Accessory for a bean bag toss game

Abstract

A bag toss game includes a game board with a target opening, sometimes known as corn hole. A pair of legs are pivotally mounted to the game board to support the game board at an angle relative to a support surface. A stowable accessory stand based on a pair of parallel sidebars is connected at upper ends by a perpendicular crossbar. The accessory stand is movable between a predetermined vertical angle position and a stowed position defined within the game board. The lower ends of the sidebars are mounted to the pair of legs. A shelf may be pivotally mounted to the accessory stand. The shelf is movable from a playing position parallel to the support surface to a stowed position parallel to the sidebars. A retention assembly may include a pair of supports extending from an end of the game board to the sidebars

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bag toss game, comprising:
 a game board, wherein the game board defines a target opening;   a pair of legs pivotally mounted to the game board to support the game board at an angle relative to a support surface;   a stowable accessory stand, wherein the accessory stand is movable from a storage configuration parallel to the game board to an upright playing configuration, wherein the accessory stand includes a pair of parallel sidebars connected at upper ends by a perpendicular crossbar, wherein the sidebars and crossbar form an inverted U shape, and wherein lower ends of the sidebars are pivotally mounted to the pair of legs;   a shelf mounted to the accessory stand; and,   a retention assembly, wherein the retention assembly includes a pair of supports extending between an end of the game board and the sidebars in the playing configuration, and wherein the retention assembly supports are selectively engageable to hold the accessory stand in the upright playing configuration at an acute vertical angle with respect to a vertical axis.   
     
     
         2 . The bag toss game of  claim 1 , wherein the acute vertical angle is less than 45 degrees. 
     
     
         3 . The bag toss game of  claim 1 , wherein the supports include a pair of adjustable thumbscrews threadedly mounted to the end of the game board and a pair of braces pivotally mounted to the sidebars, wherein the braces include flange portions, and wherein the flange portions are selectively clamped to the game board by the thumbscrews to maintain the accessory stand at the acute vertical angle. 
     
     
         4 . The bag toss game of  claim 1 , wherein the supports include a pair of hooks pivotally mounted to the sidebars and a pair of eyes mounted to an end of the game board, and wherein the accessory stand is maintained at the acute vertical angle when the hooks are positioned within the eyes. 
     
     
         5 . The bag toss game of  claim 1 , wherein the supports include a pair of pivotal braces hingedly mounted to the end of the game board and a pair of pins mounted to the sidebars, wherein each brace defines an aperture on a distal end of the brace, and wherein the accessory stand is maintained at the acute vertical angle when the pins are inserted through the brace apertures. 
     
     
         6 . The bag toss game of  claim 5 , wherein the braces are hinged to lay parallel with an end of the game board when not in use, and wherein the braces extend perpendicular to the end of the game board when in use. 
     
     
         7 . The bag toss game of  claim 1 , wherein the game board includes one or more sides and an inner surface, wherein the sides and inner surface define a storage compartment, and wherein the accessory stand, shelf, and legs nest within the storage compartment when in the storage configuration. 
     
     
         8 . The bag toss game of  claim 7 , comprising magnets mounted in the storage compartment which magnetically attract the accessory stand to retain the accessory stand in the storage configuration. 
     
     
         9 . The bag toss game of  claim 8 , wherein the magnets mounted in the storage compartment attract and retain the sidebars via a magnetic attraction force. 
     
     
         10 . The bag toss game of  claim 8 , wherein the magnets mounted in the storage compartment attract and retain the accessory stand crossbar via a magnetic attraction force. 
     
     
         11 . The bag toss game of  claim 1 , wherein the shelf includes one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) on a bottom surface of the shelf, and wherein the one or more LEDs emit light onto the game board. 
     
     
         12 . The bag toss game of  claim 1 , wherein the sidebars are mounted to the legs via pivotable brackets, and wherein the pivotable brackets enable both rotational and translational movement of the accessory stand relative to the legs. 
     
