WO1994004233A1 - Jeu de table a palets flottant sur coussin d'air - Google Patents
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- WO1994004233A1 WO1994004233A1 PCT/FR1993/000816 FR9300816W WO9404233A1 WO 1994004233 A1 WO1994004233 A1 WO 1994004233A1 FR 9300816 W FR9300816 W FR 9300816W WO 9404233 A1 WO9404233 A1 WO 9404233A1
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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
- A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
- A63F7/22—Accessories; Details
- A63F7/36—Constructional details not covered by groups A63F7/24 - A63F7/34, e.g. frames, game boards, guide tracks
- A63F7/3603—Rolling boards with special surface, e.g. air cushion boards
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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
- A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
- A63F7/06—Games simulating outdoor ball games, e.g. hockey
- A63F7/0604—Type of ball game
- A63F7/0632—Hockey
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- the present invention relates to games in general and, in particular, table games having fast-moving game elements.
- Document US-C-4 283 054 describes play elements having multiple concavities on the bottom face, and a central point which slightly emerges from said bottom face of the play element from the sliding surface. During play, the play element provides some reduction in friction. However, significant friction is retained and causes a significant slowdown.
- US-C-4,463,954 describes a sliding element on a water surface comprising a bottom face of inverted frustoconical shape, allowing the projectile to slide smoothly on the surface of a body of water. Because the element Slippery, which weighs 62 to 168 grams, is dependent on the hydrodynamic elevation, it must remain in contact with water during its movement. It is not able to float on an air cushion without touching the water.
- a hockey type table game comprising a game table, for example rectangular, with a horizontal sliding or playing surface, and with two goals distant from each other and in opposite, each intended for the reception of a puck, at least one puck with a bottom face in contact with the sliding or playing surface, and at least two bats intended to strike the puck.
- the puck has a peripheral leading edge, in the form of a collar, generally inclined in overhang above a horizontal plane parallel to the general plane of said puck, and forming an angle between 0.1 and 10 °, and preferably between 0.1 and 3 °, with respect to said horizontal plane.
- the inclination of the leading edge in relation to the weight of the puck is such that the flat displacement of the latter on the sliding surface generates under the puck an air cushion insulating it without frictional contact of said sliding surface .
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the puck table game on air cushion according to the invention.
- Figure 2A is a top view of the puck in Figure 1.
- Figure 2B is a radial sectional view of the puck in Figure 2A.
- FIG. 3A is a top view of another embodiment of the puck of FIG. 1.
- Figure 3B is a radial sectional view of the puck of Figure 3A.
- FIG. 4 is a view in radial section of another embodiment of the puck of FIG. 1.
- Figure 5 is a sectional side view of the game of Figure 1.
- Figure 6 is a perspective view of the folded table.
- the board game shown in Figures 1, 5 and 6 generally includes:
- a game table 10 presenting on the outside a horizontal surface 30 for playing or sliding, of generally rectangular shape, with two goals 17 and 17 ′ in fabric 20, distant from each other according to the length and opposite, each intended for reception in the manner of a puck 16
- a raised edge 12, consisting of a rod is fixed to the table 10, along its entire perimeter, to hold the puck 16 inside the sliding or playing surface 30.
- the horizontal sliding surface 30 corresponds to a smooth and glassy coating of the game plan, for example bearing inscriptions that are pleasant to look at, and / or of multiple colors.
- Table 10 is made up of two parts 11 and
- the goals 17 and 17 ' are integral with the halves 11 and 11 *, and each consist of a flat plate 17 or 17', rectangular, fixed on the middle part of the raised edge 12, according to its width.
- Each plate 17 or 17 ' is arranged substantially horizontally, above the game table 10, being slightly inclined upwards as shown in FIG. 5.
- the spacing of a plate 17 or 17' is sufficient, relative to to the horizontal sliding surface 30, for accommodate and block the puck 16 penetrating under said plate.
- the raised edge 12 consists of an L-shaped plastic rod, the foot of which is directed outwards, and the height of which is substantially greater than the thickness of the puck.
