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US 5,316,303 AGranted
Holographic display for pinball games
AssigneeWilliams Electronics Games, Inc.
InventorsJohn T. Trudeau, Ernie S. Pizairo
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Abstract
The visual display of the invention consists of a holographic display projected through the playfield. The display projects an image that is related to the playfield and is mounted on a flexible plate that is flexed by a rotating cam wheel. As the cam wheel flexes the plate mounted image appears to the player to move.
Claims8
A pinball game having an inclined playfield supporting a rolling ball and a plurality of play features one of said play features, comprising:
- a) a hologram mounted below the playfield;
- b) means for generating a light beam located below the playfield, said light beam being directed onto the hologram creating a hologram image;
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- c) means on the playfield for enabling the viewing of the hologram image.
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