Nesting Corn Hole Boards U-Frame Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cornhole target boards are cumbersome to transport and store due to their large size and non-compliant nesting designs, which fail to maintain the required edge height and inclination standards for competitive play.
Innovation Solution
The design features a nested configuration using 'U' shaped frame members on the bottom face of each playing surface, with inner 'U' shaped frames slipping between outer 'U' shaped frames and an offset leg set, ensuring identical slope and front faces, compliant with industry standards, and a compact storage and transport configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If cornhole target boards are made large and sturdy to withstand impact and meet play standards, then reliability and durability are improved, but ease of transport and storage deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nesting by placing the inner cornhole board (second target board) within the outer cornhole board (first target board). The inner board's frame members are positioned within the outer board's frame structure, allowing the two boards to occupy the same storage space. This nesting arrangement significantly reduces the volume required for storage and transport while maintaining the structural integrity and durability of both boards when deployed.
2Ease of operation
If cornhole target boards are designed with nested configuration to reduce storage volume, then ease of transport is improved, but maintaining compliance with edge height and inclination standards becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides each cornhole board into distinct frame members and playing surfaces. The outer board has outer frame members and the inner board has inner frame members, allowing independent design and assembly of each component. This segmentation enables precise control over the edge height and inclination of each board individually, ensuring both comply with standards when deployed, while allowing compact nesting when not in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional side-by-side arrangement of cornhole boards to a three-dimensional nested configuration. By utilizing the vertical and depth dimensions within the outer board's structure, the inner board is positioned to maintain proper edge alignment and inclination when deployed, while achieving compact storage volume when nested. This dimensional transformation resolves the conflict between transport efficiency and compliance maintenance.
3Volume of stationary object
If cornhole boards are designed as separate components for nesting, then storage volume is reduced, but device complexity increases due to multiple frame members and coupling mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The frame members of both cornhole boards are designed to serve multiple functions: they provide structural support for the playing surfaces, enable the nesting configuration through interlocking designs, and maintain proper alignment when deployed. The outer and inner frame members are configured to work together as a unified system, reducing the need for additional coupling mechanisms and minimizing overall structural complexity despite the nested arrangement.
Data Source
AI summary
A nested corn hole board game includes a pair of corn hole target boards that nest together. Each corn hole target board has a playing surface that has a “U” shaped frame member on a bottom major face. The inner frame member is fully enclosed by an inner leg set spanning the ends of the “U” legs. There is a gap between the outer “U” shaped frame member and the outer leg set sized to allow the inner “U” shaped frame members to slipping between the outer “U” shaped frame members and the outer leg set. When arranged in this manner, the front frame members of both corn hole target boards are located next to their respective edges of the playing surface, and the distally located leg sets are offset from the distal edge by an identical amount on each playing surface.