Game assembly employing spring loaded fabric hinge
AssigneeHasbro, Inc.
InventorJoel Kramer
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Abstract
A game assembly for housing a foldable game board which is quickly and conveniently secured to an open configuration for game play through the use of a spring loaded flexible hinge. The game assembly includes a first base portion, a second base portion capable of cooperating with the first base portion between an open and a closed configuration, and at least one hinge assembly mounted at a first end to the first base portion and at a second end to the second base portion. The hinge assembly includes a flexible strap and biasing element capable of tensioning the flexible strap to maintain the first and second base portions with respect to each other in an open configuration.
Claims20
A game assembly, comprising:
- a first base portion;
- a second base portion capable of cooperating with the first base portion between an open and a closed configuration;
- and
- at least one hinge assembly mounted at a first end to the first base portion and at a second end to the second base portion and including a flexible strap and biasing element capable of tensioning the flexible strap to maintain the first and second base portions with respect to each other in an open configuration.
A hinge assembly for pivotably securing together two parts of an article, comprising:
- a first hinge bracket coupled to a first part of an article;
- a second hinge bracket coupled to a second part of the article;
- a flexible strap secured to the first and second hinge brackets;
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- a biasing element capable of tensioning the flexible strap to pivotably maintain together the first and second article parts.
A method for maintaining two portions of a game assembly in an open configuration, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first base portion;
- providing a second base portion capable of cooperating with the first base portion between an open and a closed configuration;
- mounting at least one hinge assembly at a first end to the first base portion and at a second end to the second base portion;
- and
- providing a biasing element capable of tensioning a flexible strap of the hinge assembly to maintain the first and second base portions with respect to each other in an open configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.