PORTABLE COASTER GAME

Abstract

A portable coaster tossing game includes a multiple of object coasters, each of the multiple of object coasters stackable onto each other; and a target coaster composing a face with a center marker, the target coaster stackable onto the multiple of object coasters.

Description

FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY

This disclosure relates to games.

BACKGROUND

Recreational tossing games may be played both indoors and outdoors at family functions, carnivals, amusement parks, etc. The goal of these recreational tossing games requires the user to throw objects at a specified target to acquire a certain number of points before winning the game.

SUMMARY

A target coaster for a portable coaster tossing game according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes a face; an upper rim that extends from the face to form a target coaster top; a lower rim that extends from the face to form a target coaster bottom; and a center marker within the face on the target coaster top.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes a target coaster, wherein the target coaster is manufactured of a nonmetallic material.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes wherein the target coaster is manufactured of Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE), or Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) type material.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes wherein the material has a hardness of shore 60A.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes wherein the target coaster and the object coaster are each about 4 inches in diameter.

A portable coaster tossing game according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes an object coaster for a portable coaster tossing game, including: a base portion manufactured of a first material; and a ring portion co-molded to the base portion, the ring portion manufactured of a second material different than the first material.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes wherein the base portion is manufactured of an Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) material with a hardness of shore 100A, and the ring portion is manufactured of a Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE), or Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) type material with a hardness of shore 60A.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes a multiple of ring segments that extend from the base portion.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes a groove formed within a bottom surface of the ring portion to receive the multiple of ring segments that extend from the base portion.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes an object coaster lower groove formed in the base portion.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes an object coaster upper rim formed in the ring portion.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes an object coaster face formed by the base portion.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes a logo formed in the object coaster face.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes a target coaster stackable onto an object coaster.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes wherein the target coaster and the object coaster are each about 4 inches in diameter.

A portable coaster tossing game according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes a multiple of object coasters, each of the multiple of object coasters stackable onto each other; and a target coaster composing a face with a center marker, the target coaster stackable onto the multiple of object coasters.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes wherein the target coaster and each of the multiple of object coasters are each about 4 inches in diameter.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes a logo formed in a face of each of the multiple of object coasters.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes wherein each of the multiple of object coasters include: a base portion manufactured of an Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) material with a hardness of shore 100A; and a ring portion co-molded to the base portion, the ring portion manufactured of a Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE), or Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) type material with a hardness of shore 60A.

A further embodiment of any of the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure includes wherein the target coaster is manufactured of a Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE), or Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) type material with a hardness of shore 60A.

The foregoing features and elements may be combined in various combinations without exclusivity, unless expressly indicated otherwise. These features and elements as well as the operation thereof will become more apparent in light of the following description and the accompanying drawings. It should be appreciated that however the following description and drawings are intended to be exemplary in nature and non-limiting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable coaster tossing game.

FIG. 2 is a top view of a target coaster of the portable coaster tossing game.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the target coaster taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an object coaster of the portable coaster tossing game.

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective sectional view of the portable coaster game with the target coaster stacked with the multiple of object coasters.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the object coaster of the portable coaster tossing game.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the object coaster taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 10.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of the object coaster interface between a base portion and a ring portion.

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the object coaster of the portable coaster tossing game.

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the object coaster ring portion.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable coaster game 10 that includes a target coaster 20 and a multiple of object coasters 40 that are stackable together. The target coaster 20 and the multiple of object coasters 40 are readily portable and float in water so that the portable coaster game 10 may be played indoor, outdoor, and even in water. In one embodiment, the target coaster 20 is orange in color and the multiple of object coasters 40 include four (4) object coasters 40 that are black in color and four (4) object coasters 40 that are grey in color. Other colors and quantities may be provided.

With reference to FIG. 2, the target coaster 20 includes a target coaster top 22, a target coaster bottom 24, a lower rim 26, an upper rim 28, a face 30, and a target coaster center marker 31 in the center of the face 30. In one embodiment, the target coaster 20 may be manufactured of a nonmetallic material such as Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE), or Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) type material with a hardness of shore 60A. The target coaster center marker 31 may be an aperture, indent, or other mark that is, for example, ⅛ inch in diameter.

In one embodiment, the target coaster and the object coaster are each about 4 inches in diameter. The lower rim 26 defines a target coaster inner lower rim diameter 34 of about 3.75 inches. The upper rim 28 defines a target coaster inner upper rim diameter 36 of about 3.08 inches. The thickness of the target coaster 20 inclusive of the lower rim 26 and the upper rim 28 may be about 0.44 inches (FIGS. 2 and 3).

