Patent ID: 7487972
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. An amusement device for playing a skilled based game, said device comprising a balloon, a pump for inflating said balloon, a connecting hose for connecting said pump to said balloon, a release value for relieving pressure from a pressurized system, said pressurized system comprising said pump, said connecting hose, and said balloon, a countdown timer for providing a predetermined game interval, an activation switch, for the initiation of said game and said countdown timer, a detector, for detecting the successful exercise of skill during the play of said game and providing a signal reflecting the successful exercise of skill to a controller, said controller, in response to said signal reflecting the successful exercise of skill allowing said air pump to operate during said game interval wherein said pump will cause balloon to inflate and, in the event said signal is recognized by said controller for a sufficient time over said predetermined game interval, said pump will be activated for a duration which would cause said balloon to burst, and said controller further activating said release valve after said predetermined game interval has elapsed allowing any pressure in said system to dissipate.