Title: Light actuated shooting arcade game

Abstract: A shooting arcade game where several players each with a rifle may shoot at several common targets. A multiplexer provides for sequentially connecting a score display associated with each rifle to the targets the multiplexer also enabling the rifle only during the unique and dedicated time period that the associated score display is connected to the targets. An associated loudspeaker for each rifle is also provided.

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Inventors: Rains, Lyle V. (San Jose, CA, US)
Bristow, Stephen D. (Los Altos Hills, CA, US)
Patak, Richard J. (Cupertino, CA, US)

Application Number: 966429
Filing Date: 1978-12-04
Publication_date: 1980-03-11
Assignee: Atari, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA)
Primary Class(es): 463/50 463/5, 463/51
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Primary Examiner: Hum, Vance Y.
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Attorney: Townsend and Townsend