Patents Assigned to Coastal Amusements, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5842699
    Abstract: A collapsible playing section is removably attached to a player console and include casters as a stand alone amusement unit. A background includes three vertically aligned hoops, the medially one being rotated in a plane periodically out of alignment with the other two hoops which are stationary. One or more players in a coin operated game toss five balls in an attempt to pass the ball through all three hoops. A spring loaded telescoping link assembly for operating the moving hoop prevents ball jams. Points and prizes are assigned and awarded based on the number of hoops rung by a given player. More or fewer hoops, their speed of motion and the relative position of the movable hoop of hoops differ in different embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Coastal Amusements, Inc.
    Inventors: Salvatore Vincent Mirando, Leonard Dean, Jr., Dennis Lawrence, Keith Eaton, Michael Cheek, J. Richard Oltman, Daniel Bennet