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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:
Apr. 07, 1981
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1980
Toshihiro J Momura, Hollywood, CA (US);
Kabushiki Kaisha Universal, Oyama, JP;
Abstract
Target apparatus for pinball machines includes a plurality of longitudinally aligned targets disposed in a row on a downwardly inclined portion of the playing surface. Guides are disposed on both sides of the row of targets, to direct a ball up the incline into contact with the first target. The ball unseats the target, which is then pulled by a spring down through a hole in the playing surface. Thereafter the ball is free to contact the next target, and so on from target to target, the ball rolling back from the targets, on a trackway provided by the guides, under the influence of gravity. The retraction of each target actuates an electrical contact to change the score; and the targets can all be returned to their raised position by electrically operated mechanism.
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