With reference to FIG. 4, each of the multiple of object coasters 40 stack together as well as with the target coaster 20 (FIG. 5). Each of the multiple of object coasters 40 includes an object coaster main plate top 100, an object coaster main plate bottom 102, an object coaster lower rim 104 (FIG. 6-8), an object coaster lower groove 106 (FIG. 6-8), an object coaster upper rim 108 (FIG. 6-8), and an object coaster face 110 (FIG. 6-8). The object coaster face 110 provides significant print space for a logo, symbol, design, etc.

In one embodiment, the object coasters 40 may each be assembled from a base portion 120 and a ring portion 122 that are co-molded together (FIG. 9). The base portion 120 may be manufactured of a nonmetallic material such as an Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) material with a hardness of shore 100A. The ring portion 122 may be manufactured of a nonmetallic material such as Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE), or Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) type material with a hardness of shore 60A. The Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE), or Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) type material is simultaneously waterproof and tacky allowing game play to occur on various surfaces including non-moving water surfaces as well as non-horizontal surfaces. The Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) material provides durability attributes to withstand impact when thrown yet enough rigidity and smoothness to slide as needed.

With reference to FIG. 8, the base portion 120 in this embodiment includes a male ring member 130 that extends from the object coaster face 110. The male ring member 130 may be formed of a multiple of ring segments 130A (FIG. 10). The object coaster lower groove 106 is formed in the base portion 120 to stack with the corresponding object coaster upper rim 108 formed in the ring portion 122 (FIG. 5).

The male ring member 130 in this embodiment fits within a corresponding groove 140 formed within a bottom surface 142 of the ring portion 122. That is, the groove 140 is engaged within the male ring member 130 as the ring portion 122 is over-molded/co-molded with the base portion 120.

Example Games

The portable coaster game 10 provides a fun recreational game that can be played indoors or outdoors on most surfaces and in various climate conditions with minimal to no affect to game play. The portable coaster game can be played on surfaces with inclines up to 45 degrees from a flat surface as a reference point.

The portable coaster game is easily transportable and can be placed into a backpack, cooler, or anything with a pouch. There are no heavy equipment pieces, and both the target and objects are drink coasters that are versatility manufactured to float on water, slide on various indoor surfaces, and withstand various outdoor surfaces and climate conditions including snow, water, sand, gravel, dirt, grass wood, rocks, pavement, asphalt, metal, carpet, tile stones, furniture, and cloth.

To initiate the portable coaster game 10, the target coaster is thrown out first in a forward direction away from the players by at least 10 feet in distance. The target coaster serves as the targeted object coaster of the game. With the evenly split object coasters, each player attempts to throw object coasters as close to the target coaster center marker as possible. The target coaster can be hit and moved around by the object coasters. Players can hit the target coaster to move it away from their opponents. Additionally, players can also hit each other's object coasters to make the game more competitive.

Points and Scoring

There can be multiple ways to score points in one version of the portable coaster tossing game. Firstly, each object coasters thrown and lands completely covering the entire target coaster receives 4 points. Secondly, each object coasters thrown and partially lands on top of the target main plate, but covers the target coaster center marker, receives 3 points. Thirdly, each object coasters thrown and lands on top of the target coaster outer rim diameter receives 2 points. Lastly, each object coasters closest to the target coaster receives 1 point. The first player to 21 points wins the game.

In other versions, closest to the target receives 1 point (If the same player has more coasters closer to the target than the other player they get more points. For example, if player 1 has all 4 coasters closer to the plate without player 2 getting 1 of theirs to break up the grouping of player 1: Player 1 receives 4 points.) Touching the target (If a coaster is touching or behind the inner rings on either side of the target player will get 2 points.) Past the rings on the target (If a coaster is leaning/past the inner rings on the target player will get 3 points.) Past the center (If the coaster is over the center dot on the target player will get 4 points.) On the target (Coaster is almost or completely on top or past the ring on target player will get 5 points.) Locked in (They are designed to lock into each other, so if a player throws his coaster and it lands on the target and locks into the groves player will win the game.) Best to 21 (cancellation).

Other Games

These games can be 7 rounds best to 4, best to 11 or best to 21.

