# US 11,439,880 B1 · Game board holder and method of use > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,439,880 B1 - Document ID: US11439880B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 17/683,782 - Filed: 2022-03-01 - Published: 2022-08-25 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2020-10-29 - Assignees: John Wallace Rockett - Applicants: Mike Pontrelli - Inventors: Mike Pontrelli - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11439880B1 ## CPC - A63B 67/06: Ring or disc tossing games {, e.g. quoits; Throwing or tossing games, e.g. using balls; Games for manually rolling balls, e.g. marbles} - A63B 63/08: with {substantially} horizontal opening for ball, e.g. for basketball {(A63B57/40, A63B63/06 take precedence)} - A63B 71/023: {Supports, e.g. poles} - A47B 91/12: Leg supports, e.g. cup-shaped {, also under castors} - A63B 2071/024: {with screws or pins in the earth} - A63B 2071/0694: {Visual indication, e.g. Indicia} - A63B 2209/00: Characteristics of used materials - A63B 2209/10: with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener - A63B 2210/50: Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport - A63B 2225/093: Height - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) - A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B) ## Abstract A method of stabilizing a cornhole board on a support surface, comprising providing a cornhole board including an inclined board have a front, a rear, and a top with a target hole, one or more rear supports that support the rear of the inclined board at a height above the front of the board, and one or front supports that support the front of the inclined board; providing one or more stabilizing units for the one or more front supports that support the front of the inclined board and the one or more rear supports that support the rear of the inclined board, wherein the one or more one or more stabilizing units include one or more adhesion members that adhere to and stabilize the cornhole board relative to the support surface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of stabilizing a cornhole board on a support surface, comprising: providing a cornhole board including an inclined board have a front, a rear, and a top with a target hole therein, one or more rear supports that support the rear of the inclined board at a height above the front of the board, and one or more front supports that support the front of the inclined board, the one or more rear supports that support the rear of the inclined board and the one or more front supports that support the front of the inclined board include four support corners; providing one or more stabilizing units for at least one of the one or more front supports that support the front of the inclined board and the one or more rear supports that support the rear of the inclined board, the four corner brackets each including a bottom adhering one or more adhesion members to the bottom of each of the four corner brackets; receiving the four support corners by the four corner brackets; adhering the one or more adhesion members of each of the four corner brackets to the support surface; and stabilizing the cornhole board relative to the support surface with the one or more adhesion members of each of the four corner brackets. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the four corner brackets each include a base with an edge, and the method further comprising removing the adhered four corner brackets from the support surface by each of pulling up on the four corner brackets adjacent to the edge of the base of each of the four corner brackets. ### Claim 3 A method of stabilizing a cornhole board on a support surface, the cornhole board including an inclined board have a front, a rear, and a top with a target hole therein, one or more rear supports that support the rear of the inclined board at a height above the front of the board, and one or more front supports that support the front of the inclined board, the one or more rear supports that support the rear of the inclined board and the one or more front supports that support the front of the inclined board include four support corners, comprising: providing four corner brackets that securably receive the four support corners of the one or more front supports that support the front of the inclined board and the one or more rear supports that support the rear of the inclined board, each of the four corner brackets including a bottom adhering one or more adhesion members to the bottom of each of the four corner brackets; receiving the four support corners by the four corner brackets; adhering the one or more adhesion members of each of the four corner brackets to the support surface; stabilizing the cornhole board relative to the support surface with the one or more adhesion members of each of the four corner brackets. ### Claim 4 A method of stabilizing a cornhole board on a support surface, the cornhole board including an inclined board have a front, a rear, and a top with a target hole therein, one or more rear supports that support the rear of the inclined board at a height above the front of the board, and one or more front supports that support the front of the inclined board, the one or more rear supports that support the rear of the inclined board and the one or more front supports that support the front of the inclined board include four support corners, comprising: providing four corner brackets that securably receive the four support corners of the one or more front supports that support the front of the inclined board and the one or more rear supports that support the rear of the inclined board, each of the four corner brackets including a bottom providing one or more adhesion members for the bottom of each of the four corner brackets; receiving the four support corners by the four corner brackets; whereby the one or more adhesion members for each of the four corner brackets are configured to be adhered to the support surface and stabilize the cornhole board relative to the support surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more adhesion members include one or more stick gel members, and the method further comprises adhering the one or more stick gel members to the bottom of each of the four corner brackets, and adhering the one or more one or more stick gel members to the support surface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further including removing one or more covers from the one or more stick gel members prior to adhering the one or more stick gel members to the support surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further including detaching the one or more stick gel members from the support surface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further including reactivating the one or more stick gel members with water when the one or more stick gel members lose ability to stick. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more adhesion members includes a grab tab and further comprising grabbing the grab tab to remove the one or more adhesion members from at least one of the four corner brackets and the support surface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the four corner brackets each include a finger handle, and the method further comprises receiving one or more fingers with the finger handle and removing each of the four corner brackets from the support surface via the finger handle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the bottom of each of the four corner brackets is flat. ### Claim 12 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, further comprising adding one or more shims, which are different from the four corner brackets, within the four corner brackets to compensate for play areas that are not level. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein adding the one or more shims includes snapping the one or more shims to at least one of the four corner brackets and to an underlying shim. ### Claim 14 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the four corner brackets each include a removable advertising insert that is removably insertable with respect to the four corner brackets. ### Claim 15 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the four corner brackets each include a 90 degree angle bracket that receives one of the four support corners. ### Claim 16 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the four corner brackets each include one or more holes to receive one or more anchors to anchor the four corner brackets to turf. ### Claim 17 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the four corner brackets each include an undersurface with anchors to anchor the four corner brackets to artificial turf. ### Claim 18 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more adhesion members are removable.