EP0171379A1 - Protective cover for an electronic game apparatus - Google Patents

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EP0171379A1
EP0171379A1 EP85870090A EP85870090A EP0171379A1 EP 0171379 A1 EP0171379 A1 EP 0171379A1 EP 85870090 A EP85870090 A EP 85870090A EP 85870090 A EP85870090 A EP 85870090A EP 0171379 A1 EP0171379 A1 EP 0171379A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
    • A63F7/02—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks using falling playing bodies or playing bodies running on an inclined surface, e.g. pinball games
    • A63F7/025—Pinball games, e.g. flipper games
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  • the present invention relates to a protective casing for a professional electronic game device mounted in a piece of furniture surrounding a rectangular table with an inclined game board provided with five parallel transverse rows with decreasing numbers, counting from top to bottom, traps each provided with electrical contacts, a device for launching the balls, return devices for balls, beacons, return tracks leading the balls into play towards a receptacle intended to collect and collect them before bringing them back for a new part, towards the launching device.
  • Its purpose is in particular to protect the game against cheating attempts consisting in drilling the side walls of the game device and in introducing a rigid metal rod therein in order to fraudulently influence the course of the game, either by directing the marbles towards a specific trap, evening by initiating a contact to allocate points or free games.
  • Professional electronic game devices are generally contained in a piece of furniture consisting of a horizontal box mounted on legs and fitted at the back with a luminous display board.
  • the upper face of the body is lined with a window embedded in lateral grooves made in the carcass of the cabinet. This window is locked by a slat which is accessible only by a front door, formed in the front face of the body of the furniture.
  • This window has the disadvantage of not sufficiently protecting the game against the infiltration of dust, cigarette ash and even beer in case a glass is accidentally spilled on the game glass.
  • the side walls of the box are internally provided with shielding generally consisting of a sheet of stainless steel. This sheet is intended to prevent the introduction of a metal rod, as described above, by making it difficult to drill lateral holes.
  • This shielding protection method does not, however, completely prevent attempts at cheating, since it is always possible to drill the aforementioned sheets.
  • This bottom wall is located exactly under the playing area. It generally consists of a wooden panel, on which are nailed slats forming channels intended to receive the balls involved as soon as they fell into one of the traps. This panel is inclined sufficiently forward so as to allow the balls to roll freely towards a return receptacle for the balls.
  • the various return tracks provided on the aforementioned inclined panel lead to a narrowing leading the balls towards the aforesaid receptacle.
  • the present invention aims to remedy the above drawbacks. It offers a protective envelope for a professional electronic game device mounted in a piece of furniture surrounding a rectangular table with inclined game board provided with five parallel transverse rows with declining number l from top to bottom, traps each provided with electrical contacts, a device for launching the balls, devices for returning the balls, beacons, return tracks leading the balls involved towards the receptacle intended to collect and collect them before bringing them back for a new part, towards the launch device.
  • This envelope is essentially characterized in that it comprises a translucent dome-shaped cover fixed below the protective glass to the carcass of the piece of furniture and a lower shell mounted under the inclined game board.
  • the aforementioned piece of furniture forms on all sides, a double enclosure with the protective envelope formed by the upper dome and the aforesaid lower shell, the walls of which are spaced about 3 to 20 cm apart.
  • the upper dome and the lower shell have an overhanging flange rim applied to the carcass of the piece of furniture containing the above-mentioned device.
  • the lower shell is advantageously made of synthetic material, preferably polyester reinforced with glass fibers or polystyrene, in which return channels are impressed.
  • the return channels converge towards a bowl at the bottom of which is provided the ball return receptacle.
  • FIG. 1 A protective envelope according to the invention, designated as a whole by the reference notation 1, is illustrated in FIG. 1. It is intended to be mounted in an electronic game device protected by a piece of furniture 2 consisting of a box 3 mounted on four legs 4.
  • the body 3 carries a vertical illuminated display panel 5.
  • the upper face 6 of the above-mentioned box 3 consists of a window 7, embedded in lateral grooves 8 formed in a rectangular frame of the carcass 9 of the cabinet 2.
  • the window pane 7 is locked by a front door 8, giving access to an inclined game board 10 and to a collecting shell 11 provided with a receptacle 12 connected to a return device 13.
  • the side walls 14 of the protective box 3 are internally provided with a shield generally consisting of a stainless steel sheet 15.
  • the protective envelope 1 as well as the box 3, are intended to protect the inclined game board 10 provided with five transverse parallel rows 16 with decreasing numbers, counting from top to bottom, of traps 17 each provided with electrical contacts 18 , a device for launching the balls 19, devices for returning the balls 20, beacons, return tracks 22 leading the balls involved towards the receptacle 12 intended to collect and collect them before bringing them back for a new part to the launch device.
  • this envelope 1 comprises a translucent cover in the form of a dome 23, and a lower shell 11, mounted under the inclined game plate 10.
  • the cover 23 is held tight against the game board 10. This avoids the infiltration of dust, cigarette ash and beer.
  • the dome 23 is fixed by a flange 25 with an overhanging side applied to the edge of the game board 10, using studs 24 with round heads free of grooves for screwdrivers.
  • the protective envelope 1 thus forms with the body 3 of the cabinet 2, a double enclosure, the walls of which are spaced about 3 to 20 cm apart.
  • the dome 23 is advantageously made of unbreakable translucent synthetic material.
  • the constitution of a double side wall also prevents cheaters from covering and camouflaging the holes made in the enclosure, since they do not have access to them to provide any coating.
  • the lower shell 24 is preferably made of stamped or shaped synthetic material by molding, stamping or necessary applications of polyester and glass fiber layers. Imprints are thus obtained constituting return channels 26.
  • the return channels 26 converge towards a bowl 27 at the bottom of which is provided the receptacle 12 for returning the balls.
  • the bowl 27 is intended to drain the lost balls towards the extreme traps 24 and 25.
  • the bowl 27 is arranged in such a way that one of its sides 28 is found under the above traps. By falling into the bowl 27, the balls perform transversely to the direction of the return track, a damped back-and-forth, so as to follow a very precise trajectory in the vicinity of the return receptacle.

