Game machine with pop-out lighted target
AssigneeFeiloli Electronic Co., Ltd.
InventorsChi-Ming Tsai, I-Chiang Yang
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Abstract
A game machine includes a cabinet, a supporting rod disposed in the cabinet, a retaining base secured on top of the rod, a lighting device disposed on the retaining device, and a drive mechanism disposed in the cabinet. The rod defines a bore therein. The retaining base defines an aperture in communication with the bore in the rod. The lighting device has its electric wire extending through both of the aperture in the retaining base and the bore in the rod. The target is made of a light-transmissive material. The retaining base and the lighting device are housed in a receptacle of the target. The drive mechanism is configured to drive the rod to move up to have the target pop out of a hole in a table of the cabinet.
Claims12
A game machine comprising:
- a cabinet having a table in which at least one hole is defined;
- a supporting rod disposed in the cabinet, formed on top with a flattop head, and defining a first bore therein;
- a retaining base secured on the head of the rod, and defining an aperture in communication with the first bore in the rod;
- a lighting device having a light source and an electric wire extending from the light source;
- the light source being seated on the retaining base;
- and the electric wire extending through both of the aperture in the retaining base and the first bore in the rod;
- at least one target made of a light-transmissive material and disposed on the head of the rod;
- the target further having a receptacle such that the retaining base together with the lighting device is housed in the receptacle;
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- a drive mechanism disposed in the cabinet, and configured to drive the rod to move up and down;
- wherein when the rod moves up, the target on the rod pops out of the hole in the table of the cabinet;
- and when the rod moves down, the target retracts back into the hole.
A target assembly for a game machine, comprising:
- a supporting rod formed on top with a flattop head, being movable up and down, and defining a first bore therein;
- a retaining base secured on the head of the rod, and defining an aperture in communication with the first bore in the rod;
- a lighting device having a light source and an electric wire extending from the light source;
- the light source being seated on the retaining base;
- and the electric wire extending through both of the aperture in the retaining base and the first bore in the rod;
- a target made of a light-transmissive material and disposed on the head of the rod;
- the target having a receptacle such that the retaining base together with the lighting device is housed in the receptacle;
- and wherein the target is constructed to pop out of a hole in a table of the game machine as the rod moves up and retract back into the hole as the rod moves down.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.