JP2020014660A - Game tool - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game tool formed of a throwing object and a target, in which the throwing object is not a spherical body but a polyhedra, especially, a cube.SOLUTION: There is provided a game tool (1) formed of a throwing object and the target. The throwing object (4) is formed into a polyhedra in whole shape, and is formed of a sponge and a hook and loop fastener covering an external side thereof. The target is formed of a target body (3) and a target support part (2). The target body (3) is formed into a polyhedra in whole shape, and is formed of a sponge and a hook and loop fastener covering an external side thereof.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to game equipment. In particular, the present invention relates to a tool used in a game in which a thrown object is thrown toward a target by hand and a score is competed in accordance with the number of the thrown objects adhered on the surface of the target and an attachment place.

  There are many known sports in which a thrown object such as a ball or an arrow is thrown toward a target and attached to the surface of the target. For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2016-107038, a player throws a hook-and-loop fastener ball called a “stick ball” toward an opponent player and competes for a score according to an attached portion. In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-176615, a player throws a ball at an adhesive screen and competes for a score according to an attached area.

JP 2016-107038A JP 2017-176615

  In each of the above games, a ball (sphere) is used as an adhesive thrown object. However, the use of hook-and-loop fasteners to make the ball surface adhesive is described in the above-mentioned JP-A-2016-107038, but such a product is not found in the market, and it is very difficult to actually manufacture it. Have difficulty. This is because the surface fastener surface is relatively hard and cannot be easily processed into a sphere. Therefore, in most ball games, the target is formed of a hook-and-loop fastener male member (so-called A surface), and the ball is formed of a hook-and-loop fastener-attached cloth (so-called B surface).

  However, since the ball comes into point contact with the object, the ball will not fall unless it is very light and small. Such a light and small ball lacks the fun of games and the real pleasure of sports.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above problem by using a polyhedron, particularly a cube, instead of a sphere, in order to solve this problem. We also propose new targets to be used in this game.

  A game article according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a game article 1 comprising a thrown object and a target, wherein the thrown object 4 has a polyhedral overall shape, and a sponge 41 and hook-and-loop fasteners 42, 43 covering the outside thereof. Wherein the target comprises a target body 3 and a target support 2, and the target body 3 has a polyhedral overall shape and is formed of a sponge and a surface fastener 34 covering the outside thereof. I do.

  Preferably, the polyhedron of the thrown object 4 is a cube, and the polyhedron of the target main body 3 is also a cube with at least a part of the ridge portion being chamfered portions 31, 32, and 33.

  It is preferable that the cube of the thrown object 4 is formed by covering the outside of a cube made of a sponge 41 with two tape-shaped surface fasteners 42 and 43.

  Preferably, the hook-and-loop fasteners 42, 43 of the thrown object 4 are of a mixed type. However, in another embodiment, the female fastener 42A and the male fastener 43A can be provided on the surface of one thrown object at different positions.

  It is preferable that the hook-and-loop fastener 34 of the target main body is of a mixed type. However, in other embodiments, it may be a female fastener or a male fastener.

  In addition, it is preferable that the target support section 2 is provided with a rocking means.

  The swing means may be a swing spring.

  In another aspect, the swinging means may have a rising and falling structure provided on a base 21 of the target support 2.

  Further, preferably, the length of the target support 2 can be adjusted.

  The target main body can be supported and suspended from above using a crane 5 or the like, in addition to being supported from below by the support portion.

  The present invention includes each of the thrown object 4 and the target used in the game article.

  According to the present invention, the adhesive thrown object is not a sphere but a polyhedron, particularly a cube (cube). Therefore, manufacture is easy. In addition, if the swinging means is provided in the target support portion, the thrown object becomes difficult to adhere and the attached thrown object 4 may be shaken off, so that the interest in games and sports is not exhausted.

  Also, unlike a ball, it is easier to count the number when counting points or clearing away after the game, unlike a ball.

  For example, when counting the scores, anyone can easily and visually calculate the scores by stacking 25 cubes arranged in five rows and columns in front of the participants. Therefore, it is possible to visually understand that the time for publishing the score is shortened and there is no misunderstanding or deception of the grader.

