ES1069509U - Table for the frog game (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Table for the game of the frog, which is constituted from a structure in which is established a top platform with an open-mouth frog, a pinwheel and holes for the passage of corresponding yew that intervene as elements in the game practice, which are driven by the players, is characterized in that it includes a purse receiver of a coin of legal tender to carry out the actuation of an internal mechanism that allows freeing the retained yews in an internal area of the machine, this retention being carried out by means of a gate that, in combination with a ramp through which sliding the yews that enter through the holes of the upper platform, establish means that preclude the fraudulent extraction of the yew, unless the legal tender is introduced through the purse . (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Frog game table.

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a table for frog game, which has structural characteristics internal that prevents the extraction of yews that are used in the development of the game, provided that in order to carry out that extraction of yews is necessary the previous introduction of a legal tender

Background of the invention

The frog game is based on a table or frame with legs where a horizontal platform is established and higher than a certain height, protected with two sides and one back wall, so on that horizontal platform there are a series of holes, as well as a metal frog with its mouth open and facing forward, also including a pinwheel and bridges protecting other holes in the platform, from so that in the game a series of yew participate by the players in the attempt to introduce them through the open mouth of the frog, others falling through the holes, so that both these and the mouth are slightly amplitude higher than that of yew trees to allow them to pass through.

Under that platform a drawer is arranged removable with compartments for receiving different yews

Well, the frog game is free and it You have access to the yew trees without removing the reception drawer located under the platform, which means costs economic for the establishment where the game is installed in issue, since on the one hand there is deterioration, aging and therefore the need to restore or replenish certain elements or parts, regardless of other times the replacement should be done as a result of theft.

Description of the invention

The game table of the frog that is recommended It has been designed to solve the problem before exposed, for which it incorporates a series of means that are capable of keeping yews inside the structure previously they have been introduced through the holes or openings established on the upper platform, all in a way that to extract the yews, according to the invention, it is necessary to introduce a legal tender through a wallet that acts to release these yews, all of which carries with them that owners of the establishments where the frog game can take advantage of something that in principle It is an investment.

More specifically, the table for the game of frog that is recommended, in addition to incorporating the purse for the introduction of the legal tender and be able to release the yew for the practice of the game, it presents the peculiarity that yews that are introduced through the holes established in the upper platform, access a ramp through which the yews reach a retention area of them, from which can be released to access an exit zone, prior action of the mechanisms activated from the introduction legal tender

The ramp is likely to be complemented with another opposite and of shorter length, always leading to both in the yew retention zone, area that is delimited by the second ramp opposed to the first one, and a door practicable, which can be tilting, or sliding, and that is the which retains the yews, so that the mechanism drive carries with it the movement of that gate and corresponding Yew release to the exit zone.

However, these ramps can be replaced by individual ramps, each of which will connect with each one of the holes established in the upper platform, being these ramps determining sliding channels for yews, revealing the yew that has entered through each of the holes and thus grant them the corresponding score, so such that each of the aforementioned individual ramps, by way of grooves, would lead to as many retention areas whose at least frontal area would be transparent, which would have its corresponding gate to release the yew or yew accumulated in each of these retention zones.

Optionally, yeast access through of one of the ramps produces the tilt of a gate of sway that lets the yews pass by tilting, running these through the broader ramp, establishing that close a gate when trying to swing in the direction opposite, since by one edge it stops against the ramp itself and on the other against a projection established on the underside of the own platform where the through holes of Yew

After the retention gate of yew, a second one is also planned swing gate intended to prevent through the part previous machine can access the zone or zones of yew retention, although said swing gate can tilt in the sense of letting yews pass when they are released from your area

As for the purse itself and that as previously stated, it is operable by means of introduction of a legal tender, includes a plate able to push a plate on which a second actionable and lockable plate based on two studs established on the first plate, all in such a way that the tilting of that second plate, by the thrust of the first plate, carries with it the actuation of the retention gate from the yews, freeing them to access directly to a Departure area where they can be picked up.

The table, with the referred characteristics, you can replace the ramp or ramps with a drawer that can be compartmentalized with as many compartments as holes have the upper platform, in order to know exactly why holes have passed the respective yews and what would be the Score for each player. That drawer will be complemented with a closing plate, between the open and upper part of the drawer and the bottom face of the hole platform, counting that sheet also with holes capable of facing those of the platform or move with the drawer and close the passage of the holes in the platform, preventing access of yews to the drawer.

On the other hand, it is expected that the gate or gates established in the area or areas of retention of yews they can be operated in very different ways, from a movable rack that meshes with a pinion provided in the own gate, until a set of plates articulated with each other so that both in the previous case and in this one the performance of the purse carry the displacement, in the first case of the zipper and in the second case of the plates to make the swing in the direction of opening or closing of the commented gate, or even the vertical displacement of it.

