Electro-mechanical coin operated capsule dispensing game system
US6695698B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3253
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dispensing game system includes a prize capsule storage hopper above two automatic hopper loaders that replenish the game below with prize capsules as needed. Two Ferris wheels carry free swinging gondolas that receive and hold the prize capsules from the loaders. Two or more player-activated actuator arms located next to the outer edge of the Ferris wheels are used to hit targets attached to the moving gondolas, in turn causing the gondolas to tip forward and release the prize capsule, which then falls down and rolls into the prize opening for the player to collect.
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