  At the time of clearing, for example, when the total used number is 125, if it is desired to store all of them, five cubes of 25 cubes arranged in five rows and columns may be stacked in five stages, and the time is shortened. Together with the possibility of loss. Furthermore, unlike balls, cubes fit into storage boxes without any gaps, making them convenient for storage and transportation.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a perspective view in the state where a game is played using the game article of Example 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the cube used in the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a completed state of a cube used in the first embodiment. FIG. 5A is a plan view, FIG. 5B is a bottom view, FIG. 5C is a front view, FIG. 5D is a rear view, FIG. 5E is a left side view, and FIG. FIG. 5A is a plan view, FIG. 5B is a front view, and FIG. 5C is a side view in a state where the target main body is attached to a first support portion (Example 1). FIG. 8A is a plan view, FIG. 8B is a front view, and FIG. 9C is a side view in a state where the target main body is attached to a second support portion (Example 3). FIG. 9 is an exploded view of a cube used in the second embodiment. It is a front view of the target (Example 4) of the type which suspends a target main body from above with a crane.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game tool 1 of the first embodiment throws a polyhedron, in the illustrated first embodiment, a cube 4 by hand toward a target main body 3 placed on a support portion 2. This is used in a game for competing for points according to the number of cubes 4 attached on the surface of the target main body 3 and the location of attachment.

<Cube>
The thrown object of the first embodiment is a cube 4 as shown in FIG. The size and weight are required to be easy to hold and throw by hand, and it is preferable that each side has a length of 3 to 8 cm and a weight of about 5 to 20 g.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cube 4 is formed by covering the outside of a cube made of a sponge 41 with two tape-shaped surface fasteners 42 and 43. More specifically, the front, left and right sides are covered with one tape-shaped surface fastener 42, and the back, flat and bottom surfaces are covered with another surface fastener 43. The hook-and-loop fasteners 42 and 43 and the sponge 41 are fixed with an adhesive.

  As the sponge 41 in the cube 4, for example, a polyurethane sponge, a polyethylene sponge, chloroprene rubber, or the like can be used. The cube is mainly made of sponge and is light and soft, so that it does not cause any injuries when hit directly.

  The surface fasteners 42 and 43 used in the cube 4 are mixed male and female surface fasteners in the first embodiment. One example of such a fastener is sold by Kuraray Co., Ltd. under the name "Free Magic" (registered trademark).

  Since the cubes 4 alone have self-adhesiveness, as shown in FIG. 1, the cubes 4 may adhere to each other and may be continuous or branched. You may consider allocating a high score to such adhesion. In addition, a building block toy for an infant could be made by utilizing such properties of the cube.

<Target>
As shown in FIG. 1, the target of the first embodiment includes a target body 3 and a target support 2. It can be said that the target body 3 is an enlarged cube of the thrown object. The target main body 3 is supported by the target support 2.

  The size of the target main body 3 is about 20 to 40 cm on a side, and the weight is about 1 to 2 kg. As shown in FIG. 4, the target main body 3 is not a perfect cube but has three edges chamfered. The reason why the chamfered portions 31 to 33 are provided is that it is difficult to attach the cube 4 to such a narrow portion, so that a high score suitable for the cube 4 is allocated.

  Similarly to the cube 4, the target body 3 is formed by covering the outside of a cube made of a sponge (not shown) with a hook-and-loop fastener 34. The target body need not necessarily be formed of two hook-and-loop fasteners, but may be used one by one.

  The same material as the cube 4 can be used for the sponge and the hook-and-loop fastener 34 of the target main body 3. Since the cube and the target are often manufactured, packed, and transported at the same time, it is economical to form them from the same material as much as possible.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 5 and 6, the target support 2 includes a base 21 and an elongated rod 22 standing upright from the base 21. As shown by arrows in FIGS. 5 and 6, it is preferable to provide an adjusting portion 23 so that the length of the rod 22 can be adjusted. By changing the height of the target body 3, this game can be enjoyed from children to adults.

