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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2001
Daniel B. Klitsner, Larkspur, CA (US);
Brian P. Clemens, San Francisco, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An electronic game apparatus includes a display for depicting multiple launch positions and multiple launch power levels for a to-be-launched game object. The display further includes a plurality of game object icons which may be selectively activated to depict the travel of the game object. A launch control includes a control button movable within a multiply fluted guide against the force of a pair of symmetrically positioned springs. A switch contact is carried by the control button and cooperates with a plurality of conductive switch pads. The movable contact of the launch control button and the conductive pads cooperate to provide switch inputs of selection and duration for the game unit as the launch control button is manipulated.