Amusement game with pinball playfield and combined flipper/four-way switch
AssigneeWilliams Electronics Games, Inc.
InventorJohn A Popadiuk
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Abstract
An amusement game includes a number of elements in a cabinet defining pinball play, including a playfield and flippers for propelling a ball onto the playfield. At least one control device operates the flippers and other features of the amusement game. The control device is manually engageable in at least two different fashions for producing at least two types of control signals. One of these types of control signals is for controlling the flippers and another of these types of control signals is for controlling other features of the amusement game.
Claims21
An amusement game comprising:
- a cabinet;
- apparatus in said cabinet defining pinball play, including a playfield and flippers for propelling a ball on the playfield;
- at least one control device for operating the flippers and other features of the amusement game, said at least one control device being manually engageable in at least two different fashions for producing at least two corresponding and different control signals, each fashion of engagement producing at least one corresponding control signal distinguishable from at least one control signal produced in response to each other fashion of engagement;
- at least one of said at least two different control signals being for controlling said flippers and at least one other of said at least two different control signals being for controlling other features of said amusement game.
A control device for an amusement game comprising a cabinet and apparatus in said cabinet defining pinball play, including a playfield and flippers for propelling a ball onto the playfield, said control device comprising;
- at least one push-button for operating the flippers and other features of the amusement game, said at least one push-button being manually engageable in at least two different fashions for producing at least two corresponding and different types of control signals, each fashion of engagement producing at least one corresponding control signal distinguishable from at least one control signal produced in response to each other fashion of engagement;
- at least one of said at least two types of control signals being for controlling said flippers and at least one other of said at least two types of control signals being for controlling other features of said amusement game.
A control device for a pinball game having flippers and other features comprising:
- at least one push-button for operating the flippers and other features of the amusement game, said at least one push-button being manually engageable in at least two different fashions for producing at least two correspondings and different types of control signals, each fashion of engagement producing at least one corresponding control signal distinguishable from at least one control signal produced in response to each other fashion of engagement;
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- at least one of said at least two types of control signals being for controlling said flippers and at least one other of said at least two types of control signals being for controlling other features of said amusement game.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.