Interactive skill challenge coin funnel spinning well
OwnerMichael Hannainventor
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Abstract
A coin funnel spinning well device includes upper and lower sections connected by a midsection suspension system configured for accommodating oscillating movement in three dimensions between the sections. The upper section includes an observation dome mounted on a funnel with a lower funnel discharge. A coin launch assembly is mounted in the observation dome and receives coins through a coin insert opening in the observation dome. A pair of handles are mounted on opposite sides of the upper section and enable an operator to manipulate movement of the upper section to maintain a coin on a spiral trajectory. The coin funnel spinning well device can be automated with a computerized control system for controlling Internet access, lighting, coin sensing, timer, and input and output device functions.
Claims1
A coin funnel spinning well device, which comprises:
- an upper section including an observation dome and a coin funnel with a lower discharge;
- a lower section;
- a midsection suspension system connecting said upper and lower sections and configured for oscillating movements in three dimensions;
- said upper section including a coin launch assembly mounted inside said observation dome;
- said coin launch assembly including a guide panel with a recess forming a guide edge, sloping generally downwardly;
- said observation dome including a coin insert opening located outside of said guide panel and configured for receiving coins inserted in said coin launch assembly;
- said coin launch assembly, said observation dome and said coin funnel collectively directing inserted coins on spiral trajectories within said upper section;
- an upper midsection suspension panel mounted on a lower end of said upper section;
- a lower midsection suspension panel mounted on an upper end of said lower section;
- multiple connecting bolts each extending through said panels and configured for accommodating oscillating movements in three dimensions between said panels,
- multiple helical compression springs positioned between said panels and each receiving a respective connecting bolt;
- each said panel including multiple connecting bolt receivers each receiving a respective connecting bolt end;
- multiple bushings each including a washer configured for placement on a respective panel and engagement by a respective spring end and a tube connected to the washer and received in a respective connecting bolt receiver;
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- said bushings comprising a material configured to protect said panels from scratching by said spring ends and abating noise from bolts reciprocating within said receivers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.