Patent ID: 6630635
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A contact switch for a kinetic activity game having a panel forming a playing surface and having an opening in said playing surface, which comprises(a) a tilt element, (b) at least one socket forming elements forming a confining support for said tilt element, (c) said at least one socket forming elements being mounted to an underside of said panel in general alignment with said opening therein, (d) a bumper element, (e) said tilt element having provisions in an upper portion thereof for mounting said bumper element to project above said playing surface in a position to be engaged by a moving play element on said playing surface, (f) lateral displacement of said bumper element causing tilting movement of said tilt element, (g) said tilt element having a wobble element fixed thereto, (h) a circuit panel positioned generally opposite said wobble element and having a plurality of exposed circuit elements forming portions of at least one switching circuit, (i) a soft, resilient switching element interposed between said wobble element and said circuit panel and positioned to be elastically distorted by said wobble element when said tilt element is subjected to tilting movement, (j) said switching element having a plurality of contact surfaces thereon normally spaced slightly from said circuit panel, (k) said contact surfaces being displaceable by said wobble element into contact with said exposed circuit elements of said circuit panel to close said at least one switching circuit, (l) said resilient switching element acting elastically on said wobble element, when tilted, to bias said wobble element and said tilt element toward a normal rest position when displacing forces are released from said tilt element.