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US 10,926,165 B2Granted
Game board with unremovable pieces
OwnerKyle David Shimelinventor
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Abstract
A game board assembly includes a game board. The game board includes a base, sidewalls upstanding from the base, and a top wall coupled to the sidewalls. A track is defined through the game board. The game board assembly further includes a plurality of game pieces. Each of the game pieces includes a shaft, a head at a top of the shaft, and a foot at a bottom of the shaft. The shaft fits within and is slidable along the track. The head and the foot each include dimensions that inhibit removal of the game piece from the track.
Claims17
A game board assembly comprising:
- a game board comprising a base, sidewalls upstanding from the base, and a top wall coupled to the sidewalls, wherein a track is defined through the game board, the track comprising at least a main track defined through the top wall, and a side track defined through at least one of the sidewalls, wherein the main track intersects with the side track;
- a plurality of game pieces, each comprising a shaft, a head at a top of the shaft, and a foot at a bottom of the shaft, wherein the shaft fits within and is slidable along the track and the head and the foot each comprise dimensions that inhibit removal of the game piece from the track;
- a compartment disposed within the sidewalls:
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- a lift having a lateral side carried in abutment with an interior face of at least one of the sidewalls, the lift operable to selectively raise and lower at least one of the plurality of game pieces between a stored position within the compartment and an elevated position for play on the game board.
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A game board assembly comprising:
- a game board comprising a base, sidewalls upstanding from the base, and a top wall coupled to the sidewalls, wherein a track is defined through the game board, wherein the top wall comprises a plurality of planar levels comprising at least an upper level and a lower level each disposed in a distinct parallel plane, wherein the upper level and the lower level are connected by a riser orthogonal to each of the plurality of planar levels, wherein the track is defined through the upper level, the lower level, and the riser;
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- a plurality of game pieces, each comprising a shaft, a head at a top of the shaft, and a foot at a bottom of the shaft, wherein the shaft fits within and is slidable along the track and the head and the foot each comprise dimensions that inhibit removal of the game piece from the track;
- a compartment disposed within the sidewalls;
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- a lift carried within the compartment to selectively raise and lower at least one of the plurality of game pieces between a stored position within the compartment and an elevated position for play on the game board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.