Bag Tossing Game Stabilizing Assembly Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bag tossing games face challenges with target instability during play, lack of convenient accessory storage, and the absence of integrated scorekeeping mechanisms, making them unsuitable for serious play and practical use.
Innovation Solution
A modular bag tossing game with deployable stabilizing assemblies and an integrated accessory shelf that includes a vertical support stanchion, allowing for stable target positioning, beverage storage, and scorekeeping, while enabling easy transportation and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If lightweight plastic target assemblies are used, then ease of transportation is improved, but target stability during play deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The target assembly is divided into separate components: a lightweight plastic target body and a separate stabilizing assembly. This segmentation allows the target to remain lightweight for easy transportation while the separate stabilizing assembly can be attached only when needed for play, providing stability without compromising portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizing assembly is designed to be dynamically attachable and detachable from the target assembly. During transportation, the stabilizing assembly is detached, making the target lightweight and portable. During play, the stabilizing assembly is attached to provide stability, allowing the system to adapt its weight and stability characteristics based on the operational mode.
2Reliability
If target assemblies are made stable during play, then reliability of gameplay is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilizing assembly is merged with the target assembly through a simple attachment mechanism involving a support stanchion that inserts into a receptacle on the target. This merging provides stability during play while maintaining relative simplicity through the straightforward connection method, avoiding overly complex structural integrations.
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizing assembly serves multiple functions: it stabilizes the target during play, provides a mounting structure for accessories, and acts as a support for the target's inclined plane. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby limiting the increase in overall device complexity while improving reliability.
3Ease of operation
If accessory storage is integrated into the target assembly, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilizing assembly is designed as a multi-functional component that not only stabilizes the target but also provides accessory storage through integrated receptacles and mounting structures. This allows accessories such as scorekeeping devices and target modifiers to be stored and mounted on the stabilizing assembly, improving ease of operation while the modular design keeps the added complexity manageable.
4Ease of operation
If the target assembly is made foldable for storage, then ease of transportation is improved, but stability during play deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The target assembly is segmented into foldable components that can be collapsed for compact storage and transportation. The target body, stabilizing assembly, and support structures are designed to fold together into a compact configuration, improving ease of storage while maintaining the ability to deploy into a stable, play-ready configuration when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The target assembly transitions dynamically between a folded storage configuration and a deployed play configuration. The foldable design allows compact storage for easy transportation, while the same components can be assembled into a stable, rigid structure during play through the attachment of the stabilizing assembly and positioning of the inclined plane, satisfying both storage and stability requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
A bag tossing game for one or more by players comprises foldably deployable target assemblies, associated stabilizing assemblies linked to the target assemblies, and a plurality of bags for throwing by players. Each target assembly presents an inclined impact surface with a target aperture towards which bags are thrown. A foldable elevator pivoted to the target assembly angles the target assembly during play. Foldable feet at an opposite end of the target assemblies offer further support. A stabilizing assembly associated with each target assembly comprises a base disposed on the supporting surface, a platform mounted over the base for supporting bags and beverages and an elongated stanchion extending upwardly from a socket in the base for supporting the platform. The base comprises an elongated slot and cooperating guide channels for interconnecting each target assembly elevator with the stabilizing assembly.