Patent ID: 6010130
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A vertical marble game comprising:marbles;an upright marble track having plural elongate, vertical slots therein, having a fixed wall portion located on either side thereof, at least one elongate diverter associated with each vertical slot, wherein said diverter is balanced on an axis and is shiftable about said axis, which is located at the center of gravity of said diverter, and wherein a marble, released at the upper end of a vertical slot is operable to shift one or more of said diverters, thereby diverting said marble from said first mentioned vertical slot to an adjacent vertical slot, wherein said diverter is free to rebound once shifted as to come to rest anywhere within the limits defined by the length of said diverter and said fixed wall portion; anda catchment tray located at the lower end of said track having plural, horizontal slots, equal in number to those of said vertical track, wherein each horizontal slot is sized to receive a predetermined number of marbles therein.