Blocking mechanism for amusement game with multiple lifting pins
AssigneeMega Mania Diversons LLC
InventorsDonald C. Campion, Xiwen Jiang, Xi Qingyuan
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Abstract
A blocking mechanism for a table-type amusement game, and a table-type amusement game equipped with a blocking mechanism. The blocking mechanism utilizes a series of blocking pins goes from a closed position, which blocks a playing piece from scoring to an upper open position, which permits the playing piece to score. The blocking mechanism may be manually or electrically operated. When the blocking mechanism is electrically operated, it may be activated by the insertion of a coin into a coin and/or bill acceptor of the type found on table-type amusement games.
Claims11
A table type amusement game comprising, in combination;
- a) a playing surface lying entirely within a single plane;
- b) a playing piece;
- c) a coin and/or bill acceptor;
- d) a means for blocking mounted adjoining the playing surface and connected to the coin and/or bill acceptor such that the means for blocking moves between a raised open condition wherein a playing piece can pass under the blocking means and a lowered closed condition where a playing piece is blocked from passing under the blocking means;
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- e) a means for lifting connected to the blocking means which selectively moves the blocking means between the raised open condition where a playing piece can travel the entire length of the playing surface of the table type amusement game and the lower closed condition where a playing piece is blocked upon operation of the coin and/or bill acceptor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.