Patent ID: 8500125

Claim:
A medal game apparatus comprising: a lower base configured to receive a plurality of medals thereon; an upper base configured to receive the plurality of medals thereon, the upper base being seated on a rear portion of the lower base and configured to be movable relative to the lower base in a direction to a front portion of the lower base; a medal acceptance portion configured to accept at least one medal inserted therein and to be movable; a medal feeding mechanism extending in a direction toward the upper base and connected to the medal acceptance portion; an interference portion located at one end of the upper base and configured to interfere with ones of the plurality of medals placed on the upper base; a medal storing unit located under the lower base and configured to store ones of the plurality of medals which fall down from the lower base; and a medal dispenser unit configured to dispense the ones of the plurality of medals stored in the medal storing unit, wherein the medal acceptance portion comprises: a medal placement area located adjacent to the medal dispenser unit and configured to receive the plurality of medals lying down, a medal alignment recess continuously connected to the medal placement area, a portion of the medal alignment recess having a curved surface substantially along a periphery of a medal, and a medal insertion slot located at an opposite end of the medal alignment recess to the medal placement area, wherein the medal feeding mechanism comprises: a guide connected to the medal insertion slot, and a rail connected to the guide, and wherein the guide is configured to guide a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot to the rail, and the rail is configured to feed the medal to the upper base.