Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Ball games
Patent
1993-11-12
1994-10-25
Millin, Vincent
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Ball games
273127R, 273121A, 273119A, A63F 730
Patent
active
053582420
ABSTRACT:
A planetary ball storage device for a pinball game according to the present invention consists of a horizontally disposed rotating wheel having a plurality of pinball receiving pockets arrayed on the periphery of the wheel. The game player, using the flippers, can direct a ball into an empty pocket when a pocket is in a ball receiving position after a predetermined game objective has been met. Balls are returned to the playfield by the utilization of a magnetic lifter arm controlled by the game microprocessor. The wheel is rotated by an electric motor and its position is detected by an optical switch assembly. A second optical switch assembly generates a signal to energize the magnetic lifter arm.
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Pizzarro Ernie
Trudeau John T.
Chin Raleigh W.
Millin Vincent
Williams Electronics Games Inc.
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