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US 2010/0133747 A1Published application
Pneumatic game
OwnerTerry RUDDELLinventor
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Abstract
A game that uses a source of compressed gas, such as compressed air, to provide gas to move a play object across a play surface. The compressed gas source is capable of providing compressed gas to jets in communication with the play surface for directing the gas to move the play object across the play surface. A triggering device allows the player to select one or more jets and selectively trigger the flow of gas from a selected jet.
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A game comprising:
- a frame supporting a play surface, for supporting a play object;
- a source of compressed gas capable of providing gas for moving the play object across the play surface;
- a plurality of jets in communication with the play surface from underneath the play surface for directing the gas to move the play object across the play surface, the plurality of jets being coupled to the source of compressed gas by a plurality of conduits;
- one or more triggering devices, each for allowing a player to select one or more jets out of a set of at least two jets associated with that triggering device and selectively trigger the release of gas from the one or more selected jets;
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- a controller coupled to the triggering devices and a plurality of valves, the plurality of valves being biased towards a closed position which prevents gas flow through the plurality of conduits, whereby the controller selects one or more valves based on the one or more selected jets and causes the one or more selected valves to open in response to the trigger, to allow the gas to move through the one or more selected jets for delivery to the play surface.
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A game comprising:
- a frame supporting a play surface, for supporting a play object;
- a source of compressed gas capable of providing gas for moving the play object across the play surface;
- a plurality of jets in communication with the play surface from underneath the play surface for directing the gas to move the play object across the play surface, the plurality of jets being coupled to the source of compressed gas by a plurality of conduits;
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- one or more triggering devices for allowing a player to selectively trigger the gas from at least one jet out of a set of at least two jets associated with that triggering device, the triggering devices coupled to the source of compressed gas and to a plurality of conduits coupled to the plurality of jets, whereby the trigger allows the gas to move from the source of compressed gas through a selected conduit originating at the triggering device to one or more jets and through the one or more jets to the play surface, whereby the selected conduit was selected based on the position of the triggering device.
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A pneumatic joystick comprising:
- an input for receiving gas;
- one or more outputs for delivering gas;
- a ball having a conduit one end of which is coupled to the input and the other end of which is aligned to be in communication with at least one of the outputs through rotation of the ball;
- a ball-rotating member connected to the ball for rotating the ball;
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- a trigger engaging a blocking member within the ball-rotating member, the blocking member blocking gas from flowing between the input and the outputs when the trigger is not depressed, and the trigger moving the blocking member when the trigger is depressed to allow gas to flow between the input and at least one of the outputs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.