Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Ball games
Patent
1993-07-19
1994-08-16
Millin, Vincent
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Ball games
273118A, 273119R, 273119A, 273121R, 273121A, A63F 736
Patent
active
053380312
ABSTRACT:
The tilt switch/incline indicator of the invention consists of a first support member that is connected to the game cabinet in a known orientation. A second member is pivotably supported on the first member and can be fixed relative thereto at angles corresponding to the desired angle of incline of the playfield. The second member supports a pendulum-type tilt switch similar to that used in the prior art. The pendulum acts like a plumb line to give a visual indication to the game operator that the playfield is at the desired angle set at the second member by observing when the pendulum is centered relative to the contact. The mechanism of the invention uses the tilt switch as the level indicator such that the playfield can be positioned at a known angle without requiring a separate level indicator or the recalibration to the tilt switch.
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Pinball Game advertisement, "The Sporting Goods Dealer", Jan. 1978, p. 298.
Glass James X.
Patla, Sr. James A.
Chiu Raleigh W.
Millin Vincent
Williams Electronics Games Inc.
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