     
         13 . A bag toss game, comprising:
 a game board, wherein the game board defines a target opening;   a pair of legs pivotally mounted to the game board to support the game board at an angle relative to a support surface;   a stowable accessory stand, wherein the accessory stand is movable from a storage configuration parallel to the game board to an upright playing configuration, wherein the accessory stand includes a pair of parallel sidebars connected at upper ends by a perpendicular crossbar, wherein the sidebars and crossbar form an inverted U shape, and wherein lower ends of the sidebars are pivotally mounted to the pair of legs;   a shelf mounted to the crossbar, wherein the shelf includes a shelf support assembly, and wherein the shelf support assembly allows the shelf to move from a playing position parallel to the support surface to a stowed position parallel to the sidebars; and   a retention assembly extending between an end of the game board and the sidebars in the playing configuration, and wherein the retention assembly is selectively engageable to hold the accessory stand in the upright playing configuration at an acute vertical angle with respect to a vertical axis.   
     
     
         14 . The bag toss game of  claim 13 , wherein the shelf support assembly includes a pair of brackets mounted to the sidebars and movable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the brackets extend perpendicular to the crossbar and support the shelf in a playing position, and wherein in the second position the brackets extend parallel to the crossbar and allow the shelf to pivot to the stowed position. 
     
     
         15 . The bag toss game of  claim 14 , wherein the pair of brackets are a pair of L shaped support brackets with a first leg to support the shelf and a second leg pivotally mounted in-line with the sidebars. 
     
     
         16 . The bag toss game of  claim 13 , wherein shelf support assembly includes a pair of slidable support brackets, each bracket having a body defining a slot, wherein a first end of the slot defines a pin retention opening with a diameter larger than a width of the slot, wherein the slidable support brackets are pivotally mounted to the shelf and slidably mounted to the accessory stand via a pin with a larger diameter pin portion and a smaller diameter pin portion, wherein the slidable brackets are spring biased to bias the pin retention openings to engage the larger diameter pin portions when the shelf is deployed, and wherein the pin retention openings disengage from the larger diameter pin portions when a lateral force is applied to each bracket. 
     
     
         17 . The bag toss game of  claim 13 , wherein the shelf includes one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) on a bottom surface of the shelf, and wherein the one or more LEDs emit light onto the game board. 
     
     
         18 . The bag toss game of  claim 13 , wherein the sidebars are mounted to the legs via one or more pivotable brackets, and wherein the pivotable brackets enable both rotational and translational movement of the accessory stand. 
     
     
         19 . A bag toss game, comprising:
 a game board, wherein the game board defines a target opening;   a pair of legs pivotally mounted to the game board to support the game board at an angle relative to a support surface;   a stowable accessory stand, wherein the accessory stand is movable from a storage configuration parallel to the game board to an upright playing configuration, wherein the accessory stand includes a pair of parallel sidebars connected at upper ends by a perpendicular crossbar, and wherein lower ends of the sidebars are pivotally mounted to the pair of legs;   a shelf, wherein the shelf is pivotally mounted to the accessory stand by a shelf support assembly with a pair of slidable support brackets each having a body defining a slot, wherein the slidable support brackets are pivotally mounted to the shelf and slidably mounted to the accessory stand via a pin, and wherein the shelf is movable from a playing position parallel to the support surface to a stowed position parallel to the sidebars; and,   a retention assembly, wherein the retention assembly includes a pair of adjustable thumbscrews threadedly mounted to an end of the game board and a pair of braces pivotally mounted to the sidebars, and wherein the braces are selectively clamped to the game board by the thumbscrews to maintain the accessory stand at an acute vertical angle with respect to a vertical axis in the playing configuration.   
     
     
         20 . The bag toss game of  claim 18 , wherein a first end of the slot defines a pin retention opening with a diameter larger than a width of the slot, wherein the pin has a larger diameter pin portion and a smaller diameter pin portion, wherein the slidable brackets are spring biased away from the sidebars to bias the pin retention openings to engage the larger diameter pin portions when the shelf is in the playing position, and wherein the pin retention openings disengage from the larger diameter pin portions when a lateral force is applied to first ends of the brackets.