Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Simulated game
Patent
1996-07-16
1997-08-12
Passaniti, Sebastiano
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Simulated game
273118A, 273129S, 473116, 473 85, A63D 300, A63D 302
Patent
active
056557680
ABSTRACT:
A bowling toy having a unique ball launching and pin setting means. The miniature bowling ball is placed in a tubular launcher where both gravity and a motorized spinning rubber wheel act to propel the ball down a miniature bowling alley. The rubber wheel can be adjusted in terms of its angular relationship with the ball and in terms of its speed causing the ball to travel slowly or quickly in a straight line or in an arcing trajectory depending on the setting. A pin setting assembly is comprised of a pair of plates one of which is slidable. The non moving plate contains a series of short tubes integral to the bottom and holes at the center of each tube. The pins are set by inserting them into the tubes. The slidable plate is located above the non moving plate and contains a plurality of magnets which correspond to the center of each tubular holder. Ferrous metal elements are molded into the top of each pin allowing the pins to remain suspended above the alley. The plate assembly is pushed down so that the pins touch the alley. The top sliding plate is moved so that the magnets loose contact with the pins allowing them to remain set on the alley.
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Alegria Cristino V.
Moret Roger P.
Tarlow Kenneth A.
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