1. Closest coaster to the wall—(closest to the wall wins the round. can't be touching the wall)

2. Roller coaster—(roll on the side to target, same rules and scoring as the original game)

3. Curl coaster—(slippery side, slide/curl to the house, same rules as curling) closes to center receives a point and the more coasters you have to the center without your opponent breaking it up or splitting your group the more points you will get.

4. 321 coaster—make a rectangle and put two lines in the rectangle. The 1st compartment will be the biggest, 1 point. The 2nd compartment will be the 2nd biggest, 2 points. The 3rd compartment will be the smallest, 3 points. If you land in the 1st compartment you will get one point. Same thing applies to the other compartments. If the coaster is on the one of the lines, always score down. If the coaster is half in the rectangle and half out, it's considered out, No points.

5. Water coaster—this is played on top of the water. Play in a pool, pond, lake or a shallow body of water. Make sure you can see the bottoms of the body of water, so you don't lose them. Same ideas as the original game. Scoring is different. 1 point for landing the coaster on the water without it sinking. If it ends up sinking by the end of round you don't get the point. 2 points for the closest to the target. 3 points for splashing water onto the target and sinking it. 4 points for landing on the target and sinking it.

6. Sinking coaster—play this came in a swimming pool, tub, or hot tub. This is played in the water. You drop it in the water on its side and let it sink to the bottoms of the pool and see if it receives close to the target or on the target. Same points as the original game.

7. Coaster hole—played on a cornhole/bags board. Same rules as corn hole. Just use the coasters.

8. Shuffle coaster—played on a shuffle board. Just the coasters, plastic side. Same points as shuffle board. Throw or shuffle the coasters.

9. Coaster Jam—play with can-jam set. Same points as can jam.

10. Beer coaster—beers bee game with coasters to make it more challenging.

Games points and rules as beers bee.

11. Island coaster—elevated surface that is round or square. Foot circumference or one square foot surface. Object coaster of the game it to get the coaster on the elevated surface. Player with the most coasters on the platform wins the round. Best out of 7 games best to 4.

12. Stair Coaster—the base and very top of the stairs don't count. There are a lot of ways to play this game. You can play it on the top of the stairs or bottom. There are many ways to play and score this game. (one player chooses the stair that will be played on. The player with the most coasters on the stair by the end wins the round. 7 rounds best to 4.) (Both players choose 2-3 stairs to play on. Choose 1 stair that is close to the player. 3 stairs from the bottom or top, 1 point. The 2nd stair will be two stairs above the first stair, 2 points. If there's enough stairs go 2 stairs up the second stair and that will be the 3rd stair, 3 points. Make sure both players are 3-4 feet away from the stairs.) (Players have to get one coaster on every stair, starting with the 3rd stair from the top or bottom. Player has to try to get their coaster on the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th stair. Players have to be 3-4 feet way. Player that completes the stairs or has the coaster on the individual stairs wins the round, 7 rounds best to 4.)

13. Hockey Coaster—play the game on a smooth; flat surface. Use the plastic side of the coaster, so it can slide. Use the rubber to make the goals. It takes 5 coasters. 4 coasters will be used as the goals. Set 2 coasters up 5 inches apart. Do the same with the others coasters. The other coaster will be used as the puck. Best to 11. Just slide the coaster in between the other coasters/goal.

14. Play catch or frisbee football 15. Ladder coaster—the game ladder toss the ladders of the game will be used. The object coaster is to throw it through the bars. Play the game at the same distance as the original game. Very bottom is 1 point. In between the bottom bars is 2 points. In between the top two bars is 3 points.

While various inventive aspects, concepts and features of the general inventive concepts are described and illustrated herein in the context of various exemplary embodiments, these various aspects, concepts, and features may be used in many alternative embodiments, either individually or in various combinations and sub-combinations thereof.

Unless expressly excluded herein all such combinations and sub-combinations are intended to be within the scope of the general inventive concepts. Still further, while various alternative embodiments as to the various aspects, concepts, and features of the inventions (such as alternative materials, structures, configurations, methods, devices and components, alternatives as to form, fit and function, and so on) may be described herein, such descriptions are not intended to be a complete or exhaustive list of available alternative embodiments, whether presently known or later developed.

Those skilled in the art may readily adopt one or more of the inventive aspects, concepts or features into additional embodiments and uses within the scope of the general inventive concepts even if such embodiments are not expressly disclosed herein. Additionally, even though some features, concepts, or aspects of the inventions may be described herein as being a preferred arrangement or method, such description is not intended to suggest that such feature is required or necessary unless expressly so stated.

