Game board with game piece storage area

Claim 1

A rectangular game board provided with an integrally formed raised support at its edges, said game board having a rectangular upper playing surface upon which flat circular play pieces are deployed, a raised bead portion surrounding said playing surface and being an integral part of said game board and a marginal extension outwardly from a pair of opposite sides of the bead portion, said game board having a depressed portion in at least one of said marginal extensions below and adjacent said surface forming a groove which is semicircular in cross-section and having end walls, said groove forming a storage area for the play pieces, a cover for the storage area comprising a semicircular cylindrical member having end walls and of slightly larger diameter than said groove, cooperating means on the end walls of the groove and cover substantially along their axes for mounting the cover for rotary movements about said axes, said game board having a slit therethrough along a side and a portion of the ends of the groove from said side to said cooperating means for receiving the cover and its end walls when moved to open about its rotary axis the portion of said slit along said side of said groove being coextensive with and in the path of rotation of said cover.