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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 1978
Filed:
May. 19, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
George B Hinze, Westminster, CA (US);
Assignee:
Walt Disney Productions, Burbank, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41J / ; F41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2731011 ; 2731 / ;
Abstract
A target control is provided for an amusement device to propel a target in translational motion along a predetermined path and to accelerate the movement of the target when it is struck by a beam of radiation. Preferably, in addition to accelerating the target, the target control reverses the direction of target movement. In this way a visible indication is given to a viewer that the target has been hit, yet the target is still available for further beams of radiation to be directed at it.