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US 6,598,876 B1Granted
Interactive board game with a tangible reward
OwnerJoseph Alexander Pierce, James Matthew Boloneinventors
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Abstract
The non-mechanical, manually operated combination board game and attached dispenser of gumballs or play balls which is played with paddle control rods uniquely placed over the top of the game, is designed for two or more players to simultaneously compete for the play ball prize which is emitted from the enclosed casing after one of the players successfully strikes the game ball into his goal, usually a hole at the opposite end of the play board.
Claims1
A gumball game comprising:
- a game floor surface, said game floor surface having a drain hole at opposite ends thereof;
- a ball drop hole located above the game floor surface and through which a gumball can be introduced for play;
- a play paddle at each end of the game floor surface used to guard said drain holes;
- said play paddle connected to a play paddle control rod, said control rod including at least one stabilizer collar, said collar used to govern the placement and vertical movement of said play paddles;
- and,
- an inner sub drain floor cross piece and ball guide located below said game floor surface and used to both support said game floor surface and serve as a ball drain travel guide.
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