US 12,090,413 B1
Amusement device with an interactive target and projector feature
Brian Eddy, Elk Grove Village, IL (US); and Elliot Eismin, Elk Grove Village, IL (US)
Assigned to Stern Pinball, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (US)
Filed by STERN PINBALL, INC., Elk Grove Village, IL (US)
Filed on Jun. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/358,888.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/044,170, filed on Jun. 25, 2020.
Int. Cl. A63F 7/02 (2006.01); A63F 7/30 (2006.01); G03B 21/10 (2006.01)
CPC A63F 7/027 (2013.01) [A63F 7/30 (2013.01); G03B 21/10 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An amusement device with interactive target and projector feature comprising:
a cabinet housing a plurality of game input devices and game output devices;
a playfield housed within the cabinet, the playfield having a top surface and a lower surface, wherein the top surface is configured to allow movement of a ball thereupon; and
a projector operably mounted to the top surface of the playfield, the projector configured to project an image upon a projection surface of at least one of the game input devices or game output devices located above the top surface, and
wherein the game input devices comprise a projection screen assembly, the projection screen assembly comprising a mount coupled to the top surface of the playfield, the mount supporting a movable projection screen comprising the projection surface, and an actuator operably coupled to the movable projection screen, the actuator configured to move the movable projection screen between a generally vertical configuration relative to the playfield and an inclined configuration wherein a first end of the movable projection screen is proximate the playfield and a second end, opposite the first end is elevated from the playfield.