- the flat and rectangular plate 17, constituting each goal is fixed inside the raised edge or rod 12, also an L-shape obtained in plastic material, the foot of which is fixed vertically on the rod 12, and has a relatively long lower leg, substantially horizontal, and inclined upward at its distal end.
- the goal plate 17 is mounted on the raised edge or rod 12, so that the narrowest part of the gap between the plate 17 and the table 10 is slightly lower than the thickness of a puck 16 or 16 ', as described below, to obtain a blocking of the latter under the goal 17 when it engages under it.
- the bats 15 and 15 • each consist of a solid pin, having a lower face in contact with the playing surface or sliding 30, of larger dimensions than those of the puck 16 or 16 ', and having a straight edge 15a or 15' a, higher than the overall height of the puck 16.
- Figures 2A and 3A, 2B and 3B and 4 three different embodiments of a puck 16 according to the invention have been shown.
- the puck 16 has a peripheral leading edge, 18, 22 or 32, in the form of a collar, generally inclined in overhang above the horizontal plane parallel to the general plane of the said puck, horizontal plane being for example materialized by the game table 10 or the sliding surface 30.
- This leading edge makes an angle 19, or 24, or 32, between 0.1 and 10 °, and preferably between 0.1 and 3 °, with respect to the above-mentioned horizontal plane.
- the inclination of the leading edge 18, 22 or 32, in relation to the relatively light weight of the puck 16, is such that the flat displacement, and at high speed, of the latter, on the sliding surface 30, generates an air cushion under the puck insulating material without frictional contact on the sliding surface 30.
- the puck 16 has the shape of a disc, and consists of a hollow wall 16c, substantially the same thickness over its entire surface. This puck is generally obtained in plastic material, with a small thickness, and is therefore particularly light.
- the peripheral leading edge 22 in the form of an inverted and circumferential collar, extends from the edge of the concave central part 21, in the direction of the perimeter of the puck 16.
- the junction between the edge 22 and the central part 21 forms a groove 23.
- the edge 22 forms an angle 24 of 1 °.
- the underside of the puck 16 is formed by the leading edge 32, on either side of a top 16b.
- the lower face 16a has in section a general shape in a shallow inverted arc. Consequently, the leading edge 32 of the puck 16 is convex.
- the angle 26 formed between the leading edge 32 and the center of the disc is for example 0.6 °.
- the air pushed against the leading edge, for example 18, will lift the puck 16, which is very light, and will peel it off completely from the sloping sliding surface. Consequently, the puck 16 floats on the table 10, on a very thin air cushion, without touching said table. As all friction is eliminated between the table 10 and the puck 16, the latter can maintain a very high speed during its race, which then calls upon the dexterity and the reaction capacity of the players when they try to strike or to block the puck 16.
- the pucks 16, instead of being round, may have another shape, such as square, octagonal, etc.
- the bats 15 and 15 ′ can have very different shapes, such as square, triangular, and oval, etc.
- the table can be one piece, without being foldable.
