Arcade game gamepiece guide with flexible portion

Details Arcade game gamepiece guide with flexible portion Arcade game gamepiece guide with flexible portion

1998-11-17

2000-08-01

Chiu, Raleigh W.

Amusement devices: games

Surface projectile game; game element

Ball games

273129W, 273126R, A63F 700

Patent

active

060955198

ABSTRACT:
An arcade game gamepiece directing mechanism facilitates a player in guiding a gamepiece in a desired direction over a playing surface. The gamepiece directing mechanism includes a rigid portion and a flexible portion connected to each other. The rigid portion receives inputs from the player and translates them to the flexible portion. When a gamepiece is received by the rigid portion and passed through the flexible portion, the combined motion of the rigid portion and flexible portion causes the gamepiece to travel in a particular direction over the playing surface. The rigid portion can be pivotally to the arcade game, while a distal end of the flexible portion can be restricted by an end restriction that restricts one, two, or three degrees of freedom of the distal end. The end restriction can also be movable relative to the playing surface.

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