Anti-rotation target assembly for an amusement game device
AssigneeStern Pinball, Inc.
InventorsJohn Rotharmel, Robb Blakeman
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Abstract
A target assembly for an amusement device includes a switch stack comprising a target leaf spring, a contact leaf spring, and a spacer electrically isolating the target leaf spring from the contact leaf spring. An anti-rotation shell is mounted to the switch stack and at least partially surrounds one end of the target leaf spring and the contact leaf spring. The anti-rotation shell is sized and configured to substantially prevent relative movement between the target leaf spring and the contact leaf spring. In some examples, a switch mount bracket includes slot to receive side walls of the anti-rotation shell.
Claims14
A target assembly for an amusement device comprising:
- a switch stack comprising a target leaf spring, a contact leaf spring, and a spacer electrically isolating the target leaf spring from the contact leaf spring;
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- an anti-rotation shell mounted to the switch stack and at least partially surrounding one end of the target leaf spring and the contact leaf spring, the anti-rotation shell sized and configured to substantially prevent relative movement between the target leaf spring and the contact leaf spring.
An anti-rotation shell for housing a switch stack of a leaf spring target assembly, the anti-rotation shell comprising:
- a back wall;
- a deflection stop coupled to the back wall;
- a first side wall extending generally perpendicular from a first edge of the back wall;
- a second side wall extending generally perpendicular from a second edge of the back wall;
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- a switch mount bracket located opposite the back wall, wherein the switch stack is to be located between the switch mount bracket and the back wall, the switch mount bracket comprising a first slot to receive the first side wall of the anti-rotation shell and a second slot to receive the second side wall of the anti-rotation shell,
- wherein together, the back wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define a space for receiving the switch stack at least partially therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.