U.S. patent application number 11/812976 was filed with the patent office on 2008-12-25 for portable piece game set.
Invention is credited to Jackson Kuo.
Application Number | 20080315518 11/812976 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 40135687 |
Filed Date | 2008-12-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080315518 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Kuo; Jackson |
December 25, 2008 |
Portable piece game set
Abstract
A portable piece game set comprises a gameboard and a plurality
of pieces. The gameboard includes two boards, where on an inner
surface of a first board has a plurality of recessed piece seats
for placing pieces, and a second board is connected with and used
for covering the first board. Each piece includes a holding part
and a positioning part, where the holding part is used for players
to position or place the piece and the positioning part is fit with
the recessed piece seat for placing the piece on the inner surface
of the first board.
Inventors: |
Kuo; Jackson; (Taipei,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
TROXELL LAW OFFICE PLLC
SUITE 1404, 5205 LEESBURG PIKE
FALLS CHURCH
VA
22041
US
|
Family ID: |
40135687 |
Appl. No.: |
11/812976 |
Filed: |
June 22, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
273/241 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63F 2003/00744
20130101; A63F 2250/48 20130101; A63F 3/00176 20130101; A63F
2003/00719 20130101; A63F 3/00697 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
273/241 |
International
Class: |
A63F 3/00 20060101
A63F003/00 |
Claims
1. A portable piece game set, comprising: a gameboard having two
boards made by lightweight and thin material, and on an inner
surface of a first board has a plurality of recessed piece seats
for placing pieces, and a second board is connected with and used
for covering the first board; and a plurality of pieces, each of
which includes a holding part and a positioning part, where the
holding part is used for players to position or place the pieces,
and the positioning part is fit with the recessed piece seat for
placing the piece on the inner surface of the first board.
2. The portable piece game set as claimed in claim 1, wherein on an
inner surface of the second board further includes a plurality of
recessed piece seats for placing pieces that are captured or
removed from play or are extra pieces.
3. The portable piece game set as claimed in claim 1, wherein on
the positioning part of the piece further has a printing layer for
representing the role of the piece.
4. The portable piece game set as claimed in claim 3, wherein the
printing layer is made by thin paper, and the positioning part is
made by elastic material and used for closely fitting the piece in
the recessed piece seat.
5. The portable piece game set as claimed in claim 4, wherein the
elastic material is rubber or Ethylene-vinyl-acetate copolymer.
6. The portable piece game set as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
first board further includes a connecting part for connecting other
portable piece game sets.
7. The portable piece game set as claimed in claim 6, wherein the
connecting part includes at least one through hole.
8. The portable piece game set as claimed in claim 6, wherein the
connecting part includes a pair of fastening belts.
9. The portable piece game set as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
boards of the gameboard are made by pasteboard or leather.
10. The portable piece game set as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
holding part is a sheet or a rope.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a piece game set and, more
particularly, to a portable piece game set, which comprises a
gameboard made by lightweight and thin material and a plurality of
game pieces, can be manufactured easily at low cost and easily
carried around.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Generally, a piece game set includes a gameboard and a
plurality of game pieces. A conventional gameboard is usually made
by paper, timbering, plastics, metal, or other materials. On a
gameboard, we usually find a plurality of rows and columns printed
thereon and players can play various games on the gameboard.
[0003] The pieces are placed on the gameboard where players play
various games. When the gameboard is shaken caused by some
accidents, some pieces on the gameboard may be fallen down or
misplaced. Consequently, the game is interrupted and players have
to restart a new one.
[0004] In view of the shortcoming mentioned above, some gameboards
on which the pieces can be stuck have been invented. Although this
kind of gameboards can overcome the shortcoming to prevent the
pieces from being fallen down accidentally by any accident, they
are all with a certain thickness for sticking the pieces thereon
via mechanical or magnetic force. Thus, these gameboards have other
shortcomings as described in the following. First, it is
inconveniently for players to carry around these gameboards because
of their thickness. Besides, a gameboard is usually designed for
one kind of games. In consequence, it is difficult for any player
to carry several gameboards around by herself or himself at the
same time when they want to play in some specific places. Second,
the price of this kind of gameboards is higher than that of
conventional ones because of the manufacturing cost. Besides, a
player desiring to play different games has to buy different
gameboards because one gameboard is usually designed for one kind
of games. Thus, it is not economic for players to buy several
gameboards. Third, while players play a game, if one of the players
has to leave and need to stop the game, it is impossible for
players to continue the game later because pieces on the gameboard
need to be packed before players carry the pieces and the gameboard
away. Fourth, when players play a game, some pieces that are
captured or removed from play or are extra pieces can be only
placed beside the gameboard. These pieces are easily lost because
they are easy to be accidentally fallen down on the floor or are
easily forgotten to be packed and carried away. Consequently,
players will fail to play the game next time for missing some
pieces.