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that then it will be done and in order to help a better understanding of the features of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical realization thereof, is accompanied as an integral part of that description, a set of drawings in where illustrative and not limiting, it has been represented the next:

Figure 1.- Shows a representation Schematic plan of what is the inside of the table for game of the frog object of the invention, and where they are left see the purse areas, the platform with the holes, and others.

Figure 2.- Shows a representation schematic corresponding to a cut by a vertical plane of the frog game table, showing the two ramps, the tilt gates and inverted "L" profile that it constitutes the retaining element of the yews, not having represented the purse system.

Figure 3.- Shows a side view like the of the previous figure, where the system of purse and corresponding drive mechanism, looking at this is the yew itineraries once introduced by the holes of the upper platform, reaching and remaining retained in the "L" profile.

Figure 4.- Shows a view like that of the previous figure, where the yews have been previously released to directly access an exit area of which they are extracted. In this figure you can see in dashed lines the positions that occupy both the piece that acts on the profile in "L" like this one, in the operating position, that is to say tilting of the piece in "L" leaving the yews free.

Figure 5.- Shows a side view in detail of the actuation form, in this case by means of a zipper, of the yeast retention gate. In this figure you can also see the two ramps through which the yews slide in their introduction.
tion.

Figure 6.- Shows another view like that of the previous figure, but in this case with the activation of the gate based on articulated plates.

Figure 7.- Shows another form of articulation of plates for actuating the gate in the direction vertical.

Figure 8.- Shows an alternative of embodiment in which each hole of the upper platform an independent ramp or groove corresponds through the which shuffles that access through the respective hole move, until it falls into a corresponding retention zone.

Figure 9.- Shows, finally, a view in plant of the distribution of the holes in the platform upper and corresponding yew retention areas a those that access the different ramps or grooves associated with one or the other entrance holes of the yews, depending on the variant of embodiment of the previous figure.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

As you can see in the referred figures, the table for frog game object of the invention, may have any appropriate design, in its outline includes walls lateral (1), a rear wall (2), and between them the corresponding platform (3) affected by holes (4) by that are capable of passing the corresponding yews, including  also an area (5) for a windlass and holes (6) in which bridges are arranged, all as conventional, also including one of the holes (4), specifically the referenced with (7), for mounting the corresponding frog.

In that plan view of figure 1 where we can see the already mentioned outline and characteristics of the platform with the holes referred to, an area is shown (8) for the installation of the purse, the drive mechanism and the coin box, said drive mechanism being referenced in general with the number (9), while with the number (10) has been referenced what is the purse itself saying.

In one embodiment it is envisioned that inside, under the platform (3) of the holes (4, 5, 6 and 7), two ramps (11 and 12) are provided, opposite each other, the ramp (11) being lower and wider than the ramp upper (12), so that the yews that are introduced by the holes (4), either by the frog or by the holes in the bridges previously commented, will access through a ramp or another (11 and 12), until reaching an area (13) where they are retained by a gate formed by a profile (14), in combination with the lower ramp (11). In addition to this ramp (11), the yews slide and access the area (13) previously commented on by tilting of a swinging gate (15) that can swing on its own yew thrust while in the opposite direction can not tilt, therefore the yews being imprisoned in that area (13) of the profile or gate (14), since in the opposite direction the swinging of the gate (15) is canceled by the own lower ramp (11) and by a stop (16) provided for this purpose on the face lower or internal platform (3).

Behind the gate or profile (14) of yew retention in the area (13), a second is planned tilt gate (17) that can swing in the direction of leaving slide the yews down the ramp (11) once the profile is tilted or gate (14), but is prevented from tilting in the opposite direction by the ramp itself (11), which prevents access from the part front of the game table towards the area (13) where the yew, preventing fraudulent subtraction of these.

In figure 3 it can be seen as the yews that enter through the holes (4) of the platform (3), access according to the itinerary marked by the arrows through the ramps (11 and 12), until reaching the zone (13) in which they are retained through the gate (14), letting itself be seen as the swinging gate (15) performs its tilt by the own thrust exerted by the yew (18) sliding down the ramp (12), returning to its position original preventing tilting in the opposite direction when that thrust ceases, so it is impossible that even if it turns over the table can carry out the fraudulent abduction of yews (18).

In order to extract these and perform the practice of the game, it is necessary to enter a legal tender on the purse, in which case the mechanism that, from a plate (19), pushes a plate (20) on which it is mounted, through of an articulation shaft (21), a second related plate (22) with the gate or profile (14) for retaining the yew (18). That plate (22) is blocked by means of the pin (23) that is located in a recess of that, also including the plate (20) a busty (24) that when it hits the plate (22), the pin (23) releases the  same and the rotation and tilting of the profile can be carried out (14), as depicted in dashed line in Figure 4, carrying out the release of yews (18) that will be accessed by the ramp (12) to the exit zone (25), from which and to through an opening (26) established in the front wall or previous (27) of the own table, the yews (18) can be extracted. It should be noted that these yews (18), when released by the  profile (14) and slid down the ramp (12), they will push and make to swing the swing gate (17) allowing the access of the same towards the exit zone (25).