  In order to fix the target main body 3 to the target support 2, it is preferable to attach the corner portion 35 of the target main body 3 to the top receiving seat 24 of the target support 2. By attaching in this manner, the attachment surface of the target main body 3 is all inclined when viewed from the player P obliquely below, and the difficulty of attachment can be increased.

  In order to further increase the difficulty of the attachment, it is preferable to make the target support 2 easy to move. In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, a swing spring 25 is provided on the rod 22 of the target support 2. Since the target body 3 shakes steadily each time the cube 4 hits, the cube 4 is hardly attached and the attached cube 4 may be shaken off. In this way, the degree of difficulty as a game or sport can be increased.

  In the cube used in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a male fastener 42A and a female fastener 43A are used as hook-and-loop fasteners, and are provided on one cube surface at different positions. Specifically, it is formed by covering the front, left and right sides with one male hook-and-loop fastener 42A and covering the back, flat and bottom faces with another female hook-and-loop fastener 43A. At this time, the surface fastener on the target side may be any of a male fastener only, a female fastener only, and a mixed male and female fastener. In this way, even if the cube hits the target, it does not adhere if the male type or the female type is in contact with each other. As a result, the difficulty level as a game or sport can be increased.

  In the target used in the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a plate spring is provided on the rod 22A of the target support portion 2A, and the lower surface of the base 21A is hemispherical to form a kind of upright spill structure. By doing so, the target body 3 sways steadily each time the cube 4 hits, so that the cube 4 is hardly attached and the attached cube 4 may be shaken off. This can increase the difficulty as a game or sport.

  The target used in the fourth embodiment is supported from above by a crane 5 as shown in FIG. A swing spring 24B is attached to the target suspension bar 2B attached to the tip of the crane 5. Similarly to the above-described embodiment, the target body 3 swings steadily every time the cube 4 hits, so that the cube 4 is hardly attached and the attached cube 4 may be shaken off.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game article 2, 2A, 2B Target support part 21, 21A Base 22, 22A Rod 23 Adjustment part 24 Receiving seat 25 Swing spring 3 Target main bodies 31, 32, 33 Beveling part 34 Surface fastener 35 Corner part 4 Throwing object 41 Sponge 42, 43 Male and female mixed type surface fastener 42A Male type fastener 43A Female type fastener 5 Crane P player

Claims (14)

A game article (1) comprising a thrown object (4) and a target,
The thrown object (4) has a polyhedron overall shape, and is formed of a sponge (41) and surface fasteners (42, 43) covering the outside thereof.
The target comprises a target body (3) and a target support (2);
A game article characterized in that said target body (3) is polyhedral in overall shape and is formed of a sponge and a hook-and-loop fastener (34) covering the outside thereof.   The game article according to claim 1, wherein the polyhedron of the thrown object (4) is a cube.   The game article according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the polyhedron of the target body (3) is a cube having at least a part of a ridge portion as a chamfered portion (31, 32, 33).   The game article according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hook-and-loop fastener (42, 43) of the thrown object (4) is of a mixed type.   The hook-and-loop fastener of the thrown object (4) is provided with a male fastener (42A) and a female fastener (43A) at different positions on the surface of one thrown object. Game supplies described in Crab.   The game article according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the hook-and-loop fastener (34) of the target main body is one of a mixed type, a male type, and a female type.   The cube of the thrown object (4) is formed by covering the outside of a cube consisting of a sponge (41) with two tape-shaped surface fasteners (42, 43). Game supplies described in Crab.   The game article according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the target support (2) is provided with a swinging means.   9. A game article according to claim 8, wherein said swing means is a swing spring (25).   9. The game article according to claim 8, wherein the swinging means has a rising and falling structure provided on a base (21) of the target support (2).   Game article according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the length of the target support (2) is adjustable.   The game article according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the target body (3) is supported by a crane (5) and suspended from above.   13. The thrown object (4) used in the game article according to any one of claims 1 to 12. The target for use in the game article according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

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