Multi-level game board apparatus
First Claim
1. A multi-level game board apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of transparent, planar game boards each having a plurality of marker seats arranged in a pattern for selectively receiving a series of game markers, each game board having a peripheral edge;
a plurality of support shaft assemblies extending at spaced intervals through the peripheral edges of the game boards to secure the game boards together, the game boards and support shaft assemblies being movable between an upright, deployed position in which the game boards are horizontal and each support shaft assembly is in a vertically extended position holding the game boards apart at a first vertical spacing, and a collapsed, storage position in which each support shaft assembly is collapsed downwardly between each adjacent pair of boards to allow the boards to move closer together;
a locking device for releasably securing the boards together with the support shaft assemblies collapsed in the collapsed, storage position; and
each support shaft assembly including a biasing device for biasing the support shaft assembly into the vertically extended position to move the game boards automatically into the vertically spaced, deployed position when the locking device is released.
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Abstract
A multi-level game board apparatus has a plurality of transparent, planar game boards each having a plurality of marker seats arranged in a pattern for receiving game markers, and a plurality of support shaft assemblies extending at spaced intervals through the peripheral edges of the game boards to secure the game boards together and hold them apart at a predetermined vertical spacing during game play. The apparatus is movable between an upright, deployed position in which each support shaft assembly is in a vertically extended position holding the game boards apart, and a collapsed, storage position in which each support shaft assembly is collapsed downwardly between each adjacent pair of boards to allow the boards to move closer together into a more compact, storage configuration. A locking device releasably secures the boards together in the collapsed, storage position. A biasing device biases each support shaft assembly into the vertically extended position so that the boards are automatically moved into the vertically spaced, deployed position on release of the locking device.
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19 Claims
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1. A multi-level game board apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of transparent, planar game boards each having a plurality of marker seats arranged in a pattern for selectively receiving a series of game markers, each game board having a peripheral edge;
a plurality of support shaft assemblies extending at spaced intervals through the peripheral edges of the game boards to secure the game boards together, the game boards and support shaft assemblies being movable between an upright, deployed position in which the game boards are horizontal and each support shaft assembly is in a vertically extended position holding the game boards apart at a first vertical spacing, and a collapsed, storage position in which each support shaft assembly is collapsed downwardly between each adjacent pair of boards to allow the boards to move closer together;
a locking device for releasably securing the boards together with the support shaft assemblies collapsed in the collapsed, storage position; and
each support shaft assembly including a biasing device for biasing the support shaft assembly into the vertically extended position to move the game boards automatically into the vertically spaced, deployed position when the locking device is released. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A multi-level game board apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of transparent, planar game boards each having a plurality of marker seats arranged in a square grid pattern for selectively receiving a series of game markers, each game board having a peripheral edge;
a plurality of support shaft assemblies extending at spaced intervals through the peripheral edges of the game boards to secure the game boards together, the game boards and support shaft assemblies being movable between an upright, deployed position in which the game boards are horizontal and vertically spaced and each support shaft assembly is in a vertically extended position holding the game boards apart, and a collapsed, storage position in which each support shaft assembly is collapsed downwardly between each adjacent pair of boards to allow the boards to move closer together;
a locking device for releasably securing the boards together with the support shaft assemblies collapsed in the collapsed, storage position; and
each support shaft assembly comprising a set of spacer members, each spacer member extending between an adjacent pair of game boards, and incorporating biasing means for biasing the spacer members between a collapsed condition in which the respective pair of game boards is at a first spacing and a vertically extending condition in which the game boards are spaced apart by the spacer member at a second spacing greater than the first spacing. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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