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Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP93919390A EP0615465A1 (fr) | 1992-08-17 | 1993-08-17 | Jeu de table a palets flottant sur coussin d'air |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US07/931,015 US5342050A (en) | 1992-08-17 | 1992-08-17 | Board game with air-cushioned floating pucks |
| US07/931,015 | 1992-08-17 |
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| WO1994004233A1 true WO1994004233A1 (fr) | 1994-03-03 |
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| PCT/FR1993/000816 Ceased WO1994004233A1 (fr) | 1992-08-17 | 1993-08-17 | Jeu de table a palets flottant sur coussin d'air |
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| US (1) | US5342050A (fr) |
| EP (1) | EP0615465A1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO1994004233A1 (fr) |
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| USD367079S (en) | 1995-01-30 | 1996-02-13 | Garrow Russell M | Skill game |
| USD368281S (en) | 1995-02-07 | 1996-03-26 | The Little Tikes Company | Activity table |
| US5630760A (en) * | 1995-02-07 | 1997-05-20 | The Little Tikes Company | Convertible game table |
| US6457711B1 (en) | 2001-06-15 | 2002-10-01 | Robert Baulesh | Hockey game and apparatus |
| USD551301S1 (en) * | 2005-03-10 | 2007-09-18 | Filip Eyckmans | Ball game |
| US9468840B2 (en) | 2013-09-30 | 2016-10-18 | Eastpoint Sports Ltd., Llc | Two sided table game with rotatable legs |
| USD1068930S1 (en) * | 2024-11-06 | 2025-04-01 | Qinzhao Huang | Toy |
Citations (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| DE2045208A1 (de) * | 1970-09-12 | 1972-03-16 | Kiechle, Hans, 7000 Stuttgart | Spielfiguren für ein Fußball-Brettspiel |
| US3931974A (en) * | 1974-02-15 | 1976-01-13 | Goldfarb Adolph E | Air table game apparatus |
| US3954267A (en) * | 1975-02-10 | 1976-05-04 | Coleco Industries, Inc. | Air powered hockey game and puck therefor |
| US4000900A (en) * | 1974-01-28 | 1977-01-04 | Cyrill George Lehmann | Cue-game and sliding disk for same |
| US4463954A (en) * | 1982-12-10 | 1984-08-07 | Panse Richard G | Aquatic device |
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| US2159966A (en) * | 1937-03-30 | 1939-05-30 | Lewis W Dunham | Game |
| US2467043A (en) * | 1946-11-22 | 1949-04-12 | Kotler Paul | Shuffleboard weight |
| US2425966A (en) * | 1947-02-19 | 1947-08-19 | Eli H Tjomsland | Shuffleboard weight |
| US2673637A (en) * | 1949-05-27 | 1954-03-30 | Edward J Collins | Game device |
| US2606030A (en) * | 1949-07-23 | 1952-08-05 | Eli H Tjomsland | Shuffleboard weight with covered edges |
| US2600856A (en) * | 1949-10-18 | 1952-06-17 | Decepoli Carmine | Shuffleboard weight |
| US3913918A (en) * | 1971-08-02 | 1975-10-21 | Alvin Trachtman | Puck-type apparatus |
| US3927885A (en) * | 1971-09-13 | 1975-12-23 | Brunswick Corp | Puck and bat for an air cushion table game |
| BE788777A (fr) * | 1971-09-13 | 1973-01-02 | Brunswick Corp | Jeu sur table a coussin d'air |
| US3726526A (en) * | 1971-12-16 | 1973-04-10 | L Radovich | Multi-purpose game puck |
| US3797057A (en) * | 1973-03-21 | 1974-03-19 | S Smelden | Slideable puck |
| US4283054A (en) * | 1978-09-19 | 1981-08-11 | Gianfranco Patella | Disk game apparatus |
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- 1992-08-17 US US07/931,015 patent/US5342050A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 1993-08-17 WO PCT/FR1993/000816 patent/WO1994004233A1/fr not_active Ceased
- 1993-08-17 EP EP93919390A patent/EP0615465A1/fr not_active Ceased
Patent Citations (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE2045208A1 (de) * | 1970-09-12 | 1972-03-16 | Kiechle, Hans, 7000 Stuttgart | Spielfiguren für ein Fußball-Brettspiel |
| US4000900A (en) * | 1974-01-28 | 1977-01-04 | Cyrill George Lehmann | Cue-game and sliding disk for same |
| US3931974A (en) * | 1974-02-15 | 1976-01-13 | Goldfarb Adolph E | Air table game apparatus |
| US3954267A (en) * | 1975-02-10 | 1976-05-04 | Coleco Industries, Inc. | Air powered hockey game and puck therefor |
| US4463954A (en) * | 1982-12-10 | 1984-08-07 | Panse Richard G | Aquatic device |
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| EP0615465A1 (fr) | 1994-09-21 |
| US5342050A (en) | 1994-08-30 |
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