[0005] In order to overcome all disadvantages described above,
there is a need for players to own a portable piece game set, which
is of low price and the positions of pieces on a gameboard of the
piece game set can be maintained for players to play continuously
next time, the inventor is thus to study and develop the present
invention after hard study.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] One object of the present invention is to provide a portable
piece game set made by lightweight and thin material for players to
carry around by themselves to play different games.
[0007] Another object of the present invention is to provide a
portable piece game set for players to maintain the positions of
pieces on a gameboard so that the unfinished game can be played
continuously next time.
[0008] Another object of the present invention is to provide a
portable piece game set with reduced manufacturing cost, in
consequence players can purchase the piece game set at lower
price.
[0009] In order to achieve the aforementioned objects, the present
invention provides a portable piece game set comprising a gameboard
and a plurality of pieces. The gameboard includes two boards made
by lightweight and thin material, where on the inner surface of a
first board has a plurality of recessed piece seats for placing
each piece, and a second board is connected with and used for
covering the first board. Each piece includes a holding part and a
positioning part, where the holding part is used for players to
position or place the piece and the positioning part is fit with
the recessed piece seat for placing the piece on the inner surface
of the first board.
[0010] Other objects, advantages and novel features of this
invention will be apparent after reading the following detailed
description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a gameboard in a first
embodiment of the present invention;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a piece in the first
embodiment of the present invention;
[0013] FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing that the piece in FIG. 2
is attached to a piece seat on the gameboard in the first
embodiment of the present invention;
[0014] FIG. 4 shows another form of the piece according to the
present invention.
[0015] FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a using state of the
first embodiment of the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing that the portable piece
game set of the first embodiment of the present invention is
folded;
[0017] FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing that a holding part of
the piece of the first embodiment of the present invention can be
pushed down in the arrow direction;
[0018] FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing a using state of a
gameboard in a second embodiment of the present invention;
[0019] FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a using state of a
gameboard in a third embodiment of the present invention;
[0020] FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing that the portable piece
game set in FIG. 9 is to be stored in a two-ringed folder;
[0021] FIG. 11 is another schematic view showing that the portable
piece game set in FIG. 9 is to be stored; and
[0022] FIG. 12 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention,
where the portable piece game sets are to be stored in a folder by
means of a pair of fastening belts.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0023] The present invention provides a portable piece game set
comprising a gameboard 1 and a plurality of pieces 2. The gameboard
1 includes two boards made by lightweight and thin material, where
on the inner surface of a first board 11 has a plurality of
recessed piece seats 112 for placing pieces 2, and a second board
12 is connected with and used for covering the first board 11. Each
piece 2 includes a holding part 21 and a positioning part 23, where
the holding part 21 is used for players to position or place the
piece 2 and the positioning part 23 is fit with the recessed piece
seat 112 for placing the piece 2 on the inner surface of the first
board 11.
[0024] FIG. 1 shows a gameboard 1 used in a portable piece game set
in a first embodiment according to the present invention. As shown
in FIG. 1, the gameboard 1 includes a first board 11 and a second
board 12. The two boards 11, 12 are all made by lightweight and
thin material, such as pasteboard and leather. In this embodiment,
the two boards are all made by pasteboard. On the inner surface of
the first board 11 is printed with a plurality of rows and columns
that form a plurality of squares 111 thereon and within each square
111 has a recessed piece seat 112, the shape of which corresponds
to the shape of the piece 2. In this embodiment, the piece seat 112
is of, but not limited to, round shape. Besides, the piece seat
also can be polygonal without departing the spirit of the present
invention. The second board 12 is connected with the first board 11
and can be folded to cover the first board 11, by which the pieces
2 can be protectively and stably placed with the recessed piece
seat 112 after the portable piece game set is stored.
[0025] The first board 11 is composed of two layers of pasteboard,
wherein the lower layer is an intact pasteboard while the upper
layer is with a plurality perforated holes. In practice, the two
layers of pasteboard are combined with each other and the
perforated holes form a plurality of recessed piece seats 112 on
the inner surface of the first board 11. Besides, the second board
is made by two layers of intact pasteboard.
[0026] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the piece 2 in a first
embodiment of the present invention while FIG. 3 is a schematic
view showing that the piece 2 in FIG. 2 is attached to the piece
seat 112 on the gameboard 1 of the first embodiment of the present
invention. As shown in these figures, the piece 2 according to the
present invention includes a holding part 21 and a positioning part
23. In this embodiment, the holding part 21 is a sheet made by
transparent Polyvinyl Chloride for players to position or place the
piece 2. Besides, a printing layer 22 made by thin paper is
disposed on the positioning part 23 for players to identify the
piece 2. The positioning part 23 is made by elastic material for
stably placing the piece 2 within the piece seat 112. Here, the
elastic material is Ethylene-Vinyl-Acetate Copolymer. The piece 2
can be more stably connected to the recessed piece seat 112 by
means of the elasticity provided by the positioning part 23 of the
piece 2.