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The protective cover is intended for a gaming appts. (pin table) comprising a cabinet contg. an inclined rectangular surface with five transverse parallel rows of downwardly reducin reducing members of openings each with an electrical contact. The cabinet further contains a ball launching trigger, means to return balls, beacons, and tracks to return balls to a collecting trough in readiness for launching in the next game. The cover comprises a transparent upwardly flat-domed (acrylic or polycarbonate) member, which is peripherally secured below the upper glass cover panel to the cabinet frame, and a downwardly flat-domed member similarly secured below the playing surface.

Description

La présente invention est relative à une enveloppe de protection d'un appareil de jeu électronique professionnel monté dans un meuble entourant une table rectangulaire à plateau de jeu inclinée pourvu de cinq rangées parallèles transversales à nombre dégressif,à compter du haut vers le bas, de pièges munis chacun de contacts électriques, un dispositif de lancement des billes, des dispositifs de renvoi de billes, des balises, des pistes de retour menant les billes misesen jeu vers un réceptacle destiné à les recueillir et les rassembler avant de les ramener pour une nouvelle partie, vers le dispositif de lancement.The present invention relates to a protective casing for a professional electronic game device mounted in a piece of furniture surrounding a rectangular table with an inclined game board provided with five parallel transverse rows with decreasing numbers, counting from top to bottom, traps each provided with electrical contacts, a device for launching the balls, return devices for balls, beacons, return tracks leading the balls into play towards a receptacle intended to collect and collect them before bringing them back for a new part, towards the launching device.

Elle a en particulier pour but de protéger le jeu contre les tentatives de tricherie consistant à forer les parois latérales de l'appareil de jeu et à y introduire une tige rigide de métal afin d'influencer frauduleusement le déroulement du jeu, soit en dirigeant les billes vers un piège déterminé, soir en enclenchant un contact attri- buteur de points ou de parties de jeu gratuites.Its purpose is in particular to protect the game against cheating attempts consisting in drilling the side walls of the game device and in introducing a rigid metal rod therein in order to fraudulently influence the course of the game, either by directing the marbles towards a specific trap, evening by initiating a contact to allocate points or free games.

Les appareils de jeu électroniques professionnels sont généralement contenus dans un meuble constitué d'une caisse horizontale montée sur pieds et munie à l'arrière d'un tableau d'affichage lumineux. La face supérieure de la caisse est garnie d'une vitre encastrée dans des rainures latérales ménagées dans la carcasse du meuble. Cette vitre est verrouillée par une latte qui n'est accessible que par une porte frontale, ménagée dans la face antérieure de là caisse du meuble.Professional electronic game devices are generally contained in a piece of furniture consisting of a horizontal box mounted on legs and fitted at the back with a luminous display board. The upper face of the body is lined with a window embedded in lateral grooves made in the carcass of the cabinet. This window is locked by a slat which is accessible only by a front door, formed in the front face of the body of the furniture.

