Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Ball games
Patent
1981-05-11
1984-05-08
Apley, Richard J.
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Ball games
273118A, A63D 300, A63D 302
Patent
active
044470584
ABSTRACT:
A game gate device having a variable width passageway for passage of a game ball. The gate device is pivotable for variable passageway spacing between a wide open and a narrow open position, wherein the spacing in both the wide open and narrow open positions are both sufficient to allow passage of the game ball through the gate device. In the preferred embodiment, the gate device is for use in a game having a ball and a downward sloping playfield having an upper and lower portion, the gate device being positioned between the upper and lower portions of the playfield. The gate device is comprised of first and second arms in spaced relationship with one another and aligned lengthwise extending down the playfield, the arms being pivotable at one end between a first and a second position for selectively providing the variable width passageway at the other end of the arms. The relative difficulty of passing the ball through the passageway is determined by the arm positions in either the first or second position.
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Apley Richard J.
Bally Manufacturing Corporation
Crow S. R.
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