Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Reexamination Certificate
2001-11-30
2003-12-02
Graham, Mark S. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
C273S390000, C273S393000, C273S407000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06655691
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a shooting game machine, and in particular, to an improved shooting game machine capable of preventing a bullet shot from a gun from being damaged, due to an impact against wall of a housing of the shooting game machine, by applying impact absorbing means to the walls, giving a player aiming stability and preventing the gun from being stolen by fixing the gun to the housing, and making it easy to arrange targets.
(b) Description of the Related Art
Heretofore shooting game machines have been known in which targets are arranged in playing spots with model guns utilizing compressed air such that a gift is given to the player when a target is hit by a bullet shot from the gun.
FIG. 1
shows a conventional shooting game machine designed to allow a player to shoot the model gun while aiming at a target and
FIG. 2
shows a target below which a gift is suspended.
As shown in FIG.
1
and
FIG. 2
, the conventional shooting game machine
102
is provided with a plurality of target holders
100
supported by a pair of rotational chains in a housing in such a manner that the target holder is horizontally interposed between the chains and both ends of the target holder
100
are connected to the chains
101
such that a target
103
rotates according to the chain rotation. The target
103
is made out of material that can be easily torn off in order for the gift
105
to fall down when the target is hit to tear.
Also, the shooting game machine
102
is provided with one or more aiming openings
104
formed on a front wall of the housing such that the gun is aimed at the target inside in housing by inserting a barrel of the gun. The gun is held in a gun-rest box
106
provided at the lower part of the front wall of the housing when the gun is not used.
However, the conventional shooting game machine has some drawbacks in that it is difficult to aim the model gun at the target because the gun is not supported by any tool but the aiming opening and it is likely to be stolen because the gun is kept in a separate gun-rest box when the gun is not used.
Also, the bullets can be broken by impact against the wall of the housing because the bullets are shot with highly compressed air.
Furthermore, when it is required to replace the used target with a new one, firstly the target holder
100
should be manually detached from the chains
101
and then putted in the place again after attaching the new target
103
to the target holder
100
, resulting time-consuming.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been made in an effort to solve the above problems of the prior art.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a shooting game machine capable of preventing a bullet shot from a gun from being damaged, due to an impact against the wall of housing, by employing impact absorbing material as the wall of the housing of the shooting game machine.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a shooting game machine capable of improving aiming stability and preventing the gun from being stolen by pivotally fixing the gun to the aiming opening.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a shooting game machine capable of reducing target replacement time by simplifying the target holding mechanism.
To achieve the above object, the shooting game machine of the present invention comprises a housing which is provided with at least one opening formed on a front wall thereof, a gun supporter mounted inside of the opening on the front wall of the housing for supporting the gun, and a target holding mechanism installed in front of the gun in a predetermined distance for holding at least one target.
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Graham Mark S.
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