Board Game System With Integral Docking System

• US 20110221129A1
• Filed: 03/12/2010
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anthony M. Sisson, Kenneth J. Detmer Jr
• Original Assignee: Anthony M. Sisson, Kenneth J. Detmer Jr
• Inventors: Sisson, Anthony M., Detmer, Kenneth J. JR.
• Application Number:
  US12/722,663
• Publication Number:
  US 20110221129A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/237
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00268 about a vertical axis, e.g. a disc
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2486 the computer being an accessory to a board game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2492 Power supply
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00643 Electric board games; Electric features of board games electric word or number games A63F3/0421; computer chess G06F; electric raffle games A63F3/081

Abstract

A board game system including a game board that defines a playing surface, the playing surface being marked with indicia for directing placement of game pieces on the playing surface, and a support structure for supporting a mobile electronic device, the support structure being connected to the game board and rotatable relative to the game board about at least one axis of rotation.

Claims

1. A board game system comprising:

a game board that defines a playing surface, said playing surface being marked with indicia for directing placement of game pieces on said playing surface; and

a support structure for supporting a mobile electronic device, said support structure being connected to said game board and rotatable relative to said game board about at least one axis of rotation.

2. The board game system of claim 1 further comprising said mobile electronic device.

3. The board game system of claim 2 wherein said support structure includes a docking station and said mobile electronic device is dockable on said docking station.

4. The board game system of claim 1 wherein said mobile electronic device includes at least one of a mobile telephone, a digital music player, a personal digital assistant, a mobile computer and a handheld game console.

5. The board game system of claim 1 wherein said game board defines a channel extending at least partially therethrough.

6. The board game system of claim 5 wherein said channel extends below said playing surface.

7. The board game system of claim 5 further comprising an electrical conductor extending through said channel.

8. The board game system of claim 7 further comprising an electrical power source, wherein said electrically conductor is electrically coupled to said electrical power source.

9. The board game system of claim 1 wherein said support structure includes at least one fastener configured to releasably engage said mobile electronic device.

10. The board game system of claim 1 wherein said support structure includes a body that defines a recess and a support surface in said recess, wherein said recess is sized and shaped to closely receive said mobile electronic device.

11. The board game system of claim 1 further comprising a platform fixedly connected to said game board, said platform including a connection portion, wherein said support structure is rotatably connected to said connection portion.

12. A board game system comprising:

a game board that defines a playing surface and a channel, said playing surface being marked with indicia for directing placement of game pieces on said playing surface, said channel extending through said game board below said playing surface;

a support structure connected to said game board, said support structure being configured to support a mobile electronic device; and

an electrical conductor extending through said channel and said support structure to electrically couple said mobile electronic device to an electrical power source.

13. The board game system of claim 12 further comprising said mobile electronic device.

14. The board game system of claim 13 wherein said mobile electronic device includes at least one of a mobile telephone, a digital music player, a personal digital assistant, a mobile computer and a handheld game console.

15. The board game system of claim 13 wherein said support structure includes a docking station electrically coupled to said electrical conductor and said mobile electronic device is dockable on said docking station.

16. The board game system of claim 12 wherein said support structure includes at least one fastener configured to releasably engage said mobile electronic device.

17. The board game system of claim 12 wherein said support structure includes a body that defines a recess and a support surface in said recess, wherein said recess is sized and shaped to closely receive said mobile electronic device.

18. The board game system of claim 12 wherein said support structure is rotatable relative to said game board about at least one axis of rotation.

19. The board game system of claim 12 further comprising a platform fixedly connected to said game board, said platform including a connection portion, wherein said support structure is rotatably connected to said connection portion.

20. A board game system comprising:

a game board that defines a playing surface and a channel, said playing surface being marked with indicia for directing placement of game pieces on said playing surface, said channel extending through said game board below said playing surface;

a support structure connected to said game board and rotatable relative to said game board about at least one axis of rotation;

a mobile electronic device mounted on said support structure; and

an electrical conductor extending through said channel, said electrical conductor including a first end electrically coupled to said mobile electronic device and a second end electrically coupled to an electrical power source.