Playfield assembly for a pinball-machine

A method of installing a playfield assembly into a cabinet of a pinball machine, said cabinet including a front end where player inputs are received and a back end where a back box displaying game information is mounted, said playfield assembly having a distal end to be located adjacent to said back end and a proximal end to be located adjacent to said front end, said playfield assembly including a playfield, skid rails mounted below a lower surface of said playfield, and a slide stop projecting further away from said lower surface than said skid rails, said slide stop being nearer to said proximal end than to said distal end, said method comprising:

• engaging said front end of said cabinet with said skid rails of said playfield assembly;
• moving said playfield assembly into said cabinet as said skid rails move along said front end;
• engaging said slide stop with said front end to stop the movement of said playfield assembly into said cabinet;
• moving said slide stop over said front end of said cabinet;
• and
• advancing said playfield assembly to a final location within said cabinet.

A method of removing a playfield assembly from a cabinet of a pinball machine, said cabinet including a front end where player inputs are received and a back end where a back box displaying game information is mounted, said playfield assembly having a distal end to be located adjacent to said back end and a proximal end to be located adjacent to said front end, said playfield assembly including a playfield, skid rails mounted below a lower surface of said playfield, and a slide stop projecting further away from said lower surface than said skid rails, said slide stop being nearer to said distal end than to said proximal end, said method comprising:

• lifting said proximal end of said playfield assembly;
• engaging said front end of said cabinet with said skid rails of said playfield assembly;
• moving said proximal end of said playfield assembly away from said cabinet as said skid rails move along said front end of said cabinet;
• engaging said slide stop with said front end to stop the movement of said playfield assembly from said cabinet;
• and
• moving said playfield assembly to a final location outside of said cabinet.

A playfield assembly to be mounted within a cabinet of a pinball machine, comprising:

• a playfield having opposing distal and proximal ends separated by a length L;
• input/output elements mounted to said playfield and having portions extending away from a lower side of said playfield by a maximum distance D;
• and
• skid rails mounted on said lower side of said playfield, said skid rails extending along substantially the entire length L and extending to a location immediately adjacent to said distal end of said playfield, said skid rails being spaced from said lower side of said playfield by a distance greater than said distance D.

A playfield assembly to be mounted within a cabinet of a pinball machine, comprising:

• a playfield having opposing distal and proximal ends separated by a length L;
• input/output elements mounted to said playfield and having portions extending away from a lower side of said playfield by a maximum distance D;
• and
• skid rails mounted on said lower side of said playfield, said skid rails extending entirely along said length L, said skid rails being spaced from said lower side of said playfield by a distance greater than said distance D.

A playfield assembly to be mounted within a cabinet of a pinball machine, comprising:

• a playfield having opposing distal and proximal ends separated by a length L;
• input/output elements mounted to said playfield and having portions extending away from a lower side of said playfield by a maximum distance D;
• and
• skid rails mounted on said lower side of said playfield, said skid rails extending substantially along said length L, said skid rails being spaced from said lower side of said playfield by a distance greater than said distance D, said skid rails including end stops adjacent to said proximal end for engaging a front end of said cabinet during assembly or installation.