[0027] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the printing layer 22 is printed
with different patterns, colors, or characters for presenting the
role it represents. For example, in a checkers game, the printing
layer 22 can be printed with different colors for representing
different players. In a chess game or Chinese chess game, the
printing layer 22 can be printed with different patterns or
characters, such as a pattern of a horse or a chariot or a Chinese
character representing the meaning of a horse or a chariot, to
represent the role of a piece 2. Moreover, although the holding
part 21 is made by transparent Polyvinyl Chloride in this
embodiment, it also can be made by Polyvinyl Chloride printed with
different colors, patterns, or characters for identifying the role
of a piece 2.
[0028] FIG. 4 shows another form of a holding part 21a of a piece
2a according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the
holding part 21a is a rope for players to position or place the
piece 2.
[0029] FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a using state of the
gameboard 1 in the first embodiment according to the present
invention. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, when players play a game,
they can position or place the pieces 2 by means of the holding
part 21. Besides, the pattern printed on the printing layer 21 can
be used to represent the role of a piece 2 and the color of the
holding part 21 can be used to differentiate players. When a piece
game is over or players has to stop the game, players can store the
portable piece game set while maintain the positions of the pieces
2 on the gameboard 1 without taking the pieces 2 away from the
gameboard 1.
[0030] When storing the portable piece game set according to the
present invention, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, players only have to
fold the second board 12 to cover the first board 11 along the
direction of the arrow. Because only the holding part 21 of the
piece 2 protrudes from the inner surface of the gameboard 1 and it
is a sheet made by Polyvinyl Chloride, when players fold the
gameboard 1, the holding part 21 will be pushed down by the second
board 12 on the inner surface of the first board 11. Besides, when
the gameboard 1 is unfolded, the holding part 21 can return to its
originally vertical position. Moreover, the thickness of the
portable piece game set is thin enough for players to carry around
by themselves since the first and the second board 11, 12 are made
by pasteboard and the holding part 21 is made by a sheet of
Polyvinyl Chloride.
[0031] FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing a using state of a
gameboard 1 in a second embodiment of the present invention. For
the purpose of describing this embodiment conveniently, the same
structures will be assigned with the same numbers used in the first
embodiment. In this embodiment, the second board 12 further
includes a plurality of recessed piece seats 121 for placing the
pieces 2 that are captured or removed from play or are extra
pieces. Thereby, players not only don't need to worry about where
to place the pieces that are captured or removed from play or are
extra pieces, but also can prevent from missing any piece.
[0032] FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a using state of a third
embodiment according to the present invention. For the purpose of
describing this embodiment conveniently, the same structures will
be assigned with the same numbers used in the first embodiment. In
this embodiment, the first board 11 of the gameboard 1 further
includes a connecting part 131 for being connected with other
portable piece game sets. The connecting part 131 can be provided
with at least one through hole or fastening belts to be in
connection with other piece game sets. In the third embodiment, the
connecting part 131 is provided with two through holes 1311. In
practice, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, players can store several
piece game sets within a two-ringed folder 3 via the two through
holes 1311.
[0033] Moreover, in a fourth embodiment as shown in FIG. 12, a
connecting part 132 of the first board 11 is provided with a pair
of fastening belts 1321 respectively on its inner and outer
surfaces. In practice, players can store several piece game sets
within a folder 4 with a pair fastening belts 41 by means of the
pair of fastening belts 1321 respectively on the inner and outer
surfaces of the connecting part 132.
[0034] The folders 3, 4 are suitable for players to carry around by
themselves since the gameboard 1 of each piece game set in the
third or fourth embodiment is made by pasteboard and thus
lightweight and thin. Thereby, players can carry several piece game
sets of different games by themselves to play different games in
specific places.
[0035] Thereby, the present invention has following advantages:
[0036] 1. The present invention can provide a portable piece game
set made by lightweight and thin material for players to carry
around easily by themselves to play different games in specific
places. [0037] 2. The present invention can also provide a portable
piece game set for players to maintain the positions of pieces on a
gameboard so that the unfinished game can be played continuously
next time. [0038] 3. The present invention can also provide a
portable piece game set having a second board with a plurality
recessed piece seats thereon for players to place the pieces that
are captured or removed from play or are extra pieces, so that
players not only don't need to worry about where to place the
pieces that are captured or removed from play or are extra pieces,
but also can prevent from missing any piece. [0039] 4. The present
invention can also provide a portable piece game set having reduced
manufacturing cost, and consequently players can purchase the piece
game set at lower price. [0040] 5. The present invention can also
provide a portable piece game set having a connecting part used for
being connected with other portable piece game sets.
[0041] Accordingly, the present invention can provide a portable
piece game set, which can be carried around, has reduced
manufacturing cost, and can maintain the positions of the pieces on
the gameboard for players to continue to play the unfinished game
next time. It is new and can be put into industrial use.
[0042] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been
described in detail, many modifications and variations may be made
by those skilled in the art from the disclosures hereinabove.
Therefore, It should be understood that different modifications and
variations could be made from the disclosures mentioned above by
the people familiar in the art, without departing the spirit of the
present invention.
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