Still further, exemplary, or representative values and ranges may be included to assist in understanding the present disclosure. However, such values and ranges are not to be construed in a limiting sense and are intended to be critical values or ranges only if so expressly stated. Moreover, while various aspects, features and concepts may be expressly identified herein as being inventive or forming part of an invention, such identification is not intended to be exclusive.

But there may be inventive aspects, concepts and features that are fully described herein without being expressly identified as such or as part of a specific invention. Descriptions of exemplary methods or processes are not limited to inclusion of all steps as being required in all cases, nor is the order that the steps are presented to be construed as required or necessary unless expressly so stated.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the description of the invention and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing quantities of dimensions such as length, width, height, and so forth as used in the specification and claims are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term “about.” Accordingly, unless otherwise indicated, the numerical properties set forth in the specification and claims are approximations that may vary depending on the desired properties sought to be obtained in embodiments of the present invention. Notwithstanding that the numerical ranges and parameters setting forth the broad scope of the invention are approximations, the numerical values set forth in the specific examples are reported as precisely as possible. Any numerical values, however, inherently contain certain errors necessarily resulting from error found in their respective measurements.

The foregoing description is exemplary rather than defined by the limitations within. Various non-limiting embodiments are disclosed herein, however, one of ordinary skill in the art would recognize that various modifications and variations in light of the above teachings will fall within the scope of the appended claims. It is therefore to be appreciated that within the scope of the appended claims, the disclosure may be practiced other than as specifically described. For that reason the appended claims should be studied to determine true scope and content.

Claims

1. A target coaster for a portable coaster tossing game, comprising: a face;an upper rim that extends from the face to form a target coaster top;a lower rim that extends from the face to form a target coaster bottom; anda center marker within the face on the target coaster top.

2. The target coaster as recited in claim 1, wherein the target coaster is manufactured of a nonmetallic material.

3. The target coaster as recited in claim 2, wherein the target coaster is manufactured of Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE), or Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) type material.

4. The target coaster as recited in claim 3, wherein the material has a hardness of shore 60A.

5. The target coaster as recited in claim 4, wherein the target coaster and the object coaster are each about 4 inches in diameter.

6. An object coaster for a portable coaster tossing game, comprising: a base portion manufactured of a first material; anda ring portion co-molded to the base portion, the ring portion manufactured of a second material different than the first material.

7. The object coaster as recited in claim 6, wherein the base portion is manufactured of an Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) material with a hardness of shore 100A, and the ring portion is manufactured of a Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE), or Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) type material with a hardness of shore 60A.

8. The object coaster as recited in claim 6, further comprising a multiple of ring segments that extend from the base portion.

9. The object coaster as recited in claim 8, further comprising a groove formed within a bottom surface of the ring portion to receive the multiple of ring segments that extend from the base portion.

10. The object coaster as recited in claim 8, further comprising an object coaster lower groove formed in the base portion.

11. The object coaster as recited in claim 8, further comprising an object coaster upper rim formed in the ring portion.

12. The object coaster as recited in claim 11, further comprising an object coaster face formed by the base portion.

13. The object coaster as recited in claim 12, further comprising a logo formed in the object coaster face.

14. The object coaster as recited in claim 13, further comprising a target coaster stackable onto an object coaster.

15. The object coaster as recited in claim 14, wherein the target coaster and the object coaster are each about 4 inches in diameter.

16. A portable coaster tossing game, comprising: a multiple of object coasters, each of the multiple of object coasters stackable onto each other; anda target coaster composing a face with a center marker, the target coaster stackable onto the multiple of object coasters.

17. The portable coaster tossing game as recited in claim 16, wherein the target coaster and each of the multiple of object coasters are each about 4 inches in diameter.

18. The portable coaster tossing game as recited in claim 17, further comprising a logo formed in a face of each of the multiple of object coasters.

19. The portable coaster tossing game as recited in claim 17, wherein each of the multiple of object coasters comprise: a base portion manufactured of an Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) material with a hardness of shore 100A; anda ring portion co-molded to the base portion, the ring portion manufactured of a Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE), or Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) type material with a hardness of shore 60A.

20. The portable coaster tossing game as recited in claim 19, wherein the target coaster is manufactured of a Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE), or Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) type material with a hardness of shore 60A.