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US 2016/0375358 A1Published application
Arcade game with card lifting mechanism
OwnerStephen P. Shoemaker, JR.inventor
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Abstract
An arcade target game uses an extraction device to remove a card or similar type prize from a housing. The cards are protected by an outer wall that limits successful attempts to those tries that avoid the wall. A vacuum source allows the extraction device to capture the prize if the extraction device successfully enters the tube. A displacement system is provided to lift the stack of cards in the game as they are depleted from playing the game.
Claims8
An arcade game, comprising:
- a housing including player controls and a window in said housing for viewing action within the housing;
- a plurality of cards stored in a card housing;
- a silo surrounding the card housing;
- an extraction device for extracting a first gift card from the plurality of cards in silo;
- a card displacement mechanism for moving a stack of cards inside the silo such that as cards are removed through game play, an uppermost card in the stack of cards is maintained at a constant position with respect to an upper edge of the silo;
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- a sensor for determining a presence of a card at the constant position.
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