Patent ID: 7762556
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A portable apparatus for playing sports-related games, table games and floor games, comprising: a single sheet of material comprising a front surface layer, a rear surface layer and a plurality of connected panels, said front surface layer having a smooth exposed surface on which the game is played, a stabilizing structure that causes walls perpendicular to said main body portion to be formed from said sheet and maintains said walls in positions perpendicular to said main body portion, said stabilizing structure being arranged to retain said longitudinal edge portions in a position perpendicular to said main body portion of said left center panel, said right center panel, said spine panel section, said left side panel section and said right side panel section, and also maintain said lateral edge portions of said left center panel, said right center panel, said spine panel section, said left side panel section and said right side panel section in a position perpendicular to said main body portion of said left center panel, said right center panel, said spine panel section, said left side panel section and said right side panel section, such that said walls are formed by said longitudinal edge portions and said lateral edge portions of said sheet; and at least one game accessory formed integral with or removably attached to said sheet to enable playing of a game, said at least one accessory being related to the game, wherein said stabilizing structure causes said walls to be formed and thereby enables said sheet to assume a three-dimensional state in which the game is playable using the sheet, said walls preventing movable objects used in the game from leaving the smooth playing surface.