Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Ball games
Patent
1999-01-14
2000-10-24
Chiu, Raleigh W.
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Ball games
273121R, A63F 736
Patent
active
06135449&
ABSTRACT:
A pinball machine has been designed with several novel mechanical and electrical features such that it is easily serviceable and is easily retrofittable or convertible between a first pinball game and a second pinball game. One of these features is a novel mounting mechanism for a playfield of the pinball machine. The pinball machine includes a cabinet to which the playfield is mounted. The cabinet includes slides rails having notches for mating with corresponding pieces of the playfield thereby permitting easy rotation of the playfield within the cabinet during servicing or game conversion. Thus, the electronics and mechanical components below the playfield can be readily accessed.
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Cornell Bradley D.
Krutsch John R.
Patla James A.
Chiu Raleigh W.
Williams Electronics Games Inc.
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