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US 4,300,762 AGranted
Surprise action game
AssigneeAdolph E. Goldfarb
InventorsAdolph E. Goldfarb, Howard L. Dekan
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Abstract
A surprise action game comprising a play area which may depict an environment such as a spider web and includes electrically conductive portions. Play objects, as for example toy insects, having at least some electrically non-conductive portions are disposed on the spider web area. A manually moveable member is provided to pickup, move or otherwise manipulate the play objects. The member has an electrically conductive portion which comes into close proximity to the electrically conductive portions of the web area incident to the manipulation; if these electrically conductive portions make contact, a circuit is completed to energize a motor, which in turn drives an arm to suddenly flip or propel a surprise object such as a spider onto the web area.
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A surprise action game apparatus comprising;
- (a) a play surface having electrically conductive contact means thereon;
- (b) one or more play objects disposed upon the play surface, said object having electrically non-conductive means thereon;
- (c) manually operable means for manipulating said play object, said manually operable means including an electrically conductive portion which comes into close proximity to said contact means incident to manipulation of the play object;
- (d) an electrical motive means disposed adjacent to said play surface and electrically connected to said electrically conductive contact means and said electrically conductive portion so as to be energized when said two last-mentioned means contact one another;
- (e) mechanical flipper means operatively connected to said motive means for being actuated when said motive means is energized;
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- (f) a surprise object disposed adjacent said flipper means for being propelled onto said play surface by said flipper means when it is actuated by said motive means.
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A surprise action game apparatus comprising:
- (a) a play surface having electrically conductive contact means thereon and adapted to receive one or more play objects, said object having electrically non-conductive means thereon;
- (b) manually operable means for manipulating said play object, said manually operable means including an electrically conductive portion which comes into close proximity to said contact means incident to manipulation of the play object;
- (c) means for releasibly supporting a surprise object at a position spaced from said play surface;
- (d) a motor disposed adjacent to said play surface and to said supporting means, and electrically connected to said electrically conductive contact means and said electrically conductive portion so as to be energized when said two last-mentioned means contact one another;
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- (e) an elongated arm fixed to the shaft of said motor for striking and propelling said surprise object from said supporting means onto said play surface when motor is energized.
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A surprise action game apparatus comprising:
- (a) a play surface having electrically conductive contact means thereon and adapted to receive one or more play objects, said object having electrically non-conductive means thereon;
- (b) manually operable means for manipulating said play object, said manually operable means including an electrically conductive portion which comes into close proximity to said contact means incident to manipulation of the play object;
- (c) a motor disposed adjacent to said play surface and electrically connected to said electrically conductive contact means and said electrically conductive portion so as to be energized when said two last-mentioned means contact one another;
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- (d) an elongated arm fixed to the shaft of said motor for striking and propelling a surprise object onto said play surface when said motor is energized,
- said apparatus further comprises a platform disposed above said motor for supporting said surprise object, and said platform includes an aperture through which said arm passes to propel the surprise object upwardly and in a transverse direction.
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A surprise action game apparatus comprising:
- (a) a play surface having electrically conductive contact means thereon and adapted to receive one or more play objects, said object having electrically non-conductive means thereon;
- (b) manually operable means for manipulating said play object, said manually operable means including an electrically conductive portion which comes into close proximity to said contact means incident to manipulation of the play object;
- (c) a surprise element and means for releasibly supporting said surprise element at a first position spaced from said play surface;
- (d) electrical motive means disposed adjacent to said play surface and to said supporting means and electrically connected to said electrically conductive contact means and said electrically conductive portion means so as to be energized when said two last-mentioned means contact one another;
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- (e) a surprise action device operatively associated with said motive means so as to be actuated, when said motive means is energized, to cause rapid movement of said surprise element from said first position at said supporting means to a second position on said play surface.
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A surprise action game apparatus comprising:
- (a) a play surface having electrically conductive contact means thereon and adapted to receive one or more play objects, said object having electrically non-conductive means thereon;
- (b) manually operable means for manipulating said play object, said manually operable means including an electrically conductive portion which comes into close proximity to said contact means incident to manipulation of the play object;
- (c) a motor disposed adjacent to said play surface and electrically connected to said electrically conductive contact means and said electrically conductive portion means so as to be energized when said two last-mentioned means contact one another;
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- (d) a mechanical surprise action device operatively associated with said motor so as to be actuated to produce a sudden surprise action effect when said motor is energized, said mechanical surprise action device comprising an elongated arm fixed to the shaft of said motor,
- said apparatus further comprises a platform disposed adjacent to said motor for supporting a surprise object in a position to be engaged by said arm and propelled from said platform when said motor is energized.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.