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US4032141A
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Amusement device
Assignee: Tomy Kogyo Co Ltd
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Filing: 1976-03-09
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Granted: 1977-06-28
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Expires: 1996-03-09
Abstract
Abstract An amusement device including a transparent enclosure which is filled with a fluid such as water and having one or more goals within the enclosure. Also within the enclosure are a plurality of objects having a specific gravity greater than that of the fluid. Through the base of the enclosure protrudes one end of a tube, the other end thereof being attached to a bellows-like pump. The tube and pump are also filled with the fluid. The player, by actuating the pump forces the fluid through the tube into the enclosure, the resulting movement of the fluid causing the objects within the enclosure to travel upwardly until the player releases the button and/or substantially all of the fluid has been forced from the pump, at which time each of the propelled objects begins to sink and is either caught by one of the goals, falls into a default trap, or descends back to a position from which the player can again cause it to be projected upwardly for another attempt to score a goal.
Inventors
- 👤 Tomihiro Tanimura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 16:35
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F7/00; A63F7/04; A63F7/045; A63F9/00; A63F9/02; A63F9/0204; A63F9/0208; A63F2009/0213; A63F2250/00; A63F2250/04; A63F2250/0407; A63F2250/0428
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
An amusement device, comprising a transparent enclosure for containing a liquid, at least one object within said enclosure having a specific gravity greater than the specific gravity of the liquid, target means within said enclosure for holding said object, pump means connected to the interior of said enclosure for transmitting liquid into said enclosure to generate currents within the liquid to cause said object to move within said enclosure towards said target means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
73 words
An amusement device, comprising a transparent enclosure for containing a liquid, at least one object within said enclosure having a specific gravity greater than the specific gravity of the liquid, target means within said enclosure for holding said object, pump means connected to the interior of said enclosure for transmitting liquid into said enclosure to generate currents within the liquid to cause said object to move within said enclosure towards said target means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
An amusement device as in claim 1, wherein said pump means for transmitting liquid comprises an outlet for the liquid positioned in the vicinity of the bottom of the enclosure, said target means being positioned above said outlet, and guide means positioned within said enclosure sloping downwardly toward said outlet to permit said object under the influence of gravity to move downwardly to said outlet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
An amusement device as in claim 2, wherein said transparent enclosure has a side wall, and said guide means comprises a first wall having a first end adjacent said outlet and extending upwardly terminating in a second end adjacent said side wall of said enclosure, and a second wall having a first end adjacent said outlet and extending upwardly therefrom.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
An amusement device as in claim 2, wherein said pump means for transmitting liquid further comprises a bellows-like pump, a push-button connected to said pump, and conduit means connecting said pump and said outlet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
An amusement device as in claim 4, including additional guide means within said enclosure sloping downwardly away from said outlet to permit said object under the influence of gravity to move downwardly away from said outlet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
An amusement device as in claim 5, wherein said additional guide means comprises a third wall having a first end at said bottom of said enclosure and spaced from said side wall thereof, said third wall extending upwardly joining said second wall.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
An amusement device as in claim 5, wherein said target means comprises a spike and wherein said object comprises a ring.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
An amusement device as in claim 7, further comprising a transparent sheet slidably mounted within said enclosure, said target and guide means being attached to said transparent sheet.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
101 words
In the combination of a transparent container, a body of a transparent liquid held within the container, at least one object in said liquid within said container, the density of said object being greater than the density of said liquid, and at least one target means for engaging and holding said object above the bottom of said container as said liquid is moved, the improvement comprising means for moving said liquid within the interior of said container so as to move said object within said container in order to give said object the opportunity of being retained by said target means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
101 words
In the combination of a transparent container, a body of a transparent liquid held within the container, at least one object in said liquid within said container, the density of said object being greater than the density of said liquid, and at least one target means for engaging and holding said object above the bottom of said container as said liquid is moved, the improvement comprising means for moving said liquid within the interior of said container so as to move said object within said container in order to give said object the opportunity of being retained by said target means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
56 words
The combination of claim 9, wherein said means for moving said liquid comprises a bellows-like pump, conduit means operatively connecting said pump to the interior of said container at a position in the vicinity of the bottom of said container, said conduit means being positioned above said position where said conduit is connected to said container.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
The combination of claim 10, wherein said pump and said conduit means are positioned outside of said transparent container, said position at which said conduit means and said container are connected being defined by an opening in said container.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
73 words
An amusement device wherein objects are directed within a body of liquid to a target that is capable of holding the objects, comprising a transparent sealed enclosure provided with an opening therein, pump means operatively connected to said opening within said enclosure, a transparent sheet, means slidably mounting said sheet within said enclosure, target means provided on said sheet, and guide means provided on said sheet directed toward said opening within said enclosure.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
73 words
An amusement device wherein objects are directed within a body of liquid to a target that is capable of holding the objects, comprising a transparent sealed enclosure provided with an opening therein, pump means operatively connected to said opening within said enclosure, a transparent sheet, means slidably mounting said sheet within said enclosure, target means provided on said sheet, and guide means provided on said sheet directed toward said opening within said enclosure.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
An amusement device as in claim 12, wherein said guide means comprises two portions sloping downwardly and terminating at said opening within said enclosure, and further comprising additional guide means provided on said sheet and sloping downwardly away from said opening within said enclosure.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
An amusement device as in claim 13, wherein said pumping means comprises a bellows-like pump and actuating mechanism positioned outside of said transparent enclosure, an opening within said transparent enclosure, and a conduit connecting said pump and said opening.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-06-27 | 1980-12-27 | 1981-06-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-06-27 | 1984-12-27 | 1985-06-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-06-27 | 1988-12-27 | 1989-06-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |