Claims
- 1. In an amusement game, a device for moving a pair of movable objects comprising:
- a solenoid having a plunger movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
- an arm rotatable about a pivot point having first and second ends displaced from said pivot point, said arm being linked to said plunger at a point spaced from said pivot point;
- a first link connected to said first end of said arm and adapted to move one of said movable objects; and
- a second link connected to said second end of said arm and adapted to move the other of said movable objects;
- wherein movement of said plunger between said extended position and said retracted position causes rotation of said arm and simultaneous movement of both of said movable objects.
- 2. The device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a plate to which said arm is rotatably mounted, said plate further having a pair of slots wherein said first link is slidably engaged within one of said slots and said second link is slidably engaged within the other of said slots.
- 3. In an amusement game, a device for moving a pair of movable objects disposed above a playfield comprising:
- a solenoid having a plunger movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
- a plate having first and second slots;
- an arm rotatably mounted to said plate about a pivot point having first and second ends displaced from said pivot point, said arm being linked to said plunger at a point spaced from said pivot point;
- a first link having one end thereof connected to said first end of said arm and the other end thereof slidably engaged with said first slot; and
- a second link having one end thereof connected to said second end of said arm and the other end thereof slidably engaged with said second slot;
- wherein said first link is adapted to move one of said movable objects and said second link is adapted to move the other of said movable objects such that movement of said plunger between said extended and retracted positions causes rotation of said arm and simultaneous movement of both of said movable objects.
- 4. The device as recited in claim 3, wherein said playfield is disposed in a first plane and said pair of movable objects move in a second plane substantially perpendicular to said first plane.
- 5. The device as recited in claim 4, wherein said first and second slots are disposed generally parallel to said first plane.
- 6. A pinball game using a pinball adapted to be propelled along a playfield, comprising
- a target mounted above said playfield;
- first and second movable objects mounted above said playfield and movable between a closed position wherein said first and second movable objects are disposed substantially adjacent to each other and an open position wherein said first and second movable objects are disposed substantially apart from each other;
- a solenoid having a plunger movable between an extended position and a retracted position in response to contact of said target by said pinball;
- an arm rotatable about a pivot point having first and second ends displaced from said pivot point, said arm being linked to said plunger at a point spaced from said pivot point;
- a first link connecting said first end of said arm to one of said movable objects; and
- a second link connecting said second end of said arm to the other of said movable objects;
- wherein movement of said plunger between said extended and retracted positions causes said movable objects to move between said open and said closed positions.
- 7. The pinball game as recited in claim 6, wherein said playfield occupies a first plane and said movable objects move in a second plane substantially perpendicular to said first plane.
- 8. The pinball game as recited in claim 7, wherein said first and second movable objects comprise first and second doors behind which is disposed a part of said playfield into which said pinball may travel.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/255,480, filed Jun. 8, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,417,422 entitled "Pinball Optical Illusion Techniques", which remains pending.
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