Cette vitre présente l'inconvénient de ne pas protéger suffisamment le jeu contre les infiltrations de poussières, de cendres de cigarettes et même de bière au cas où un verre est accidentellement renversé sur la vitre du jeu.This window has the disadvantage of not sufficiently protecting the game against the infiltration of dust, cigarette ash and even beer in case a glass is accidentally spilled on the game glass.

Les parois latérales de la caisse sont pourvues intérieurement d'un blindage constitué généralement d'une tôle en acier inoxydable. Cette tôle est destinée à prévenir l'introduction d'une tige de métal, comme décrit ci-dessus, en rendant difficile le forage de trous latéraux.The side walls of the box are internally provided with shielding generally consisting of a sheet of stainless steel. This sheet is intended to prevent the introduction of a metal rod, as described above, by making it difficult to drill lateral holes.

Ce mode de protection par blindage ne parvient cependant pas à empêcher complètement les tentatives de tricherie, puisqu'il reste toujours possible de forer les tôles susdites.This shielding protection method does not, however, completely prevent attempts at cheating, since it is always possible to drill the aforementioned sheets.

En outre, il reste également possible de perforer la paroi de fond du meuble de l'appareil de jeu. Cette paroi de fond se trouve exactement sous l'aire de jeu. Elle est généralement constitué d'un panneau de bois, sur lequel sont clouées des lattes formant des canaux destinés à recevoir les billes mises en jeu dès que celles-ci sont tombées dans un des pièges. Ce panneau est incliné suffisamment vers l'avant de manière à permettre aux billes de rouler librement vers un réceptacle de retour des billes. Les diverses pistes de retour ménagées sur le panneau incliné susdit débouchent sur un rétrécissement conduisant les billes vers le réceptacle susdit. Lorsque deux ou plusieurs billes aboutissent simultanément dans le rétrécissement susdit, il se produit une obstruction, qui, sous l'action des autres billes qui y affluent ultérieurement, provoque un encombrement qu'il est impossible d'éliminer sans ouvrir la porte frontale de l'appareil, ce qui nécessite l'intervention d'un technicien appelé sur place.In addition, it is also possible to perforate the bottom wall of the furniture of the game machine. This bottom wall is located exactly under the playing area. It generally consists of a wooden panel, on which are nailed slats forming channels intended to receive the balls involved as soon as they fell into one of the traps. This panel is inclined sufficiently forward so as to allow the balls to roll freely towards a return receptacle for the balls. The various return tracks provided on the aforementioned inclined panel lead to a narrowing leading the balls towards the aforesaid receptacle. When two or more balls lead simultaneously into the aforementioned narrowing, there is an obstruction, which, under the action of the other balls which flow thereafter, causes a bulk which it is impossible to eliminate without opening the front door of the 'device, which requires the intervention of a technician called on site.

La présente invention vise à remédier aux inconvénients susdits. Elle propose une enveloppe de protection d'un appareil de jeu électronique professionnel monté dans un meuble entourant une table rectangulaire à plateau de jeu incliné pourvu de cinq rangées parallèles transversales à nombre dégressiflà compter du haut vers le bas, de pièges munis chacun de contacts électriques, un dispositif de lancement des billes, des dispositifs de renvoi des billes, des balises, des pistes de retour menant les billes mise en jeu vers le réceptacle destiné à les recueillir et les rassembler avant de les ramener pour une nouvelle partie, vers le dispositif de lancement.The present invention aims to remedy the above drawbacks. It offers a protective envelope for a professional electronic game device mounted in a piece of furniture surrounding a rectangular table with inclined game board provided with five parallel transverse rows with declining number l from top to bottom, traps each provided with electrical contacts, a device for launching the balls, devices for returning the balls, beacons, return tracks leading the balls involved towards the receptacle intended to collect and collect them before bringing them back for a new part, towards the launch device.

Cette enveloppe est essentiellement caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte un couvercle translucide en forme de coupole fixé en-dessous de la vitre de protection à la carcasse du meuble et une coque inférieure montée sous le plateau incliné de jeu.This envelope is essentially characterized in that it comprises a translucent dome-shaped cover fixed below the protective glass to the carcass of the piece of furniture and a lower shell mounted under the inclined game board.

Suivant une particularité de l'invention, le meuble susdit forme de toute part, une double enceinte avec l'enveloppe de protection formée par la coupole supérieure et la coque inférieure susdites, dont les parois sont écartées d'environ 3 à 20 cm.According to a feature of the invention, the aforementioned piece of furniture forms on all sides, a double enclosure with the protective envelope formed by the upper dome and the aforesaid lower shell, the walls of which are spaced about 3 to 20 cm apart.

Dans une forme de réalisation particulière de l'invention, la coupole supérieure et la coque inférieure comportent un rebord à glanc débordant appliqué sur la carcasse du meuble contenant l'appareil susdit.In a particular embodiment of the invention, the upper dome and the lower shell have an overhanging flange rim applied to the carcass of the piece of furniture containing the above-mentioned device.

La coque inférieure est avantageusement réalisée en matière synthétique, de préférence en polyester renforcé de fibres de verre ou en polystyrène, dans laquelle des canaux de retour sont empreints.The lower shell is advantageously made of synthetic material, preferably polyester reinforced with glass fibers or polystyrene, in which return channels are impressed.

Suivant une autre particularité de l'invention, les canaux de retour convergent vers une cuvette au fond de laquelle est ménagé le réceptacle de retour des billes.According to another feature of the invention, the return channels converge towards a bowl at the bottom of which is provided the ball return receptacle.

D'autres particularités et détails de l'invention apparaitront au cours de la description détaillée suivante, faisant référence aux dessins ci-annexés qui illustrent une forme de réalisation de l'invention, donnée à titre d'exemple non limitatif.Other features and details of the invention will become apparent during the following detailed description, referring to the accompanying drawings which illustrate an embodiment of the invention, given by way of non-limiting example.

Dans ces dessins :

  • - la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un appareil de jeu muni d'une enveloppe de protection suivant l'invention;
  • - la figure 2 est une vue en plan de la partie supérieure de l'enveloppe de protection illustrée à la figure 1 ;
  • - la figure 3 est une vue en élévation latérale de la coupole susdite ;
  • - la figure 4 est une vue en plan de la partie inférieure de l'enveloppe de protection suivant l'invention.
In these drawings:
  • - Figure 1 is a perspective view of a game device provided with a protective envelope according to the invention;
  • - Figure 2 is a plan view of the upper part of the protective envelope illustrated in Figure 1;
  • - Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the above dome;
  • - Figure 4 is a plan view of the lower part of the protective envelope according to the invention.

Dans ces figures, les mêmes notations de référence désignent des éléments identiques ou analogues.In these figures, the same reference notations designate identical or analogous elements.

Une enveloppe de protection suivant l'invention, désignée dans son ensemble par la notation de référence 1, est illustrée à la figure 1. Elle est destinée à être montée dans un appareil de jeu électronique protégé par un meuble 2 constitué d'une caisse 3 montée sur quatre pieds 4. La caisse 3 porte un panneau d'affichage lumineux vertical 5.A protective envelope according to the invention, designated as a whole by the reference notation 1, is illustrated in FIG. 1. It is intended to be mounted in an electronic game device protected by a piece of furniture 2 consisting of a box 3 mounted on four legs 4. The body 3 carries a vertical illuminated display panel 5.

La face supérieure 6 de la caisse 3 susdite, se compose d'une vitre 7, encastrée dans des rainures latérales 8 ménagées dans un cadre rectangulaire de la carcasse 9 du meuble 2.The upper face 6 of the above-mentioned box 3 consists of a window 7, embedded in lateral grooves 8 formed in a rectangular frame of the carcass 9 of the cabinet 2.

La vitre 7 est verrouillée par une porte frontale 8, donnant accès à un plateau de jeu 10 incliné et à une coque collectrice 11 muni d'un réceptacle 12 relié à un dispositif de retour 13.The window pane 7 is locked by a front door 8, giving access to an inclined game board 10 and to a collecting shell 11 provided with a receptacle 12 connected to a return device 13.

Les parois latérales 14 de la caisse protectrice 3, sont pourvues intérieurement d'un blindage constitué généralement d'une tôle en acier inoxydable 15.The side walls 14 of the protective box 3 are internally provided with a shield generally consisting of a stainless steel sheet 15.

