Amusement game device
US4002338A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 1975 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2250/14
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An amusement game device played by two people having an arcuate playing surface supported above the surface of the ground by a support system, a plurality of holes formed in the playing surface at opposite lower ends thereof, a flipper device movably mounted on each end proximate each set of holes for propelling a ball from the lower end over the top of the surface and to the opposite lower end with the object of causing the ball to enter a hole on the opponent's end of the board, a return ball system mounted under the playing surface and communicable with the holes on each end and operable at a predetermined time to return one half of the total number of balls to each end.
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