Amusement devices: games – Physical skill or ability – Game element capture or pick up using manual dexterity
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-07
2009-10-20
Chiu, Raleigh W. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Physical skill or ability
Game element capture or pick up using manual dexterity
Reexamination Certificate
active
07604238
ABSTRACT:
A device for picking up one or more objects, e.g., particular one or more prizes to be won, and subsequently moving the same to a dispensing position includes: a pick-up device, such as a grabber or a vacuum head; and a positioning device to be controlled by a user for positioning the pick-up device over one or more objects. A weight determination device is provided for determining the weight of the pick-up device, in which one or more picked up objects may be present in case of a successful pick-up attempt, or of a variable related to the weight.
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Chiu Raleigh W.
ELAUT N.V.
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
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