Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Collapsible board
Patent
1991-12-12
1993-03-02
Layno, Benjamin H.
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Collapsible board
206472, 206473, 2063151, A63F 300, B65D 7900
Patent
active
051902958
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a table game board forming a book-shaped box.
The book-shaped box of the present invention is adapted to present all games necessitating the use of a board in the shape of a book or a similar shape, by making the board an element of the box.
2. Discussion of Background Information
Similar devices manufactured up until now generally comprise a board that may be foldable or not, and a separate storage box, and more often than not, one or more additional boxes adapted to contain the movable elements, counters or dice used for playing. These different boxes naturally increase the manufacturing costs of the game.
There exist game boards constituted of two journalled symmetrical portions comprising edges and enabling a box to be constituted by folding back the two portions one against the other, as has been described, for example, in French Patent Publication No. 2,587,906 to Mr. Rene BOIS. This device has the disadvantage of necessitating a separate closure element, and in the closed position, its dimensions are necessarily equal to those of half of the board, and this limits the scope of the applications of this game board.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The device according to the present invention eliminates these disadvantages. Indeed, it enables the elimination of all separate storage boxes, and this enables savings of raw material to be obtained during manufacture, and the game board of the present invention enables a new esthetic appearance to be obtained, and at the same time provides a receptacle for the movable elements during use of the game. Moreover, it enables all party games or others using a board to be brought down to a relatively reduced volume with respect to existing boxes, and this leads to substantial savings in place for the user, storage shelves, transport and other operations. It is constituted of the combination, of a receptacle adjacent to the game board and constituting the sides and the base of the storage box, and acting as storage for the movable elements during the game, with the receptacle being removable, and a special cutting and folding method enabling the folded board to form the top and the back of the storage box, and by giving the assembly the appearance and format of an ordinary book.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the annexed drawings, given as nonlimiting examples, of one of the embodiments of the object of the invention:
FIG. 1 represents, in perspective, the device in the open use position.
FIGS. 2-5 illustrate different steps of the folding of the board.
FIG. 6 shows the device in the closed storage position.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The device, FIGS. 1-6, is constituted of a cardboard sheet or a similar material, such as a plastic material, comprising the game board 1 itself, a panel 2 that will become one of the "covers" of the book-box, connected to board 1 by a band 3 adapted to form the "back" of the book in a closed position, the other "cover" being constituted by the folded game board.
Board 1 is formed of four portions 5, 6, 7, 8 separated by premarked folds 9, 10, 11 as well as a cut 12, enabling it to be folded in four. Band 3 also comprises two marked folds 13 and 14 at its junction with board 1 and panel 2.
The cover-panel 2 is equipped with four edges 4, which play a double role: first, they form a receptacle for the movable elements during the game, and secondly, they shape the edges of the "book" in the closed position. The back of panel 2 may receive the rules of the game.
A closure element 13 enables the assembly to be maintained closed, and may be replaced by a case 17 open beside back 3 as well as on the opposite side.
The position of the folds and of the cut is determined in such a manner that the game board 1, once folded, has the exact dimensions of the cover-panel 2. Similarly, the width of band 3 depends on the height of edges 4, the thickness of board 1, and the number of folds in the latter.
The board may be folded into
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