Game apparatus requiring player dexterity

Claim 2

Game apparatus comprising a frame, a game member mounted on said frame for movement relative thereto; an electric motor carried by said frame and drivingly connected with said game member to effect oscillating movement thereof; and an electrical circuit means for controlling the operation of said motor, including switch means responsive to a predetermined amount of externally initiated movement of said game member relative thereto for incremental periods of time to influence said circuit means a predetermined fixed amount to independently actuate said motor to effect continuous oscillating movement of said game member for a fixed period of time.

Claim 3

Game apparatus according to claim 1, including movable support means carried by said frame for holding said game member in vertically suspended relation thereto said switch means comprising a first switch, said support means including one contact element of said first switch which is movable in response to movement of said game member relative to the second contact element of said first switch which is fixed to said frame.

Claim 4

The game apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein said first switch is normally open and closes for an incremental period of time responsive to said predetermined amount of movement of the game member causing momentary operation of the motor moving it an incremental amount, and wherein said switch means includes a second switch parallelly connected with said first switch and positioned for cooperation with said motor and closing upon completion of an accumulation of incremental movements by said motor sufficient to influence said second switch said predetermined amount for effecting the independent oscillating movement of the game member.

Claim 5

The game apparatus as set forth in claim 3 wherein said second switch comprise a cam wheel driven by said motor wherein the sensitivity of the first switch responsive to movement of the game member may be varied; wherein said support means includes a resilient bracket, and including additionally; audible sound means for indicating operation of said motor.

Claim 6

The game apparatus as set forth in claim 4 wherein said game member comprises a simulated, articulated skeleton adapted to carry a number of removable, simulated skeleton accessory game pieces; said game pieces being keyed in interlocking relation on said skeleton and adapted to be manually removed therefrom without causing movement of the game member and consequent closure of said switch means.

Claim 7

The game apparatus as set forth in claim 5 including additionally: a plurality of game cards bearing illustrations of said skeleton accessories for indicating those accessories which a game player may remove from the skeleton, and wherein said accessories have point values which are accumulated by game players who remove said accessories without causing said second switch to close.

Claim 8

The game apparatus according to claim 1, including additionalLy: a number of game pieces carried on said game member and adapted to be manually removed therefrom without causing movement of the game member and consequent operation of the motor.

Claim 9

The game apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said game member comprises a simulated articulated skeleton and wherein said game pieces comprise simulated accessories for said skeleton, which are keyed in interlocking relation thereon.

Claim 10

Game apparatus comprising: a housing having a bracket swingably supporting a depending, electrically conductive link carrying a suspended, movable game member; an electrically conductive horizontal plate defining a small opening receiving said link and forming a normally open, first switch; a source of electric current; an electric motor including motor driven means for accumulating incremental movements of said motor; electric means including said first switch for connecting said source to said motor for moving it in incremental amount responsive to sufficient movement of said game member for incremental periods of time; said electric means including a second switch parallelly connected with said first switch and positioned for operating the motor responsive to accumulation of a fixed given total amount of movement of said motor; and means coupling the motor to the bracket for imparting rapid movement to the game member for a fixed period of time upon accumulation on said motor driven means of a sum of incremental movements equal to said fixed given total amount of movement.

Claim 11

Game apparatus comprising: a housing having a bracket swingably supporting a depending, electrically conductive link carrying a suspended, movable game member; an electrically conductive horizontal plate defining a small opening receiving said link and forming a normally open, first switch; a source of electric current; an electric motor including motor driven means for accumulating incremental movements of said motor; electric means including said first switch for connecting said source to said motor for moving it in incremental amount responsive to sufficient movement of said game member for incremental periods of time; said electric means including a second switch parallelly connected with said first switch and positioned for operating the motor responsive to accumulation of a fixed given total amount of movement of said motor; and means coupling the motor to the bracket for imparting rapid movement to the game member for a fixed period of time upon accumulation on said motor driven means of a sum of incremental movements equal to said fixed given total amount of movement.

Claim 12

The game apparatus as set forth in claim 9 wherein said game member comprises an articulated skeleton having a number of removable, interlocked playing pieces.