Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1974-07-17
1976-02-24
Shapiro, Paul E.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
74 10R, 178 791, 194 1A, 194 1B, 194 1F, 232 15, 273136A, A63F 300
Patent
active
039401367
ABSTRACT:
An amusement device, the subject matter herein, includes a support, which is particularly adapted for mounting on a floor. A hollow housing is secured to the support. The housing has a continuous bottom and side walls, and is open at its upper end. A table top is hingedly secured to the housing and is releasably locked thereto. The top has a screen opening in its center. A cathode ray tube is secured to the top, with the screen of the tube adjacent to the screen opening substantially parallel to the upper surface of the top. Electronic circuitry is mounted on the interior surface of the top and electrically connected to the cathode ray tube. A logic board is mounted in the housing and is connected to the electronic circuitry to generate the image of a ball moving across the screen and images of a plurality of paddles to give the appearance of a paddle striking the ball and returning it. A plurality of control knobs is mounted on the top for controlling the paddle images. A coin control device is mounted in the housing and is electrically connected to the electronic circuitry to turn on the amusement device.
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Fascination, Ltd.
Shapiro Paul E.
Zummer Anthony S.
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