Cornhole bag and related process
View Patent ↗A cornhole bag includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a filling. The bottom surface includes a first material and a second material with differing coefficients of friction in relation to a cornhole board. The top surface may also include a first material and a second material with differing coefficients of friction in relation to a cornhole board. Accordingly, the cornhole bag may be tossed toward a cornhole board such that the differing materials of the cornhole bag make contact with the cornhole board at different times.
1. A cornhole bag, comprising:
a first surface;
a second surface; and
a filling;
wherein the filling is enclosed between the first surface and the second surface;
wherein the second surface is comprised of a high friction surface area and a low friction surface area;
wherein the high friction surface area has a greater coefficient of friction in relation to a playing surface of a cornhole board and the low friction surface area has a lesser coefficient of friction in relation to the playing surface; and
wherein the low friction surface area forms a frame completely around peripheral edges of the second surface and wherein the high friction surface area is approximately centered on the second surface and completely bordered by the low friction surface area.
2. The cornhole bag of claim 1 , wherein the high friction surface area is directly adjacent to the low friction surface area.
3. The cornhole bag of claim 1 , wherein the high friction surface area is in the shape of a polygon.
4. The cornhole bag of claim 1 , wherein the high friction surface area is in the shape of an ellipse.
5. The cornhole bag of claim 1 , wherein the difference between the coefficient of friction of the high friction surface area and the coefficient of friction of the low friction surface area is within a range of about 0.05 to about 0.42.
6. The cornhole bag of claim 1 , wherein the first surface is comprised of a single low friction surface area.
7. The cornhole bag of claim 6 , wherein the single low friction surface area of the first surface and the low friction surface area of the second surface are identical in composition.
8. The cornhole bag of claim 1 , wherein the low friction surface area has a surface area of at least eleven square inches.
9. A cornhole bag, comprising:
a first surface;
a second surface, the second surface comprising a high friction surface area and a low friction surface area; and
a filling enclosed between the first surface and the second surface;
wherein the high friction surface area is approximately centered on the second surface and shares a common border with the low friction surface area;
wherein the high friction surface area has a greater coefficient of friction in relation to a playing surface of a cornhole board and the low friction surface area has a lesser coefficient of friction in relation to the playing surface; and
wherein the high friction surface area has a surface area of at least four square inches.
10. The cornhole bag of claim 9 , wherein the difference between the coefficient of friction of the high friction surface area and the coefficient of friction of the low friction surface area is at least 0.05.
11. The cornhole bag of claim 9 , wherein the high friction surface area is in the shape of a polygon.
12. The cornhole bag of claim 9 , wherein the high friction surface area is in the shape of an ellipse.
13. The cornhole bag of claim 9 , wherein the low friction surface area forms a frame around peripheral edges of the second surface.
14. The cornhole bag of claim 9 , wherein the first surface is comprised of a single low friction surface area identical in composition to the low friction surface area of the second surface.
15. A cornhole bag, comprising:
a first surface;
a second surface, the second surface comprising a high friction surface area and low friction surface area; and
a filling enclosed between the first surface and the second surface;
wherein the high friction surface area is comprised of a pattern of high friction polymer;
wherein the high friction surface area has a greater coefficient of friction in relation to a playing surface of a cornhole board and the low friction surface area has a lesser coefficient of friction in relation to the playing surface; and
wherein the low friction surface area forms a frame completely around peripheral edges of the second surface and wherein the pattern of high friction polymer of the high friction surface area is approximately centered on the second surface and completely bordered by the low friction surface area.
16. The cornhole bag of claim 15 , wherein the difference between the coefficient of friction of the pattern of high friction polymer of the high friction surface area and the coefficient of friction of the low friction surface area is at least 0.05.
17. The cornhole bag of claim 15 , wherein the pattern of high friction polymer of the high friction surface area spans an area of at least four square inches.
18. The cornhole bag of claim 15 , wherein the pattern of high friction polymer of the high friction surface area is an array of dots.
19. The cornhole bag of claim 15 , wherein the pattern of high friction polymer of the high friction surface area is crosshatched.
20. The cornhole bag of claim 15 , wherein the first surface is comprised of a single low friction surface area identical in composition to the low friction surface area of the second surface.