Abstract: A play apparatus has a pair of devices. Each device has: a capture arrangement such as a cavity to capture an object such as a ball; an object detector to detect that the object has been captured; a transmission module to transmit a release signal; a receiver module to receive a release signal; and a release actuator to release the captured object. A first device detects capture of a first object, transmits a first release signal to cause a second device to release a second object. The first device withholds the first object until releasing it responsive to receipt of a second release signal indicating that another object has been captured by the second device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 29, 2018
Date of Patent:
December 6, 2022
Assignee:
FUREAI LTD
Inventors:
Simon Parsons, Gordon Ross, Anthony James Bibby
Abstract: A play apparatus has a pair of devices. Each device has: a capture arrangement such as a cavity to capture an object such as a ball; an object detector to detect that the object has been captured; a transmission module to transmit a release signal; a receiver module to receive a release signal; and a release actuator to release the captured object. A first device detects capture of a first object, transmits a first release signal to cause a second device to release a second object. The first device withholds the first object until releasing it responsive to receipt of a second release signal indicating that another object has been captured by the second device.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 29, 2018
Publication date:
November 19, 2020
Applicant:
FUREAI LTD
Inventors:
Simon PARSONS, Gordon ROSS, Anthony James BIBBY