Portable device for game of skill

Abstract

The invention relates to a portable device ( 10 ) for a game of skill consisting in causing an article to pass through a target, the device comprising: a board ( 12 ) having a front face ( 18 ) and a rear face ( 20 ); a target ( 14 ) including a through opening ( 28 ) defining an axis (A) and through which the article can pass, said target being fastened by a hinge ( 38 ) to the board in such a manner that the portable device can occupy either a folded position in which the target is folded against the front face ( 18 ) of the board, or a deployed position in which the target extends transversely relative to the board; and fastener means ( 16 ) configured to enable the portable device to be fastened to a support. The invention is characterized by the fact that at least one of the elements selected from the board ( 12 ) and the target ( 14 ) is constituted by assembling together a layer of hard plastics material and a layer of foam.

1 . A portable device for a game of skill consisting in causing an article to pass through a target, the device comprising:
 a board having a front face and a rear face;   a target including a through opening defining an axis and through which the article can pass, said target being fastened by a hinge to the board in such a manner that the portable device can occupy either a folded position in which the target is folded against the front face of the board, or a deployed position in which the target extends transversely relative to the board; and   a fastener configured to enable the portable device to be fastened to a support;   wherein at least one of the elements selected from the board and the target is constituted by assembling together a layer of hard plastics material and a layer of foam.   
     
     
         2 . A portable device according to  claim 1 , wherein the target further includes a brake configured to brake the article as it passes through the through opening. 
     
     
         3 . A portable device according to  claim 1 , wherein the target contains an inflatable element. 
     
     
         4 . A portable device according to  claim 1 , wherein the target is constituted by assembling a layer of foam having a bottom face and a top face with a layer of hard plastics material fastened to said bottom face. 
     
     
         5 . A portable device according to  claim 4 , wherein the assembled-together layers of foam and of hard plastics material form a torus. 
     
     
         6 . A portable device according to  claim 5 , wherein the torus has a top portion and a bottom portion arranged in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the through opening, the top and bottom portions being constituted respectively by the layer of foam and by the layer of hard plastics material. 
     
     
         7 . A portable device according to  claim 5 , wherein the target further includes a brake configured to brake the article as it passes through the through opening, the brake comprising a plurality of flexible flaps extending from the circumference of the torus and covering the through opening, in part. 
     
     
         8 . A portable device according to  claim 7 , wherein the flexible flaps are made of the same material as the material constituting the layer of foam of the torus. 
     
     
         9 . A portable device according to  claim 1 , wherein the board is constituted by assembling together a layer of foam arranged between two layers of hard plastics material. 
     
     
         10 . A portable device according to  claim 9 , wherein the foam extends at the periphery of the board. 
     
     
         11 . A portable device according to  claim 1 , wherein the board includes a through slot, the fastener comprising a tie arranged in said slot. 
     
     
         12 . A portable device according to  claim 1 , wherein the foam is made of polyethylene. 
     
     
         13 . A portable device according to  claim 1 , wherein, when the portable device is in the deployed position, the top surface of the target and of the hinge is covered in foam. 
     
     
         14 . A portable device according to  claim 1 , wherein the dimensions of the board and of the target are such that the target lies within the board when the portable device is in its folded position. 
     
     
         15 . A portable device according to  claim 1 , wherein the fastener are configured so as to hold the target folded down against the inside face of the board when the portable device is in the folded position. 
     
     
         16 . A portable device according to  claim 1 , wherein the layers of hard plastics material and of foam are assembled together by thermocompression. 
     
     
         17 . A portable device according to  claim 8 , wherein the layers of hard plastics material and of foam are assembled together by thermocompression, the flexible flaps being formed when assembling together by thermocompression the layers of the target that are made of hard plastics material and of foam.