Moving object restorer

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2000-04-07

2002-04-23

Chiu, Raleigh W. (Department: 3711)

Amusement devices: games

Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...

Target and tethered projectile

C273S394000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06375192

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a moving object restorer for restoring a moving object to an original position.
FIGS. 24A
to
24
C show a conventional restoring process for restoring a moving object. As shown in
FIG. 24A
, a moving object
103
or rocket is set in a shooter
101
disposed in an original position W. In this state, a regulator
105
connected with the moving object
103
by a cord
106
is stayed at a first position P
1
on a rail
104
along which the regulator
105
runs, and the cord
106
is entirely loosened. After being shot by the shooter
101
, the moving object
103
flies toward a terminal position O where a target
102
is disposed as shown in FIG.
24
B. The moving object
103
is restored from the terminal position O to the original position W by moving the regulator
105
from the first position P
1
to a second position P
2
to thereby pull the cord
106
as shown in FIG.
24
C. Indicated at
107
is a detector for detecting the presence of the moving object
103
at the original position W.
In the restorer, the cord
106
has a length longer than a necessary length to ensure free fly of the moving object
103
. As shown in
FIG. 24B
, even in the state in which the moving object
103
reaches the target
102
, the cord
106
has a loosing portion. To compensate for this loosing portion in the restoration, accordingly, it is required to make the running range between the first position P
1
and the second position P
2
longer than a necessary range. In some cases, the second position P
2
on the rail
104
is beyond the terminal position O, consequently increasing the length of the rail
104
. This increase will undesirably increase the entire size of an assembly, such as game machine, accommodating the moving object restorer.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a moving object restorer which is free of the problems residing in the prior art.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a moving object restorer is provided with a slender connecting member having one end held at a fixed position and the other end connected with a moving object, a guiding member fixedly provided between the moving object and the fixed position for guiding the slender connecting member, and a regulator movably provided between the guiding member and the fixed position and having a holder portion for holding the slender connecting member slidably. The regulator is movable between a first position for allowing the moving object to be moved and a second position for holding the moving object in a restored position. The moving object is moved in a restoring direction by moving the regulator in the direction opposite to the restoring direction.
These and other objects, features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments/examples.


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patent: 44-3643 (1944-02-01), None
patent: 52-76765 (1980-12-01), None
patent: 9-262365 (1997-10-01), None
patent: 2000-271341 (2000-10-01), None

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