L'enveloppe de protection 1 ainsi que la caisse 3, sont destinées à protéger le plateau de jeu incliné 10 pourvu de cinq rangée parallèles transversales 16 à nombre dégressif, à compter du haut vers le bas, de pièges 17 munis chacun de contacts électriques 18, un dispositif de lancement des billes 19, des dispositifs de renvoi des billes 20, des balises, des pistes 22 de retour menant les billes mises en jeu vers le réceptacle 12 destiné à les recueillir et les rassembler avant de les ramener pour une nouvelle partie vers le dispositif de lancement.The protective envelope 1 as well as the box 3, are intended to protect the inclined game board 10 provided with five transverse parallel rows 16 with decreasing numbers, counting from top to bottom, of traps 17 each provided with electrical contacts 18 , a device for launching the balls 19, devices for returning the balls 20, beacons, return tracks 22 leading the balls involved towards the receptacle 12 intended to collect and collect them before bringing them back for a new part to the launch device.

Suivant l'invention, cette enveloppe 1 comporte un couvercle translucide en forme de coupole 23, et une coque inférieure 11, montée sous le plateau incliné de jeu 10.According to the invention, this envelope 1 comprises a translucent cover in the form of a dome 23, and a lower shell 11, mounted under the inclined game plate 10.

Le couvercle 23 est maintenu serré contre le plateau de jeu 10. On évite ainsi l'infiltration de poussières, de cendres de cigarettes et de bière.The cover 23 is held tight against the game board 10. This avoids the infiltration of dust, cigarette ash and beer.

La coupole 23 est fixée par un rebord 25 à flanc débordant appliqué sur le bord du plateau 10 de jeu, à l'aide de goujons 24 à tête ronde exempts de rainure pour tournevis.The dome 23 is fixed by a flange 25 with an overhanging side applied to the edge of the game board 10, using studs 24 with round heads free of grooves for screwdrivers.

L'enveloppe de protection 1 forme ainsi avec la caisse 3 du meuble 2, une enceinte double, dont les parois sont écartées d'environ 3 à 20 cm.The protective envelope 1 thus forms with the body 3 of the cabinet 2, a double enclosure, the walls of which are spaced about 3 to 20 cm apart.

Même si on parvient à forer un trou dans le double enceinte, la probabilité d'influencer favorablement le jeu est pratiquement nulle, puisqu'il ne sera plus possible d'orienter arbitrairement une tige introduite frauduleusement dans l'appareil de jeu, par deux trous distants de 3 à 20 cm.Even if we manage to drill a hole in the double enclosure, the probability of influencing the game favorably is practically zero, since it will no longer be possible to arbitrarily orient a rod introduced fraudulently into the game device, by two holes 3 to 20 cm apart.

La coupole 23 est avantageusement réalisée en matière synthétique translucide incassable.The dome 23 is advantageously made of unbreakable translucent synthetic material.

Ainsi, au cas où la vitre 7 devait se briser, le jeu lui-même ne devrait subir aucun dégât.Thus, in case the window 7 should break, the game itself should not suffer any damage.

La constitution d'une double paroi latérale empêche également les tricheurs de recouvrir et de camoufler les trous ménagés dans l'enceinte, puisqu'ils n'y ont pas accès pour y apporter un enduit quelconque.The constitution of a double side wall also prevents cheaters from covering and camouflaging the holes made in the enclosure, since they do not have access to them to provide any coating.

La coque inférieure 24 est réalisée de préférence en matière synthétique embouties ou mises en forme par moulage, emboutissage ou applications nécessaires de couches de polyester et de fibres de verre. On obtient ainsi des empreintes constituant des canaux de retour 26.The lower shell 24 is preferably made of stamped or shaped synthetic material by molding, stamping or necessary applications of polyester and glass fiber layers. Imprints are thus obtained constituting return channels 26.

Les canaux de retour 26 convergent vers une cuvette 27 au fond de laquelle est ménagé le réceptacle 12 de retour des billes.The return channels 26 converge towards a bowl 27 at the bottom of which is provided the receptacle 12 for returning the balls.

