Blocking mechanism for amusement game with multiple lifting pins

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9440142
APP PUB NO 20140077452A1
SERIAL NO

14023941

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A blocking mechanism for a table-type amusement game, and a table-type amusement game equipped with a blocking mechanism. The blocking mechanism utilizes a series of blocking pins goes from a closed position, which blocks a playing piece from scoring to an upper open position, which permits the playing piece to score. The blocking mechanism may be manually or electrically operated. When the blocking mechanism is electrically operated, it may be activated by the insertion of a coin into a coin and/or bill acceptor of the type found on table-type amusement games.

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MEGA MANIA DIVERSIONS LLC3437 LOCH BEND DRIVE COMMERCE TOWNSHIP MI 48382

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Campion, Donald C Commerce Township, US 4 13
Jiang, Xiwen Shanghai, CN 27 9
Qingyuan, Xi Hefei, CN 1 2

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