IP Library Granted Patent US 10,792,559
Granted Patent B1
US 10,792,559 · App. 16/352,532 · Granted Oct 6, 2020

Arcade game with aluminum can targets

Inventor: Stephen P. Shoemaker, Jr. (Redondo Beach, CA)
A63F9/30A63F9/0079G07F17/3297A63F2009/0081G07F17/3216
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,792,559
App. No.
16/352,532
Granted
Oct 6, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present invention is an arcade game with a crane mechanism that uses a suction device to capture and extract beverages in aluminum cans. The arcade game may use a rotating playing field where the targets sit on a turn-table type rotating disk, or the targets may be arranged on a stationary playing field. The pick-up device can use a joystick or other type of player controls to maneuver the pick-up device over the intended target, and then lowered onto the bottom surface of the inverted can in an attempt to extract the target from the playing field. The pick-up device preferably uses a suction cup that, if positioned directly over the bottom surface of the inverted can, will make a seal with the can and allow the can to be lifted from the playing field. If the suction cup is not placed directly over the can such that a seal is not established, the pick-up device will not be able to apply a fully negative pressure between the can and the pick-up device, and the attempt will fail. In the event of a successful attempt, the can is transferred to a retrieval bin adjacent the playing field where the player can obtain the prize.

Claims (9)

1. An arcade game, comprising:

a housing;

a vacuum pick-up device including a circular suction cup having a suction cup diameter;

player controls for maneuvering the vacuum pick-up device;

a plurality of aluminum cans of beverage, inverted and arranged on a playing surface, the inverted aluminum cans having a bottom surface comprising an annular protruding rim and a circular smooth face having a diameter larger than the suction cup diameter;

wherein the player controls allows a player to maneuver the vacuum pick-up device over a selected one of the inverted aluminum cans so as to locate the pick-up device to place the suction cup on the aluminum can's circular smooth face and extract the aluminum can from the playing surface.

2. The arcade game of claim 1 , further comprising a refrigeration unit for controlling a temperature of the aluminum cans of beverage.

3. The arcade game of claim 2 , wherein the pick-up device moves linearly back and forth along a support member.

4. The arcade game of claim 2 , wherein the pick-up device moves in a forwards, backwards, left and right directions based on the player controls.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2019
From: SHOEMAKER, STEPHEN P., JR.
To: STEPHEN P. SHOEMAKER TRUST
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