Concave Perimeter Wall Skating Rink Scoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing roller skating sports lack a playing surface that extends beyond the standard rink, making it difficult to control and direct game implements into scoring receptacles effectively, as they do not incorporate devices or tools for propelling and handling game implements within the rink.
Innovation Solution
A roller skating rink with a concave peripheral wall and an oval or oblong track that includes propelling devices and scoring receptacles, where players use game implements and handling tools to direct them into scoring receptacles, with an inner gutter to maintain play within the track boundaries.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a standard rink surface is used without extensions, then the playing area is simple and easy to maintain, but players cannot effectively control and direct game implements into scoring receptacles
Solution Approach 1:
The playing surface extends vertically from the horizontal plane by incorporating a concave peripheral wall that rises upward. This vertical extension creates additional playing dimension where game implements can travel up the wall and be directed into scoring receptacles positioned at the upper end, thereby improving control and directing capability without simply expanding the horizontal footprint.
Solution Approach 2:
The playing surface is divided into distinct functional zones: a lower horizontal skating track area and an upper vertical concave wall area. This segmentation allows players to control game implements in the lower area while directing them upward into scoring receptacles in the upper area, effectively solving the control problem by creating specialized zones for different game phases.
2Adaptability or versatility
If device play is incorporated into the sport, then gameplay becomes more engaging and strategic, but the sport requires additional equipment and infrastructure that complicates the system
Solution Approach 1:
The concave peripheral wall serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a boundary containing game implements within the playing area, provides an inclined surface for directing implements toward scoring receptacles, and creates the structural framework for mounting scoring receptacles. This multi-functionality adds gameplay variety without proportionally increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The scoring receptacles are integrated directly into the upper end of the concave peripheral wall structure, merging the scoring function with the boundary and directing surface. This integration eliminates the need for separate, standalone scoring equipment, thereby enhancing gameplay versatility while controlling overall system complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the playing surface extends beyond the standard rink, then players can direct game implements into scoring receptacles more effectively, but the structure becomes more complex and difficult to construct
Solution Approach 1:
The concave peripheral wall is designed with a sloped or curved surface that naturally guides game implements toward the scoring receptacles through gravitational force and geometric orientation. This dynamic design uses the shape itself to perform the directing function, eliminating the need for complex mechanical guiding mechanisms and simplifying construction while maintaining effective directing capability.
4Productivity
If scoring receptacles are positioned at the upper end of the concave wall, then scoring becomes more challenging and strategic, but the structure requires greater height and more materials
Solution Approach 1:
The concave peripheral wall employs a curved or sloped surface geometry that naturally channels game implements upward toward the scoring receptacles. This curvature utilizes gravitational forces and geometric progression to achieve the desired trajectory and scoring challenge without requiring excessive vertical height, as the angled surface efficiently converts horizontal motion into vertical direction.
Data Source
AI summary
A roller skating rink for players to play a skating game utilizes one or more game implements. A skating track includes a peripheral edge and a center area. The roller skating rink includes a concave peripheral wall that encloses the skating track and has a lower end and an upper end that are substantially vertically aligned. The concave peripheral wall may include one or more doorways through which the players and the game implements may traverse. One or more propelling devices are each adapted to propel one of the game implements into the roller skating rink. One or more scoring receptacles are situated for receiving one or more of the game implements therein proximate the upper end of the concave peripheral wall. A method of game play is further disclosed.