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Assistant Examiner: Anderson, Lawrence E.
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Title: Pinball toy with ball ejector

Abstract: A pinball toy including an inclined playing surface having a plurality of holes through which a ball rolling on the playing surface can fall. Beneath each hole is a ball-ejecting member spring biased upwardly but held down by a latch. As a ball falls through a hole, the ball operates a latch release allowing the spring to pop the ball-ejector upwardly through the hole so as to push the ball upwardly through the hole and back on to the playing surface. Each latch release operates independently only in response to a ball falling through its respective hole, and a manually operated member is provided to simultaneously depress all the ball-ejectors to their latched down positions. A striker carried by each latch hits a bell each time the latch is released. Flippers in the lower region of the playing surface are pivotally movable in a plane parallel to the playing surface in response to moving a flipper actuator toward the playing surface.


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Inventors: Tepper, Sidney (Millburn, NJ, US)

Application Number: 854187
Filing Date: 1977-11-23
Publication_date: 1979-04-10
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 273/121R 273/124R, 273/127C, 273/129R
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:
1826641Oct, 1931Waddell273/34.
2139783Dec, 1938Van Tuyl273/129.
2317506Apr, 1943Williams et al.273/123.
3901511Aug, 1975Garbark273/119.
3920245Nov, 1975Gothreaux et al.273/127.
3975019Aug, 1976Barlow273/127.
4065129Dec, 1977Bartok273/121.

Other Refs: B 266421154600
Feb, 1956DE
Apr, 1958FR
Other References: Advertisement from "Playthings" received by PTO, 2/22/77.