Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Moving surface
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-14
2006-03-14
Chiu, Raleigh W. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Moving surface
Reexamination Certificate
active
07011308
ABSTRACT:
Joystick Maze is an educational labyrinth game with the objective of demonstrating mechanical linkage while moving a steel ball across a game board from point A to point B. The game board consists of two parallel connected surfaces with the upper surface incorporating a series of holes and rails, while the lower surface acts as a retrieval platform should the ball fall through any of the holes. The steel ball is moved by gravity resulting from the tilting of the game board. A remote control device (Joystick) effectuates the tilting through rigid linkage. The linkage is connected to rotator bearings, directly attached to the under surface of both the game board and joystick, which are seated in a ringed housing. The construction provides for precise coordinated movement between the control device and the board simultaneously eliminating the necessity of a housing thereby allowing observation of the mechanical linkage.
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