Patents Assigned to Ashai Corporation
  • Patent number: 4826160
    Abstract: An action toy game apparatus includes a base, a timer in the base, a plurality of game elements, a game element support assembly, a game element retrieving mechanism and an ejection mechanism. The game element support assembly is receivable on the base for releasably supporting the game elements, and the timer is actuatable for set periods of time for rotating the game element support assembly so that the game elements travel in a substantially circular path which is spaced upwardly from the base. The retrieving mechanism is preferably embodied as an amusing character figure and it is operable for retrieving the game elements from the support assembly, and the ejection mechanism is operative for ejecting the support assembly and any of the game elements thereon upon the expiration of the set period of time as determined by the timer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: Ashai Corporation
    Inventor: Toshio Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 4826176
    Abstract: An action toy game apparatus includes a receiver assembly which is preferably embodied as an amusing character figure, a timer assembly which is actuatable for a set period of time, a plurality of game elements and a propelling mechanism which is operable for individually propelling the game elements at the receiver assembly. The receiver assembly is responsive to the timer assembly for oscillating between a fully open position and a partially open position when the timer assemly is in an actuated condition and for moving to a fully closed position when the timer assembly is deactuated. The game elements are receivable in the receiver assembly when they are propelled at the receiver assembly while the receiver assembly is in either the open position thereof or the partially open position thereof but not while the receiver assembly is in the closed position thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: Ashai Corporation
    Inventor: Toshio Kobayashi