Support board for use with a puzzle or a game
OwnerJames B. Murphyinventor
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Abstract
The support board for use with a puzzle or a game is an accessory used with a jigsaw puzzle. The support board for use with a puzzle or a game: a) forms a raised horizontal surface for the assembly of the jigsaw puzzle; and b) forms a structure that separates the assembled and unassembled portions of the jigsaw puzzle. The support board for use with a puzzle or a game stores the jigsaw puzzle when not in use. The support board for use with a puzzle or a game incorporates an assembly structure and a plurality of piece pans. The assembly structure rotates between a closed position and an open position. The assembly structure forms the raised horizontal surface in the open position. The assembly structure contains the plurality of piece pans and the jigsaw puzzle in the closed position.
Claims9
A support board for use with a puzzle or a game comprising
- an assembly structure and a plurality of piece pans;
- wherein the plurality of piece pans mount in the assembly structure;
- wherein the support board for use with a puzzle or a game:
- a) forms a raised horizontal surface;
- and b) forms a storage structure;
- wherein the assembly structure comprises a plurality of assembly pans and a piano hinge;
- wherein the piano hinge attaches to the plurality of assembly pans;
- wherein the plurality of assembly pans comprises a first assembly pan and a second assembly pan;
- wherein the first assembly pan comprises a first closed face, a first open face, a first plurality of lateral faces, and a first divider plate;
- wherein the first open face is the face of the first assembly pan that is distal from the first closed face;
- wherein the first plurality of lateral faces form the balance of the containment surfaces of the first assembly pan;
- wherein the first divider plate forms the physical structure that divided the hollow interior of the first assembly pan into two segregated spaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.