Coin controlled game apparatus

Claim 1

IN A POOL TABLE DEVICE, A COMBINATION BALL DISPENSING MECHANISM AND SCORING RACK COMPRISING A CABINET COMPOSED OF A SCORING COMPARTMENT ENCLOSED ON ALL SIDES, SAID COMPARTMENT INCLUDING A VERTICAL BALL PASSAGE HAVING A DISCHARGE OPENING COMMUNICATING THEREWITH AT ITS LOWER END, A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY SUPERPOSED FIXEDLY POSITIONED SHELVES WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN SAID SCORING COMPARTMENT AND COMMUNICATING LATERALLY WITH SAID BALL PASSAGE, AND MEANS NORMALLY OBSTRUCTING SAID DISCHARGE OPENING BUT MOVABLE SELECTIVELY TO A POSITION TO PERMIT THE DISCHARGE OF BALLS THROUGH SAID OPENING, SAID PASSAGE BEING UNOBSTRUCTED BETWEEN SAID MEANS AND ALL OF SAID SHELVES TO PERMIT FREE MOVEMENT OF BALLS FROM SAID MEANS AND ONTO SAID SHELVES, SAID CABINET HAVING FORMED THERETHROUGH A VERTICAL FINGER SLOT IN REGISTRY WITH AND OPENING INTO SAID PASSAGE AND SLOT IN REGISTRY WITH AND OPENING INTO SAID PASSAGE AND OF A WIDTH LESS THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID BALLS, AND MEANS FOR DELIVERING BALLS INTO SAID PASSAGE, SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS INCLUDING A CHUTE COMMUNICATING WITH SAID PASSAGE