Patent ID: 7080840
Filing Date: 2006-07-25
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. An enhanced grabber machine comprising: a display cabinet which is used to hold varieties of articles behind a plastic or glass panel; a base and control cabinet, over which and in front of the display cabinet an operational panel is formed, with two or three sets of rockers and select buttons being installed thereon, and two or three coin slots and a pick-up bay formed on the front panel below the operational panel; two or three sets of mechanical arms being installed below the ceiling of the display cabinet, each containing a longitudinal jenny and a transversal jenny, which is wire connected with a gripping tong; wherein each longitudinal jenny is mounted using a pair of rollers on the back side of the longitudinal jenny to fit onto a common longitudinal rail, and the longitudinal jennies are cascade-connected on the common longitudinal rail and electrically connected to respective rockers and select buttons on the operational panel; each longitudinal jenny has a pair of transversal rails and a connecting rod extending from the broad side of the longitudinal jenny to a movable plate on the opposite side of the display cabinet, supported by a pair of rollers and a longitudinal rail; wherein each transversal jenny is mounted using two rows of rollers attached on two sides to fit onto two separate transversal rails, where one end of the pair of transversal rails is connected to the broad side of a longitudinal jenny, and the other end is connected to the broad side of the movable plate on the opposite side of the display cabinet, and the transversal jennies are parallel-connected and electrically connected to respective rockers and select buttons on the operational panel; wherein each longitudinal and transversal jenny is equipped with a motor and a transmission mechanism, and embedded with a circuit board used to drive the rollers, and the embedded circuit boards are electrically connected to the base and control cabinet for receiving input signals issued by the player through the rockers and select buttons.