) being fixed to the disc tray (17) and an upper tray (19) resting on at least one support bar (18) fixed to the disc tray (17).

7. Gaming device (1) according to one of the preceding claims in which the game board (4) includes a convex shape in its center.

8. Game device (1) according to one of the preceding claims in which the excavations (8) pass through the game board (4) and two containers (9) are placed under each of the excavations (8) and comprise a part which extends from the game board (4).

9. Gaming device (1) according to one of the preceding claims further comprising two opposite ball return cleats (10) located against a vertical wall (5) at a distance from the excavations (8).

10. Game device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, each slide (13) has at one end a handle (14) suitable for gripping.

11. Gaming device (1) according to one of the preceding claims comprising means for gripping the gaming device (1).

12. A gaming device (1) according to any preceding claim wherein the base (16) comprises an upper board (19) which carries a point counting system.

13. Gaming device (1) according to one of the preceding claims comprising a cover capable of being arranged on the vertical wall(s) (5).

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