Rotary ball storage and discharge device for a pinball game

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5664777
SERIAL NO

08564492

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A play feature for a pinball game permits the storage of a number of game balls and release of the balls at high speed and in quick succession back onto the playfield for multiple ball play. A rotor element having a plurality of vertical vanes is disposed within a circular housing having a conical lip. The base and vanes of the rotor, together with the conical lip, define receptacles for receiving game balls. When a predetermined rotor speed is reached, the balls travel upwards on the conical lip and outward against an outer wall of the housing. The stored balls are conveyed successively to a discharge channel where they return to the play field at high speed.

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ILLINOIS PINBALL COMPANY1409 BUTCHERS LANE BLOOMINGTON IL 61701

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hicks, Edward F Palatine, IL 11 391
Nordman, Dennis P Chicago, IL 3 258
Schilling, Winston H Park Ridge, IL 5 480

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