Scoring system for game apparatus

Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target

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273123A, 273126A, A63F 730

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048938211

ABSTRACT:
A game apparatus receives tokens pitched toward it and provides a score corresponding to the number and location of tokens it receives. The apparatus includes a box-like frame (20) that carries a horizontally disposed target board (22). The target board (22) includes a plurality of openings (38) formed therein. The openings (38) are arranged in a matrix of multiple rows and multiple columns and configured to receive the tokens (42) pitched into them. Beneath the target board (22) are a plurality of chutes (40), one chute associated with each opening (38). Within each chute (40) there is a token guide mechanism (54) for directing any coin-like tokens (42) received in that chute through a detection passage (60). A sensor (88) is mounted to each token guide mechanism (54) for detecting the presence of a token (42) within the detection passage (60), the presence of the token being indicated by a detection signal applied to the sensor output. A microcontroller (100) and associated signal processing circuitry scans each row of sensors (88) and during the scan of each row reads the sensor outputs to determine whether a token (42) is present in any of the chutes (40) of the scanned row. The microcontroller (100) continually compiles and revises a score corresponding to the number of tokens (42) passing through each of the openings (38), and to the particular location of each of the openings (38) into which a token is pitched.

REFERENCES:
patent: 827626 (1906-07-01), Gillett
patent: 1906260 (1933-05-01), Gibbs
patent: 2520460 (1950-08-01), Ford
patent: 2977429 (1961-03-01), Zimmerman
patent: 4531625 (1985-07-01), Yonekura et al.
One photograph labeled "A", depicting a prior art game having no associated or similar scoring system.

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