Portable Beer Pong Device

A portable beer pong device for portably providing a unique setup configuration for the cups in beer pong includes a table with a tabletop and a detachable leg. A connecting panel is pivotably coupled to a front end of the tabletop, and a cup holding panel is pivotably coupled to the connecting panel opposite the tabletop. A support member is coupled to the cup holding panel opposite the connecting panel for supporting the cup holding panel in an angled position relative to a support surface. A plurality of main cup slots extends through the tabletop for receiving therethrough and holding a corresponding one of a plurality of cups. And a plurality of secondary cup slots extends through the cup holding panel for the same.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to beer pong devices and more particularly pertains to a new beer pong device for portably providing a unique setup configuration for the cups in beer pong.

The prior art relates to beer pong devices which provide various means of setting up cups for the play of beer pong, many of which are portable. Some of the devices in the prior art disclose apparatuses which attach to external structures while some of them setup independent from external structures. At least one device discloses a tiered apparatus for setting cups while another discloses an angled apparatus for a finger flicking football game. However, the prior art does not disclose a device which is collapsible for storage and transport, and which deploys such that there are two surfaces with slots for setting cups, one surface of which is at an angle and supported by a support member. It follows that the present invention discloses a device for setting cups for the play of beer pong in a unique setup not disclosed by the prior art.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a table with a tabletop and a detachable leg. A connecting panel is pivotably coupled to a front end of the tabletop, and a cup holding panel is pivotably coupled to the connecting panel opposite the tabletop. A support member is coupled to the cup holding panel opposite the connecting panel for supporting the cup holding panel in an angled position relative to a support surface. A plurality of main cup slots extends through the tabletop for receiving therethrough and holding a corresponding one of a plurality of cups. And a plurality of secondary cup slots extends through the cup holding panel for the same.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular toFIGS.1through5thereof, a new beer pong device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral10will be described.

As best illustrated inFIGS.1through5, the portable beer pong device10generally comprises a table12having a tabletop14and a plurality of legs16. The tabletop14has a front end18and a back end20and a pair of lateral sides22extending between the front end18of the tabletop14and the back end20of the tabletop14. The tabletop14also has a top surface24and a bottom surface26, each of the which extends between the front end18of the tabletop14and the back end20of the tabletop14and between the lateral sides24of the tabletop14. Each of the top surface24of the tabletop14and the bottom surface26of the tabletop14is also square. Each leg16is detachably couplable to the bottom surface26of the tabletop14proximate an associated corner28of a plurality of corners28of the bottom surface26of the tabletop14. Each leg16is insertable12into a corresponding leg hole30of a plurality of leg holes30and extends from the bottom surface26of the tabletop14when coupled to the tabletop14. The leg holes30and legs16may be complementarily threaded. The plurality of legs16is configured for supporting the tabletop14on a support surface32when coupled to the tabletop14.

A connecting panel34has a front side36and a back side38. The connecting panel34also has a top surface40and a bottom surface42, each of which extends between the front side36of the connecting panel34and the back side38of the connecting panel34. The back side38of the connecting panel34is angled toward the front side36of the connecting panel34from the bottom surface42of the connecting panel34to the top surface40of the connecting panel34. The front side36of the connecting panel34is pivotably coupled via a first hinge58to the front end18of the tabletop14.

A cup holding panel44has a front side46and a back side48and a pair of lateral sides50extending between the front side46of the cup holding panel44and the back side48of the cup holding panel44. The cup holding panel44has a top surface52and a bottom surface54, each of which extends between the pair of lateral sides50of the cup holding panel44and between the front side46of the cup holding panel44and the back side48of the cup holding panel44. The front side46of the cup holding panel44is angled toward the back side of the panel from the bottom surface54of the cup holding panel44to the top surface52of the cup holding panel44. The front side46of the cup holding panel44is pivotably coupled via a second hinge60to the back side38of the connecting panel34. A support member56is pivotably coupled via a third hinge62to the back end20of the cup holding panel44.

Each of the table12, the connecting panel34, the cup holding panel44, and the support member56is configurable in a deployed configuration64wherein the plurality of legs16is attached to the tabletop14and extend downward therefrom, the connecting panel34extends from the front end18of the tabletop14downward and toward the back end20of the tabletop14, the cup holding panel44extends from the connecting panel34upward and away from the connecting panel34, and the support member56extends downward. Each of the table12, the connecting panel34, the cup holding panel44, and the support member56is configurable in a folded configuration66wherein the plurality of legs16is detached from the tabletop14, the top surface40of the connecting panel34abuts the bottom surface26of the tabletop14, and the support member56is positioned between and in abutment with the connecting panel34and the cup holding panel44.

Ten circular main cup slots68extend through the tabletop14. Each main cup slot68is configured for receiving an associated cup of a plurality of cups78therethrough and holding the associated cup. The main cup slots68are equally spaced and positioned to define a triangle70. A vertex72of the triangle70facing the front end18of the tabletop14, and a side74of the triangle70opposite the vertex72is parallel to the front end18of the tabletop14. Three circular secondary cup slots76extend through the cup holding panel44. Each secondary cup slot76is configured for receiving an associated cup78of the plurality of cups78therethrough and holding the associated cup. One of the secondary cup slots76is positioned proximate the back side48of the cup holding panel44and is centered between the pair of lateral sides50of the cup holding panel44. A pair of the secondary cup slots76is positioned along a line parallel to the back side48of the cup holding panel44such that each of the pair of the plurality of secondary cup slots76is positioned proximate an associated lateral side50of the pair of lateral sides50of the cup holding panel44.

In use, the device10may be setup in the deployed configuration64and set on a support surface32for use. While deployed on the support surface32, the plurality of legs16support the tabletop14, and the connecting panel34and the cup holding panel44hang below in a V-shape with the supporting member holding up the back side48of the cup holding panel44, supporting it on the support surface32. The plurality of cups78is placed in each of the main cup slots68and the secondary cup slots76so that a game of beer pong can be played. To store the device10, the legs16are detached, and the tabletop14, the connecting panel34, the cup holding panel44, and support member56are folded up.