Arcade game for stacking directed playing pieces
US5769424A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2250/146
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A game method and apparatus includes a playing surface having a player end and a target end and a target provided at the target end. The target includes a channel on a planar target surface that is inclined and receives multiple playing pieces, such as balls, rolled across the playing surface by the player. The channel receives balls in a known configuration, such as a linear stack, such that each additional ball is directed to the channel with greater difficulty by the player due to the presence of previously-directed balls in the stack and rests on the ball immediately preceding it. The channel includes parallel rails for aligning the balls and for preventing the balls from touching the target surface. An aperture collects balls that are not received by the channel and routes the balls to the player. A release device releases the balls from the channel and into the collector. A game score and optional progressive score are based on the positions of balls in the channel.
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