Drop-Stitch Inflatable Cornhole Board with Adjustable Incline
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cornhole game boards are cumbersome, heavy, and unsuitable for outdoor use on uneven terrain, as they lack adjustable incline and are not water-friendly, leading to increased difficulty and reduced fun for players.
Innovation Solution
A cornhole game board and water cornhole game board featuring a main body and support leg made of drop-stitch air cushion fabric, allowing for adjustable incline and use on water, with features like scoring regions, foldable throwing cylinders, and a collection bag for enhanced gameplay and portability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If conventional wooden game boards are used, then the board provides a stable and flat playing surface, but the board becomes heavy and difficult to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an inflatable board structure made of flexible material that can be filled with air to create a rigid playing surface. When deflated, the board becomes lightweight and portable. This resolves the contradiction by using a flexible shell (inflatable chamber) to provide both stability when inflated and portability when deflated.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs pneumatic inflation to create a rigid playing surface from a flexible material. By injecting air into the inflatable chamber, the board achieves the stiffness and flatness of a wooden board while maintaining the portability advantage of inflatable structures. This pneumatic mechanism resolves the weight-stability contradiction.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed inclined height is used, then the board structure is simple, but the board cannot adapt to different terrain conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates an adjustable support leg with telescopic sections that can be extended or retracted to change the inclination angle of the board. This dynamic adjustment mechanism allows the board to adapt to different terrain conditions while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure. The support leg can be adjusted to compensate for uneven ground surfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The support leg is divided into multiple telescopic sections that can be independently adjusted. This segmentation allows for fine-tuning of the board's inclination angle and provides adaptability to various terrain conditions without requiring a completely complex adjustment mechanism.
3Ease of manufacture
If PVC material is used for inflatable board, then the board is easy to manufacture, but the top face develops bulging and cannot maintain a flat plane
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a drop-stitch fabric material for the inflatable board instead of conventional PVC. This fabric consists of numerous parallel stitches that create a rigid yet flexible structure. When inflated, the board maintains a flat, rigid surface suitable for playing, while still being manufacturable through standard inflatable structure processes. The drop-stitch construction prevents the bulging issue associated with PVC.
4Adaptability or versatility
If single inclined angle is used, then the board structure is simple, but the game difficulty level is fixed and fun is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates an adjustable support leg that allows players to change the inclination angle of the board during gameplay. This dynamic adjustment capability enables players to modify the game difficulty level according to their skill level or preference, adding versatility and replayability to the game without significantly increasing structural complexity.
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 a stable, adjustable, and portable game board that maintains a flat surface, enhances gameplay difficulty, and allows for water use, ensuring stability and fun with improved scoring and storage convenience.
Implementation Method 1
Since an inner core of the drop-stitch air cushion fabric material has tens of thousands of composite fibers, when the main body portion and the support leg portion are inflated to recommended PSI, the fibers make the air pressure evenly distributed on the top and bottom surfaces, so as to form a hard and stable inner core
Implementation Method 2
the support leg portion and the main body portion may be flipped and fixed at a connection, such that the main body portion is inclined relative to a use surface
Data Source
AI summary
The present application relates to the field of game devices, and discloses a cornhole game board and a water cornhole game board. The cornhole game board includes a main body portion and a support leg portion that are connected. The main body portion is formed by a rectangular board, and one end of the main body portion close to the support leg portion is provided with a throwing hole formed through the rectangular board. The support leg portion and the main body portion may be flipped and fixed at a connection, such that the main body portion is inclined relative to a use surface, and a flip angle of the support leg portion relative to the main body portion may be adjusted. The main body portion and the support leg portion are both made of a drop-stitch air cushion fabric material.