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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Stern Pinball, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Inventors:
Brian Eddy, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Jim Novy, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Assignee:
Stern Pinball, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 7/02 (2006.01); A63F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 7/027 (2013.01); A63F 7/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A magnet assembly for an amusement device, such as a pinball machine includes a permanent magnet coupled to a play surface of the device. The permanent magnet is movable between a first position, where the permanent magnet is proximate the play surface and a second position, where the permanent magnet is distally located from the play surface. The permanent magnet is movable by an actuator coupled to a linkage assembly to move the permanent magnet between the first position and the second position.