Game table system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modular folding tables are limited in size and design, leading to accessibility issues during multi-player games, as they become crowded with game equipment and furniture, and fixed designs fail to accommodate various game types and storage needs.
Innovation Solution
A modular and adjustable game table system with auxiliary members that can be attached to the table top or legs, allowing for customizable configuration, easy access, and secure stacking, featuring rotatable legs, attachment members, and a lip for flush stacking, enabling optimal storage and transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If modular folding tables are used for gaming surfaces, then the tables can be stacked and stored efficiently, but the tables become crowded with game equipment and furniture during multi-player games
Solution Approach 1:
The table is divided into modular components including removable auxiliary members (chip trays, card racks, beverage holders) that can be detached from the main table surface. This segmentation allows players to access the table surface by removing only the necessary auxiliary members, while maintaining efficient storage when stacked.
Solution Approach 2:
Auxiliary members are positioned in three-dimensional space around the table perimeter, utilizing vertical and lateral dimensions rather than occupying only the horizontal table surface. This allows game equipment to be stored in elevated or peripheral positions, maintaining player access to the central playing area.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a fixed design table is constructed, then the structure is simple and stable, but the table cannot accommodate various game types requiring specific equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The table incorporates universal attachment mechanisms (clips, slots, or magnetic mounts) along the table perimeter that can accommodate multiple types of auxiliary members for different games. A single table design supports poker chip trays, blackjack card racks, beverage holders, and other game-specific equipment through standardized interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The table transitions from a static fixed design to a dynamic configurable system where auxiliary members can be added, removed, or repositioned based on the specific game being played. This allows the table structure to adapt its functionality while maintaining structural stability throughout.
3Stability of the object's composition
If auxiliary members are permanently attached to the table, then the configuration is stable, but the auxiliary members may break or damage during movement of the game table system
Solution Approach 1:
Auxiliary members are designed to be easily detached from the table surface through removable attachment mechanisms. Before transport or storage, users can extract and remove auxiliary members to prevent breakage or damage, while the main table structure remains intact and stable.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows temporary discarding of auxiliary members during transport phases and recovery of them during gameplay phases. This cyclic attachment and detachment protects the auxiliary members from damage while maintaining configuration stability during use.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a game table system for modular and adjustable configuration by a user. The game table system comprises an auxiliary member chosen by the user to be optionally adjoined to different areas of a table top or at least one leg of the game table system. The auxiliary member aiding in ease of access to various articles that may aid the user in conducting the game played upon the game table system. The auxiliary members may be removably adjoined so that one or more auxiliary members can be removed before storage.