Poker kit with chairs and table

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 8182031
  • Patent Number
    8,182,031
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, January 27, 2010
    14 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, May 22, 2012
    12 years ago
Abstract
A poker kit comprising a plurality of chairs; a cushion attached to the seat panel of the chair and a plurality of legs attached to the seat panel; a first armrest and second armrest extending from the back panel of the chair; an ashtray attached to the first armrest and a cup holder attached to the second armrest; a storage pouch attached to the arm near the ashtray; a table having an octagon shape and a felt panel attached the top; a plurality of legs attached to the table; wherein the cushions of the chair are decorated with a design of one of the four top poker hands; wherein markers are labeled on the felt on the table.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed to a chair and a table, more particularly, to a chair and a table for use during a poker game.


BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention features a kit combining a novel chair and table for use during poker games.


Any feature or combination of features described herein are included within the scope of the present invention provided that the features included in any such combination are not mutually inconsistent as will be apparent from the context, this specification, and the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art. Additional advantages and aspects of the present invention are apparent in the following detailed description and claims.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS


FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a chair in the poker kit of the present invention.



FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the chair of FIG. 1, wherein the chair is in a folded configuration.



FIG. 3 is a front view of the chair of FIG. 1.



FIG. 4 is a side and cross sectional view of the chair of FIG. 1



FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a table in the poker kit of the present invention.



FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the table of FIG. 5.





DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The following is a listing of numbers corresponding to a particular element refer to herein:


“Ultimate Poker Set”


















100
poker kit



110
chair



115
back panel



120
seat panel



130
cushion (with design of top poker hand)



140
armrest



150
leg of chair



155
rubber tip of leg of chair



160
ashtray



170
cup holder



310
design (e.g., one of the four top poker hands)



510
table



511
top surface of table



512
bottom surface of the table



515
markers



520
table leg



525
rubber tip of table leg










Referring now to FIGS. 1-6, the present invention features a poker kit 100. The poker kit 100 comprises one or more chairs 110 and a table 510. In some embodiments, the kit 100 comprises 8 chairs.


The chair 110 resembles standard chairs having a back panel 115 and a seat panel 120. Attached to the seat panel 120 and to the back panel 115 is a cushion 130 for providing comfort to a user. Legs 150 are pivotally attached to the seat panel 120 of the chair 110 and are movable between an unfolded position and a folded position. Disposed on the bottom of the legs 150 is a rubber tip 155 for helping to prevent the chair 110 from slipping.


Two armrests 140 extend from the back panel 115. Attached to a first armrest 140 is an ashtray 160. Attached to a second armrest 140 is a cup holder 170. In some embodiments, a storage pouch 200 is attached to the chair, for example on an armrest 140, on the seat panel 120, on the back panel 115, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the storage pouch 200 is attached to the side of an arm (the right arm). The storage pouch 200 may be near the ashtray.


In some embodiments, the cushions 130 are decorated with a design. In some embodiments, the design includes a poker hand, for example a top poker hand (e.g., one of the top four poker hands possible). For example, the design may be a royal flush, a straight flush, a full house, a flush, a straight, a three of a kind, or the like. The present invention is not limited to the aforementioned poker hands.


The table 510 resembles a standard table, for example has an octagon shape. On the top surface 511 of the table 510 is a felt panel. In some embodiments, markers 515 and/or designs may be labeled on the felt.


Legs 520 are pivotally attached to the bottom surface 512 of the table 510 and are movable between an unfolded position and a folded position. Disposed on the bottom of the leas 520 is a rubber tip 525 for helping to prevent the table 510 from slipping.


The following the disclosures of the following U.S. Patents are incorporated in their entirety by reference herein: U.S. Pat. No. 2,673,601; U.S. Pat. No. 1,375,573; U.S. Pat. No. 4,213,649; U.S. Pat. No. 3,675,969; U.S. Pat. No. 6,629,722; U.S. Pat. No. 5,722,717; U.S. Pat. No. 6,227,614; U.S. Pat. Application No. 2005/0001380.


Various modifications of the invention, in addition to those described herein, will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description. Such modifications are also intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims. Each reference cited in the present application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.


Although there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made thereto which do not exceed the scope of the appended claims. Therefore, the scope of the invention is only to be limited by the following claims.

Claims
  • 1. A poker kit comprising: (a) a plurality of chairs, each chair comprising a back panel, a seat panel, a cushion attached to a top surface of the seat panel and a plurality of legs pivotally attached to a bottom surface of the seat panel; wherein the legs are movable between an unfolded position and a folded position;(b) a first armrest and second armrest each extending from the back panel, wherein an ashtray is attached to the first armrest and a cup holder is attached to the second armrest;(c) a storage pouch attached to the first armrest wherein the storage pouch is disposed near the ashtray;(d) a table having an octagon shape, wherein a felt panel is attached to a top surface of the table and a plurality of legs is pivotally attached to a bottom surface of the table; wherein the legs are movable between an unfolded position and a folded position;
  • 2. The poker kit of claim 1, wherein the poker hand is a royal flush, a straight flush, a full house, a full house, a straight, or a three of a kind.
  • 3. The poker kit of claim 1, wherein a rubber tip for helping to prevent the chair from slipping is disposed on the legs of the chair.
  • 4. The poker kit of claim 1, wherein a rubber tip for helping to prevent the table from slipping is disposed on the legs of the table.
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