Deployable Game Board With Nested Backboard for Portable Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing game boards lack portability, stability during gameplay, and efficient transition between play and storage modes, which hinders user convenience and enjoyment.
Innovation Solution
A deployable gameboard system with a planar body and cavities for puck-shaped game pieces, featuring a backboard that can be stowed and deployed, with transverse recess cavities engaging protrusions for stability and a handle for portability, allowing quick transitions between modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the game board is made compact and stowable, then portability is improved, but stability during gameplay may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The game board is divided into separate components: a backboard and a panel that can be detached from each other. The backboard includes a cavity that can receive the panel, allowing the system to be segmented into transportable parts while maintaining structural integrity when assembled for gameplay.
Solution Approach 2:
The panel is designed to nest within the backboard cavity when not in use, creating a compact storage configuration. During gameplay, the panel can be removed from the cavity and positioned to provide stability, effectively using the nested structure to serve dual purposes of portability and stability.
2Ease of operation
If the backboard is made detachable and foldable, then portability is improved, but structural integrity may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The backboard incorporates a hinge mechanism that allows it to transition between a rigid, stable position during gameplay and a flexible, foldable position for storage. The hinge enables the backboard to adapt its structural properties based on operational needs, maintaining strength when required while enabling portability when needed.
3Volume of moving object
If the panel is received within the backboard cavity in stowed mode, then compact storage is improved, but access to game pieces may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The panel is extracted from the backboard cavity during gameplay, allowing easy access to game pieces and active play. The cavity serves as a storage compartment that can be accessed when needed, while the panel provides a functional playing surface when removed, separating storage and play functions for optimal performance of each.
Data Source
AI summary
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a deployable gameboard system including at least one panel with a planar body and cavities configured to receive puck-shaped game pieces. In an illustrative example, the deployable gameboard features a backboard extending along a longitudinal axis and defining a planar surface, including a handle along a transverse edge and a cavity on an interior-facing side configured to receive the panel in a stowed mode. The backboard includes a plurality of transverse recess cavities configured to engage corresponding transverse protrusions in a deployed mode. In the stowed mode, the panel is received within the backboard's central cavity, enclosing the cavities and puck-shaped game pieces. In the deployed mode, the backboard is coupled to the panel, with the panel lying flat and the transverse recess cavities matingly engaging the transverse protrusions to secure the backboard upright. This configuration advantageously enhances portability and stability during gameplay.