Beanbag Target Game with Elastic Bars for Precise Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beanbag games lack effective mechanisms for capturing and scoring beanbags thrown at a game board, leading to inconsistent gameplay and potential beanbag bounce-backs.
Innovation Solution
A game board design featuring elastic wing-shaped bars that deform to capture beanbags, combined with a scoring system and beanbag specifications ensuring proper fit and flexibility, enhancing capture and scoring precision.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional rigid bars are used on the game board, then the structure is simple and stable, but beanbags bounce back and capture reliability is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by replacing rigid static bars with elastic deformable bars that can dynamically adapt their shape during beanbag impact. The bars are designed to flex and deform under impact forces, allowing them to wrap around and capture beanbags effectively, then return to their original position. This dynamic behavior significantly improves capture reliability compared to traditional rigid bars.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the physical properties of the bars from rigid to elastic. The bars are constructed with specific material properties and structural configurations (such as hollow sections or internal support structures) that allow controlled deformation within defined parameter ranges. This enables the bars to exhibit both flexibility for capture and structural integrity for stability.
2Reliability
If elastic deformable bars are used to capture beanbags, then capture reliability improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the bar structure into multiple sections or components that can be manufactured separately and then assembled. The bars may consist of segmented hollow sections, separate support elements, or modular components that are easier to manufacture individually using standard fabrication processes, reducing overall manufacturing complexity while maintaining the elastic deformable functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies flexible shells by constructing the bars with hollow thin-walled structures that provide the necessary elasticity and deformability. These shell-based constructions can be manufactured using common processes like extrusion, injection molding, or bending of metal or plastic sheets, making them easier to produce than solid elastic structures while maintaining capture reliability.
3Measurement precision
If precise beanbag fit is required for accurate scoring, then scoring precision improves, but gameplay flexibility decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by using bars that dynamically adjust their configuration based on the impacting beanbag. The elastic bars deform to match the size and shape of the beanbag, allowing precise capture and scoring regardless of minor variations in beanbag dimensions. This dynamic adaptation maintains scoring precision while accommodating different beanbag specifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by allowing the bar system to vary its effective capture parameters (such as opening width and deformation magnitude) based on the incoming beanbag characteristics. The bars can adjust their deformation parameters within certain ranges to accommodate different beanbag sizes and materials, maintaining precise scoring while preserving gameplay flexibility.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides stable beanbag capture and precise scoring, improving gameplay consistency and player engagement through enhanced beanbag retention and scoring accuracy.
Implementation Method 1
A beanbag target game comprises a game board having a front surface and a rear surface opposite one another. The game board has a number of generally vertically extending bars spaced apart from one another and elastically deformable wings extending between opposing pairs of bars in a direction generally perpendicular to the front surface of the game board.
Data Source
AI summary
A beanbag target game has a game board having at least two opposing bars defining an aperture between them and at least one beanbag. The beanbag is sized to be effectively no wider than the width of the slots on the target board so that when the beanbag contacts the wings of two opposing bars, both wings flex inward while exerting a capturing force on the beanbag in between the two bars.