Patent ID: 6550774
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A dispensing game comprising:a cabinet; a plurality of prizes stored in the cabinet, each said prize comprising an associated loop; an elongate boom having a near end and a far end, the boom being moveably mounted in the cabinet; a spool carrying a line with a hook on a distal end of the line, the spool being rotatably mounted in proximity to the boom near end, the line being carried by the boom with the hook hanging downwardly from the boom far end; drive means for controlling movement of the boom and rotation of the spool; user control means mounted to the cabinet for commanding movement of the boom and the line; and a control system operatively connected to the drive means and the user control means for controlling the drive means responsive to the commanded movement, wherein the hook can be manipulated to engage one of the loops and capture the associated prize.