DE8220938U1 - PLAYFIELD SUPPORT BODY FOR A CHESS PLAYING SURFACE - Google Patents

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Playfield support structure for a chess playing area

The invention relates to a playing field support body for a chess playing surface.

Flat support bodies on which the chess fields are known are known
are arranged. The supporting body that accommodates this playing field
is generally a square board which is used for the
ν chess game has a characteristic division into 64 playing fields.

The playing field support bodies |

for chess play areas are in use almost without exception, f

however, due to their structural design, still require |

a certain monotony with regard to the operation of the game |

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The operating movements of the players run consistently
on a flat surface, and the direction of view of the two players
is always directed towards this flat surface.

This leads to the monotony mentioned, which the strained _P.

The existing chess game increases the tendency to fatigue anyway. The '·;

flat design of the playing field support body therefore requires work |

technically a certain monotony. $

This is essentially due to the fact that the common i

board-shaped playing field support body the activity of i

Essentially restrict the player to a mental activity, ^

however, reduce physical activity to a minimum. \

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The invention is based on the object of a field support |

body to give a chess board a design that ^s

it enables the player to develop increased physical activity during the course of the game.

To solve this problem, the field support body is according to the invention designed as a ball.

The actual game plan of the chess game, namely eight by eight playing fields can be used in the design of the support body as Ball stay the same. There are various arrangement options, for example by placing the two side strips of the chess playing surface on the spherical Support bodies can collide directly in a meridian line or they can occupy a certain distance from one another can, and in that the upper and lower playing field strips can each be further or closer to the poles of the ball. Included it must be ensured that the playing fields near the poles are not too small in relation to the dimensions of the pieces ( allowed to guess.

Regardless of which of these options is selected for the arrangement of the playing fields of the chess playing surface on the support body is, the design of the support body as a ball has the advantage that the players do not make their movements when placing the figures

restrict to a flat surface, but now three-dimensional f

Make moves to move a piece from a board to a J

to move to another playing field. In order to get an overview of the playing field, it is enough for the players to play the ball

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shaped design of the support body no longer from directing the view now in a single direction, but rather, the players are forced to let their eyes go around the playing field support body, and possibly to do so even get up to visualize the entire game constellation.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention ⁽ 'the spherical playing field support body has a cardanic structure

suspension and are the bearing ends of the cardanic suspension axis arranged outside the playing field area =,

This configuration allows the players, the additional physical activity through extended range of motion of the hands, by looking around the field support structure or also by standing up to walk around to limit the field support body to a desired size.

Another design feature is that the ball forming the O playing field support body from pole to pole from a

Surrounding acceptable j linear game field delimitation element will. The removability of the playing field delimitation element makes it possible to use the chess playing surface provided on the playing field support body in the presence of the delimiting element To operate according to the normal rules of the game as with the level playing field support structures, i.e. with lateral boundaries the field of play; If the playing field delimitation element is removed, there is then also a new possibility of use the chess playing surface, with playing fields running endlessly around the circumference of the ball.

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Further advantageous refinements of the playing field support body for securely holding the playing pieces on the same result from the dependent claims 4-7.

The horizontal arrangement of the gimbal axis of the spherical playing field support body, which is characterized in claim 8, makes it possible. that the two starting strips game both players (the game strips on which j situated at the start of the game figures are ~) for both players in the same way on the sides of

Ball are arranged. The conditions are the same for both players.

This would be different in a configuration in which the cardan shaft is disposed substantially vertically and one player on the starting positions of its characters d r d r top ball and the other player has placed the initial positions of its characters on the bottom.

An exemplary embodiment of the invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to the drawings. It shows:

1 shows a playing field support body for a chess playing surface

in the form of a ball and

FIG. 2 is a partial view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1.

The ball 1 shown in Fig. 1 is cardanic in the manner of a globe stored, the immediate axis of rotation 3 of the ball being in a horizontal position in the cardan bracket 5. This Cardan bracket 5 is located on a column 7, the cardan bracket on the column 7 in the direction indicated by the arrow indicated way in both Rieh-

is rotatable.

On the surface of the ball is a chess board made up of eight times
eight playing fields written down.

The arrangement of eight by eight playing fields corresponds to the usual

borrowed chess playing surface, as they are on the common level I.

Field boards is attached and where the individual game |

fields by a system of eight letters (a to h) and numbers j

(1 to 8) are marked. As is well known, on the board at I

Start of the game the chess pieces, as they are indicated at 9,}

arranged parallel to the rows of letters a to h, with |

the only drawing to see only the letters a, f, g, h |

while the other letters are on the back of the ball!

are located. Otherwise the arrangement of the playing fields corresponds to the |

Ball of those on the board. (

When playing chess, the j

field Rows common numbers 1 through 8 are mounted on the gimbal 5 in the illustrated training \ operation example.

The arrangement of the chess playing surface is in the embodiment j

provided in such a way that the ball penetrated by the axis 3 j

poles are surrounded by free surfaces 11, 13 on which no |

Playing field is located. These free revenges 11 and 13 are used when the |

showed embodiment at the same time for attaching fastening j

supply members 15 and 17 with which a field-delimitation element ^: 19 is detachably provided on the ball.

This playing field delimitation element 19 is when using the I.

Playfield support body according to the usual flat chess |;

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Game board is provided between the playing field strips a and h, which appear immediately adjacent on the ball. On too The playing field strips a and h are separated from each other on the board. The spherical field support body has one for holding Adhesive surface used for playing figures. This can, for example, be made of a material used to pierce game figures, in particular foamed material exist.

V) But it is also possible to use a Velcro

To cover the surface for holding the game pieces.

The game pieces themselves are made according to the surface design of the field support body with a puncture needle or one that interacts with the Velcro or the like provided lower surface.

The ones to be used with the cardanically mounted playing field support body Figures can either be designed in the form of flat plates or have a limited height that is defined by the (The space between the ball and the cardan bracket fits through.

Claims (8)

Munich, July 22, 1982 Ha / Wil / Lü Playfield support structure for a chess playing area PROTECTION CLAIMS E 1 . Playing field support body for a chess playing surface, characterized in that that the support body is designed as a ball. 2. playing field support body for a chess playing surface according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a cardanic suspension and the bearing ends of the cardanic suspension axis are outside of the playing field area are arranged. 3. Playing field support body for a chess playing surface according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the ball forming the playing field support body from pole to pole of a removable, linear Playing field delimitation element is surrounded. Bayerische Vereinsbank Munich, account NY; £ 82495 (BLg JQ ^ ilQ) '- [Deutsche Bank Munich, account no. 82/08050 (BLZ 700 70010) PostscÄecfomt'Münchei, account number: \ 63397 -ß02 (BLZ 70010080) ff · Γ · • a a · • ■ · 1111 It , '■ 4. playing field support body for a chess playing surface according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that d r pitch supporting body a has an adhesive surface that serves to hold playing figures. 5. playing field support body for a chess playing surface according to one or more of claims 1-4, characterized in that the Playfield support body consists of a material used to pierce play figures » 6. playing field support body for a chess playing surface according to one or more of claims 1-5, characterized in that the Playfield support body consists of foamed material. 7. playing field support body for a chess playing surface according to one or more of claims 1-5, characterized in that the Playing fields with a Velcro surface to hold the playing figures are covered. 8. pitch supporting body for a chess playing surface according to one or \ J more of claims 1-7, characterized in that Cardan axis of the spherical playing field support body essentially is arranged horizontally.