Patent · US Expired

Coin dropping game system

US6367801B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 2000
Grant dateApr 9, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 10, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F7/02
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A coin dropping game system has a lower base with a horizontal lower plate, an open top and vertical side walls. An upper base has a horizontal lower plate, an open top and vertical side walls. The lower plate of the upper base is centrally positioned upon the open top of the lower base. An exterior housing is fabricated of a plastic material with an open upper end, an open bottom end coupled to the top of the upper base, and a transparent side wall. A lid is positioned over the upper end of the exterior housing in contact with the upper end of the interior housing. A central aperture and a plurality of slots are provided through the lid. A vertical support shaft has a lower end rotatably coupled with respect to the upper base and an upper end extending upwardly through the central aperture in the lid. A handle on the upper end of the vertical support shaft is provided for being turned by a player. The support shaft has axially spaced horizontal plates. Each of the plates is formed with a plurality of generally pie-shaped planar coin-receiving surfaces.

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