Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Game board having pattern separable into sections
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-04
2011-01-04
Mendiratta, Vishu K. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Game board having pattern separable into sections
C273S285000, C273S287000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07862043
ABSTRACT:
A game assembly for housing a foldable game board which is quickly and conveniently secured to an open configuration for game play through the use of a spring loaded flexible hinge. The game assembly includes a first base portion, a second base portion capable of cooperating with the first base portion between an open and a closed configuration, and at least one hinge assembly mounted at a first end to the first base portion and at a second end to the second base portion. The hinge assembly includes a flexible strap and biasing element capable of tensioning the flexible strap to maintain the first and second base portions with respect to each other in an open configuration.
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Hasbro Inc.
Hoffman Perry
Mendiratta Vishu K.
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