WO2000009411A1 - Sac pour jeu de societe - Google Patents

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WO2000009411A1
WO2000009411A1 PCT/US1999/017771 US9917771W WO0009411A1 WO 2000009411 A1 WO2000009411 A1 WO 2000009411A1 US 9917771 W US9917771 W US 9917771W WO 0009411 A1 WO0009411 A1 WO 0009411A1
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bag
game
mouth
game board
elastic member
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Eugene P. Cornett
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Cornett Eugene P
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Priority to GB0105716A priority Critical patent/GB2357489B/en
Priority to AU54667/99A priority patent/AU5466799A/en
Publication of WO2000009411A1 publication Critical patent/WO2000009411A1/fr

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/00895—Accessories for board games
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F11/00—Game accessories of general use, e.g. score counters, boxes
    • A63F11/0002—Dispensing or collecting devices for tokens or chips
    • A63F2011/0004—Bags

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  • the present invention relates to the field of board games. More particularly, the present
  • invention relates to accessories for use with board games having multiple pieces that are drawn from
  • a typical storage bag provided with such a game is made of two pieces of
  • non-transparent rectangular plastic The two pieces of plastic are joined along three of the edges to
  • the bag opening and closing the opening during storage of the tiles.
  • the bag may also be used as a
  • drawing bag as it is non-transparent and is large enough for an average sized human to place his or her hand into the bag, grasp a tile, and remove his or her hand from the bag.
  • a tile may easily slide along the plastic and out of the bag where it is exposed to all of the players.
  • the board sometimes results in "runaway" tiles that do not end up in the desired location and fall to the floor where the tile is easily lost. Additionally, some game boards are constructed to prevent tiles from sliding from the playing surface, and thus the surface of the board can not be cleaned by simply
  • These game boards typically include a grid of plastic
  • the game board be jarred, shaken or bumped.
  • the tiles placed on these boards must be removed one-
  • the device includes a base portion that fits over the edges of the game board. When the game board is flipped over, the game pieces fall into the base portion and
  • the Cohrs device is a rather large rigid device which does
  • the device could also be used as a drawing bag such that
  • a board game bag according to the present invention includes a bag member having a main
  • the main body of the bag member is constructed from a substantially circular
  • the mouth of the bag member includes a channel formed by a hem about the
  • An elastic member is disposed within the hem channel
  • the mouth completely opens such that the circular shape of the flexible material is exposed.
  • the bag member is placed within a support member.
  • the support member
  • the main body comprises a cylindrical plastic sleeve having an interior wall, exterior wall and a top rim.
  • body of the bag member is positioned within the cylindrical sleeve and the mouth of the bag member
  • the elastic member is in a slightly stretched state. Therefore, the elastic member is in a slightly stretched state. Therefore, the elastic member is in a slightly stretched state. Therefore, the elastic member is in a slightly stretched state. Therefore, the elastic member is in a slightly stretched state. Therefore, the elastic member is in a slightly stretched state. Therefore, the elastic member is in a slightly stretched state. Therefore, the elastic member is in a slightly stretched state. Therefore, the elastic member is in a slightly stretched state. Therefore, the
  • the cylindrical sleeve provides support for the bag and allows the bag to be used as a free-standing drawing bag from which players
  • the mouth of the bag is stretched over the four corners of the game board and the board is flipped. This causes all of the game pieces to fall into
  • the present invention is particularly useful with
  • game boards having a rimmed grid or other such framework on the surface which provides seats for
  • one advantage of the present invention is to provide a device for use during
  • the drawing device is a free standing device that prevents the escape of game pieces from the bag and also serves as a storage bag for the game pieces.
  • Fig. 1 is a side view of a board game bag with the mouth open;
  • Fig. 2 is a side view of the board game bag of Fig. 1 with the mouth closed;
  • Fig. 3 is a top view of a game board with the board game bag of Fig. 1 laid completely flat;
  • Fig. 4 is a side view of an unassembled plastic sleeve according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 5 is perspective view of an assembled plastic sleeve according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the board game bag of Fig. 1 situated in the assembled plastic sleeve of Fig. 5;
  • Fig. 7 is a is a top view of a game board showing the board game bag of Fig. 1 being extended over two opposing game board corners;
  • Fig. 8 is a top view of a game board showing the board game bag of Fig. 1 being extended over the entire game board.
  • the present invention is a board game bag 10 having a bag member
  • a constricting means in the form of an elastic
  • the bag 10 is designed to hold various pieces of a game for storage following game play or as a drawing bag from which the game pieces are drawn during game play. Additionally, the bag 10 serves as a device
  • the game bag 10 may be easily stored in the
  • the bag member 12 is made of a flexible material 11 such as fabric cloth or plastic.
  • flexible material 11 should be non-transparent (e.g., opaque, translucent or of sufficient weave
  • bag member of acceptable material for use as the bag member include soft flannel cloth, linen cloth, and thin
  • plastic is used as the flexible material, it is preferable to use a slightly textured plastic of about .01 inches in thickness. Textured plastic, or plastic with a similar surface, is preferred because the texture helps the plastic adhere to the game board when the bag member is stretched over the
  • the shape of the bag member 12 is a substantially circular when laid
  • the bag member 12 is approximately twenty-seven inches (27") in diameter.
  • a channel 22 is formed within the hem 18 for accepting the elastic member 30.
  • opening 24 provides access to the elastic member 30 disposed within the channel.
  • associated channel 22 may be formed by any method as is known in the art. For example, if two
  • a hem will be formed with an associated channel 22 within the hem between the two pieces of
  • hem 18 and channel 22 may also be formed
  • the elastic member 30 is made of a rubber band, such as a BIG BANDSTM brand rubber band made by the Alliance Rubber Company of Hot Springs, Arkansas.
  • a rubber band such as a BIG BANDSTM brand rubber band made by the Alliance Rubber Company of Hot Springs, Arkansas.
  • the bag member 12 may be made of surgical latex or other elastic material having a stretch ratio of five (5) or more times its length when stretched as compared to its length when in a relaxed state.
  • the mouth 16 When the elastic member 30 is fully stretched, the mouth 16 may be opened to nearly the full size of
  • the dimensions of the bag member are such that it may also be used
  • a portion of the elastic member 30 may be drawn through the hem opening 24 to further
  • a bead 32 may
  • the bead 32 when drawing the elastic member 30 from the hem opening 24.
  • the bead 32 includes a hole through
  • a support member in the form of a plastic sleeve 40 is also provided for use with the present
  • the plastic sleeve 40 when unassembled is a rectangular sheet of semi-rigid plastic material having two ends 42 and 44.
  • the fastening strips 34 and 36 are preferably hook and
  • Joining the two fastening strips 34 and 36 causes the plastic sheet to form a holding cylinder or sleeve
  • the sleeve 40 for the game bag, the sleeve having a diameter of approximately five inches (5").
  • the bag is held upright as shown in Fig. 6.
  • the elastic member 30 causes the mouth 16 of the bag to lightly grasp the cylinder of the plastic sleeve, thereby holding the bag in place
  • the plastic sleeve 40 may be easily disassembled by parting the fastening strips 34 and 36 on
  • sleeve may be used to print rules, advertisements, or other information or designs to be viewed by
  • the board game bag 10 is used as a convenient accessory for use with the play of board
  • the bag 10 is removed from the game box with the bag containing all of the game pieces for drawing during the course of game
  • the plastic sleeve 40 is also removed from the game box and assembled into cylindrical form by attaching the fastening strips 34 and 36 on the ends of the plastic sheet. Next the game bag is
  • the plastic sleeve 40 is designed
  • the mouth 16 of the bag is stretched over two opposing corners of the game board 50 as
  • the bag is stretched over the two opposing corners of the game board simultaneously to avoid one end slipping off of a corner and flipping game pieces from the board.
  • the game board is flipped over so that the game pieces are dumped into the main body
  • the mouth 16 of the bag is then removed from the edges of the game board by removing the mouth 16 of the bag from the corners of the game board, and allowing the elastic
  • the bag may be completely closed to prevent any pieces from escaping the bag during storage by pulling the elastic member 30 through the hem opening, rotating
  • the elastic member 30 one hundred and eighty degrees (180°) to form a second loop, and wrapping the second loop around the outside of the bag.
  • the flexible material used to make the bag member 12 could be some type of stretchy cloth such as

