Baseball game amusement device
US4055342A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 1976 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F7/0608
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A baseball game amusement device which is provided with a mechanism for propelling balls within a casing toward target zones labeled to correspond to the various functions that are performed during the playing of baseball, including "ball", "strike", "out", "hit", "two base hit", "three base hit", and "home run"; a baseball diamond having first, second and third bases provided with openings; designators associated with each of the bases, each including a cup-like retention member for holding one of the balls and provided with indicia designating a player, the designators being normally positioned such that the indicia cannot be seen through the openings and being mounted for rotation such that when a ball is received within the retention member, the designator moves to position the indicia of the player within the opening to be viewed by the user of the amusement device; a scoreboard provided with a visual display indicating the number of runs that have been scored; passageways connecting the various target zones, designators, scoreboard and propulsion mechanism; and actuating rods corresponding to the designators and mounted to the casing for rotation, each of the rods being provi…
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