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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 1979
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1977
Takao Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Tomy Kogyo Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
It is known to construct amusement devices which include a transparent container filled with a body of transparent fluid, at least one object located within the body of the fluid and a pump or pump type structure for circulating the object within the fluid so as to move the object relative to a structure such as a holder or a simulated basket within the container. Such amusement devices can be improved by utilizing a target type holder at least part of which is movably mounted within the interior of the container. The pump employed includes a port located so as to be capable of directing a current of the fluid generally toward the movable part of the target so that the pressure of the current against this part of the target will cause it to move as the pump is operated to eject fluid through the port. The movable part of the target is located within the container so that its position as determined by the operation of the pump affects the relative difficulty of moving an object so that it is retained by the target.