FR2752746A1 - BABY-FOOT TYPE TABLE GAME COMPRISING CURVED PROFILE HEADS - Google Patents

Abstract

It comprises a horizontal plate (10) which is extended at each end by a surface (18) bordered by a faceplate (14, 15) defining with the cage (19) a track (20).

Description

The present invention relates to a table game of table football type.

  having means for returning the ball to the

  playing field when the latter passes by the cages.

  Games of this kind are known which include a horizontal rectangular board forming the playing field. The board is bordered by parallel side walls two to

two delimiting the playing surface.

  Longer walls allow the installation

  place and guide in rotation of horizontal bars available

  located above the tray and to which are fixed

  figurines allowing the implementation of the game.

  At each end of the horizontal plate is provided a cage formed, for example, by means of a space or hole made in the wall of smaller width constituting the frame and associated with means for recovering the

  ball. In other cases, the table football type game is made up of

  killed real cages arranged in front of the walls more

small width.

  In the two cases described above, there are near the walls, and more particularly in the vicinity of the cages, dead zones where the ball stagnates, forcing the players to

put the ball back into play.

  It is to these disadvantages that we hear more particularly

remedy the invention.

  The table game according to the invention comprises a horizontal plate extending at each end by a surface bordered by a headrest delimiting with the corresponding cage

  a track for moving the ball.

  An advantage of the table game is that the surface arranged at each end of the board is either inclined or

with conical profile.

  The appended drawing, given by way of example, will allow a better understanding of the invention, the characteristics which it has and the advantages which it is capable of providing: - Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating

  a table game of the table football type according to the invention.

  FIG. 2 is a partial section showing a first variant of the means for returning the ball,

  when it passes by the cage.

  - Figure 3 is a second variant showing another configuration of the means for returning the ball

  when it passes by the cage.

  There is shown in Figure 1 to 3 a table game 1 of the table football type comprising a horizontal plate 10 carried by vertical feet 11. The horizontal plate 10 is delimited by two parallel large walls 12, 13 connected to each other each end of the plate 10 by face plates 14, 15

with curved profile.

  The walls 12 and 13 are provided to delimit lateral-

  ment the playing space on the horizontal board 10. In addition, the walls 12 and 13 allow the establishment of bars

  horizontal 16 parallel to each other and arranged above

  above the plate 10. Each horizontal bar 16 supports a certain number of figurines 17 allowing the implementation of the game and more particularly the displacement of the ball inside the space delimited by the walls 12, 13 and the

headrests 14, 15.

  The horizontal plate 10 is extended on each side by a surface 18 connecting to the curved profile of the faceplates 14, 15. The surface 18 can be provided integral with either the plate forming the play space, or the profile faceplates 14, 15 curve. Cages 19 are fixed on the surfaces 18 and in the vicinity of the plate 10. The cages 19 and the face plates 14, 15 define at each end of the table set 1 a track with a curved profile 20 passing behind and opening out on either side. cages 19. The track 20 allows the ball to pass on each side of the cages 19 to return to the plate 10 and

be put back into play.

  The surface 18 forming the track 20 can be inclined so that its lowest part is at the junction with the plate 10, while the highest part connects with the corresponding headrest 14, 15 to constitute a bend without dead zone (figure 2). In addition, provision can be made for the surface 18 to have a conical profile so that the track 20 has an elliptical profile so that the ball passing behind the cage 19 comes out at a higher speed.

(figure 3).

  Finally, the surface 18 may be provided horizontal in the extension of the plate 10 which may or may not be integral with the latter to constitute only a flat turn behind the corresponding cage 19.

  It should also be understood that the description which

  above was given only by way of example and that it in no way limits the field of the invention from which one would not depart by replacing the execution details described by all

other equivalents.

Claims (7)

  1. Table game of the table football type comprising a horizontal plate supported by feet, figurines carried by horizontal bars pivoting freely in the frame disposed around the periphery of the plate and cages placed at each end of the horizontal plate, characterized in that the horizontal plate (10) is extended at each end by a surface (18) bordered by a headrest (14, 15) delimiting with the cage (19) a track (20).   2. Table game according to claim 1, characterized in that the surface (18) is integral either with the plate (10) or   of the corresponding headrest (14, 15).   3. Table game according to claim 1, characterized in   that the surface (18) is arranged in a horizontal plane.   4. Table game according to claim 1, characterized in that the surface (18) is inclined so that its lowest part is at the joint with the plate (10), while the highest part is connects with the headrest (14, 15) corresponding.   5. Table game according to claim 1, characterized in   that the surface (18) has a conical profile to constitute   kill an elliptical track (20).   6. Table game according to claim 1, characterized in that the headrests (14, 15) disposed at each end of the   plate (10) have a curved profile.   7. Table game according to claim 1, characterized in   that the cages (19) are fixed on the surface (18) extending managing the plate (10).