US 12,172,092 B2 · Mexican train dominoes game kit and assembly

Abstract

A Mexican Train dominoes kit, including a top portion having a plurality of top edges, a bottom portion having a plurality of bottom edges and spaced from the top portion, and a plurality of elongated side portions operationally connectable to respective spaced top and bottom portions for defining an interior volume. Each respective elongated side portion further includes a top surface and an oppositely disposed bottom surface, a plurality of first elongated grooves formed in the top surface, a plurality of second grooves formed in the bottom surface, first and second oppositely disposed elongated side surfaces, and first and second matable connectors operationally connected to respective first and second elongated side surfaces, wherein each respective first matable connector is removably connectable to each respective second matable connector. The kit further includes a roundhouse portion removably connectable to the top portion, wherein the roundhouse portion further defines a generally circular base member, a plurality of slots formed equidistantly around the generally circular base member, a raised dais operationally connected to the generally circular base member, a plurality of recesses formed in the generally circular base member, each respective recess extending from a respective slot to the dais, a plurality of elongated train tokens operationally connected to the raised dais, each respective elongated train token extendable into a respective recess, and a cap member covering the dais and having a recess formed therein for accepting a domino. The kit also includes a plurality of dominoes and a handle portion for lockingly engaging one or more respective first elongated groove.

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Dependent claims

A game case assembly for Mexican train dominoes, comprising:

an octagonal box portion having eight respective sides and defining an enclosed volume, wherein the box portion further comprises an octagonal bottom member, a spaced octagonal top member, and eight elongated side members, each side member removably connected to the spaced top and bottom members and to two other side members;
and
a roundhouse portion removably connected to the octagonal box portion;
wherein the roundhouse portion further comprises:
a base member;
a plurality of slots formed equidistantly around the base member;
a raised dais operationally connected to the base member;
a plurality of recesses formed in the base member, each respective recess extending from a respective slot to the dais;
a plurality of elongated train tokens operationally connected to the raised dais, each respective elongated train token extendable into a respective recess;
and
a cap member covering the dais and having a recess formed therein for accepting a domino;
wherein each respective elongated side member includes a first fastener and an oppositely disposed second fastener;
wherein each first fastener may matingly engage each second fastener;
wherein each first fastener may not matingly engage another first fastener;
and wherein
each second fastener may not matingly engage another second fastener.

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A modular Mexican Train dominoes carrying case, comprising:

a top portion having a plurality of top edges;
a bottom portion having a plurality of bottom edges and spaced from the top portion;
a plurality of elongated side portions operationally connected to the respective spaced top and bottom portions and defining an interior volume, each respective elongated side portion further comprising:
a top surface and an oppositely disposed bottom surface;
a plurality of first elongated grooves formed in the top surface;
a plurality of second grooves formed in the bottom surface;
first and second oppositely disposed elongated side surfaces;
first and second matable connectors operationally connected to respective first and second elongated side surfaces, wherein each respective first matable connector is removably connectable to each respective second matable connector;
and
a roundhouse portion removably connected to the top portion;
wherein the roundhouse portion further comprises:
a base member;
a plurality of slots formed equidistantly around the base member;
a raised dais operationally connected to the base member;
a plurality of recesses formed in the base member, each respective recess extending from a respective slot to the dais;
a plurality of elongated train tokens operationally connected to the raised dais, each respective elongated train token extendable into a respective recess;
and
a cap member covering the dais and having a recess formed therein for accepting a domino.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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