Abstract

Selon cette invention, un sac (10) pour jeu de société est fait à partir d'une matière souple non transparente et comprend un corps principal (14) et une bouche de sac (16). Un élément élastique (30) est disposé à l'intérieur de la bouche, ce qui permet à la bouche de s'ouvrir lorsque l'élément élastique est étiré et de se refermer lorsqu'on relâche l'élément élastique.
PCT/US1999/017771 1998-08-11 1999-08-06 Sac pour jeu de societe WO2000009411A1 (fr)

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GB0105716A GB2357489B (en) 1998-08-11 1999-08-06 Board game kit
AU54667/99A AU5466799A (en) 1998-08-11 1999-08-06 Board game bag

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US13285798A 1998-08-11 1998-08-11
US09/132,857 1998-08-11

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US4977941A (en) * 1990-03-19 1990-12-18 Henderson Esther L Bingo bag with self-supporting vertical wall
US5207425A (en) * 1990-06-04 1993-05-04 Cohrs Kenneth O Device for handling game pieces
US5529395A (en) * 1994-10-11 1996-06-25 French; Judith A. Stretchable gift wrapping with self forming bow

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US4743031A (en) * 1985-04-29 1988-05-10 Lamle Stewart M Dice and token game apparatus
US4977941A (en) * 1990-03-19 1990-12-18 Henderson Esther L Bingo bag with self-supporting vertical wall
US5207425A (en) * 1990-06-04 1993-05-04 Cohrs Kenneth O Device for handling game pieces
US5529395A (en) * 1994-10-11 1996-06-25 French; Judith A. Stretchable gift wrapping with self forming bow

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2832320A1 (fr) * 2001-11-21 2003-05-23 Christophe Lhost Jeu comprenant une boite opaque contenant des objets et munie d'une ouverture dans laquelle les joueurs peuvent passer la main pour chercher les objets

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