La cuvette 27 est destinée à drainer les billes égarées vers les pièges extrêmes 24 et 25. La cuvette 27 est disposée de telle manière qu'un de ses flancs 28 se trouve sous les pièges susdits. En tombant dans la cuvette 27, les billes effectuent transversalement à la direction de la piste de retour, un va-et-vient amorti, de manière à suivre une trajectoire bien précise au voisinage du réceptacle de retour.The bowl 27 is intended to drain the lost balls towards the extreme traps 24 and 25. The bowl 27 is arranged in such a way that one of its sides 28 is found under the above traps. By falling into the bowl 27, the balls perform transversely to the direction of the return track, a damped back-and-forth, so as to follow a very precise trajectory in the vicinity of the return receptacle.

Les avantages du système de protection sont nombreux :

  • - inviolabilité ;
  • - protection accrue contre l'infiltration de poussière ;
  • - détection plus facile des tentatives de fraude ;
  • - solidité, en particulier meilleure résistance au choc ;
  • - invisibilité ;
  • - démontage facile ;
  • - élimination des obstructions éventuelles sur les pistes de retour.
The advantages of the protection system are numerous:
  • - inviolability;
  • - increased protection against dust infiltration;
  • - easier detection of fraud attempts;
  • - solidity, in particular better impact resistance;
  • - invisibility;
  • - easy disassembly;
  • - elimination of any obstructions on the return tracks.

Il est évident que l'invention n'est pas limitée à la forme de réalisation précitée et que de nombreuses modifications peuvent y être apportées sans la soustraire de la portée des revendications suivantes.It is obvious that the invention is not limited to the aforementioned embodiment and that numerous modifications can be made thereto without removing it from the scope of the following claims.

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1. Enveloppe de protection d'un appareil de jeu électronique professionnel monté dans un meuble entourant une table rectangulaire à plateau de jeu incliné pourvu de cinq rangées parallèles transversales (16) à nombre dégressif, à compter du haut vers le bas, de pièges (17)munis chacun de contacts électriques (18), un dispositif de lancement des billes (19), des dispositifs de renvoi de billes (20), des balises (21), des pistes (22)de retour menant les billes mises en jeu vers le réceptacle(12)destiné à les recueillir et les rassembler avant de les ramener pour une nouvelle partie, vers le dispositif de lancement, caractérisé en ce qu'elle comporte un couvercle translucide (23)en forme de coupole fixé en-dessous de la vitre de protection (7), à la carcasse (9)du meuble (2)et une coque inférieure (24) montée sous le plateau incliné de jeu (10).1. Protective cover of a professional electronic game device mounted in a piece of furniture surrounding a rectangular table with an inclined game board provided with five transverse parallel rows (16) with decreasing numbers, from top to bottom, of traps ( 17) each provided with electrical contacts (18), a device for launching the balls (19), ball return devices (20), beacons (21), return tracks (22) leading to the balls involved towards the receptacle (12) intended to collect and collect them before bringing them back for a new part, towards the launching device, characterized in that it comprises a translucent cover (23) in the form of a dome fixed below the protective glass (7), to the carcass (9) of the cabinet (2) and a lower shell (24) mounted under the inclined game board (10). 2. Enveloppe suivant la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le meuble susdit forme de toute part, double enceinte avec l'enveloppe de protection formée par la coupole supérieure et la coque inférieure (24) susdite, dont les parois sont écartées d'environ 3 à 20 cm.2. Envelope according to claim 1, characterized in that the above-mentioned piece of furniture forms, on all sides, a double enclosure with the protective envelope formed by the upper dome and the above-mentioned lower shell (24), the walls of which are spaced about 3 to 20 cm. 3. Enveloppe suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisée en ce que la coupole supérieure et la coupole inférieure comportent un rebord à flanc débordant appliqué sur la carcasse du meuble contenant l'appareil susdit.3. Envelope according to any one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the upper dome and the lower dome have a flange with an overhanging side applied to the carcass of the piece of furniture containing the above-mentioned device. 4. Enveloppe suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la coque inférieure (24)réalisée en matière synthétique, présente des canaux de retour empreintes dans celle-ci.4. Envelope according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lower shell (24) made of synthetic material, has return channels imprinted therein. 5. Enveloppe suivant la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que les canaux de retour(26)convergent vers une cuvette (27)au fond de laquelle est ménagé le réceptacle (12) de retour des billes.5. Envelope according to claim 4, characterized in that the return channels (26) converge towards a bowl (27) at the bottom of which is formed the receptacle (12) for returning the balls. 6. Enveloppe suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la coupole(24) est réalisée en méthacrylate de méthyle ou en polycarbonate.6. Envelope according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the dome (24) is made of methyl methacrylate or polycarbonate.
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