Therefore, based on the game table of the frog described, it is impossible to use yews (18) to the practice of the game, if a currency of legal course in the wallet (10) of it, so if it is not thus the mechanisms described keep the yews (18) retained through the gate or profile (14) without the possibility of accessing by nowhere to them while when the coin is introduced legal tender in the wallet (10) and the mechanism of in accordance with the above described, the release of the yews (18) by the gate or profile (14) towards the exit zone (25) from which they can be stolen manually to carry out the practice of the game.

In a variant embodiment, instead of ramps (11 and 12) previously commented, to the different holes (4), hole (5), hole (6) and hole (7) can be associated as many ramps by way of grooves (28) that lead to as many retention areas (29, 30, 31 and 32), where retention is made through the corresponding gate (33), whose performance to release the yews (18) retained in any of the zones (29, 30, 31 and 32), which they will be transparent at least in their previous area, which results in that these yews (18) reach the exit zone (25) already mentioned in advance

In this variant embodiment shown in the Figures 8 and 9, the yews (18) that enter through one or the other of the commented holes will pass through your ramp or groove (28) to the retention zone (29, 30, 31 or 32) and thus assign them The corresponding value.

It should be said that both the gate or profile (14) as the gate (33) for retaining the yews (18) in the area (13) or in zones (29, 30, 31 and 32), can be operated by any appropriate system, either tiltingly, as represented in figures 2, 3 and 4, for the profile or gate (14), or by another drive system as has been represented in figures 5, 6 and 7, being able to observe how the actuation of figure 5 is performed by a system of zipper (34), actuated by the purse mechanism, whose rack (34) gears with a pinion (35) linked to the respective gate (14) or (33), so that the actuation of that rack (34) carries with it the rotation of the pinion (35) and therefore the actuation of the gate (14 or 33) to allow the passage of the yews (18) towards the corresponding exit zone (25).

In figure 6 it can be seen as the drive of the corresponding gate (14 or 33) can be done by some plates (36, 37 and 38), the latter articulated at the end upper of the corresponding gate (14), so that the displacement of the plate (36), by the mechanism of coin purse, carries the tilt and consequent displacement of the plate (37) articulated to the same, and with it the displacement and tilting of the plate (38) articulated to the previous one, producing the tilting of the gate (14), or where appropriate the gate (33).

Said plate system may be formed. by an additional and intermediate plate (39), as represented in figure 7, sandwiched between the plate (37) and the plate (38), performing the same function, in this case a displacement vertical of the gate (14 or 33), although the intermediate plate (39) pivots on a point (40) pulling the plate (38) that move the gate (14) vertically. That is to say, in this case, instead of tilting said gate (14), what it does is move vertically to let the yews pass (18) towards the exit zone (25).

In figure (8) the gate (33) is horizontally movable to release the yews (18) located in the corresponding retention zone (29), although obviously that gate (33) can be equally tilting as is the gate (14) referred to previously.

As already said before, the opposing ramps (11 and 12) or, where appropriate, the ramps individual (28) can be replaced by another drop system of yews (18), a drawer-based system, not shown and which is endowed with a plurality of compartments, as many as holes have the platform (3), so that you can know through which holes the yews pass (18) and therefore provide them of the corresponding score, so that those holes in the  platform (3) could be sealed by a sheet arranged interspersed between the drawer and the platform itself, on whose sheet metal holes would be able to face the holes of the platform and give way to the yews, while that a slight displacement of that sheet produces the gap between the holes of the platform and the sheet itself, making it impossible the passage of yew into the drawer.

Finally say that the mechanisms of drive commented and referred to by way of example, are liable to be motorized by any system appropriate, for example based on an electro-magnet or by any other means deemed convenient.

Claims (9)

1. Frog game table, which being constituted from a structure in which an upper platform with an open mouth frog, a pinwheel and holes for the passage of corresponding yews that intervene as elements in the game practice is established , which are driven by the players, it is characterized in that it includes a purse that receives a legal tender to carry out the operation of an internal mechanism that allows the retained yews to be released in an internal area of the machine, which retention is carried out by means of a gate that, in combination with a ramp through which the shingles that enter through the holes of the upper platform slide, establish means that prevent fraudulent extraction of the yews, unless the legal tender is introduced through the purse . 2. Frog game table, according to claim 1, characterized in that a second ramp opposite to the previous one and of smaller amplitude is included inside, through which the yew introduced by the holes of the upper platform also slide, being located under this second ramp the yew retention gate. 3. Frog game table, according to claim 1, characterized in that the first ramp extends inferiorly to an exit zone, after the gate that constitutes the means of retention of the yews, establishing a gate in front of said zone swingarm that swings by the thrust of the yews that slide down the first ramp after its introduction through the holes of the platform, leaving this swinging gate impossible to swing in the opposite direction to prevent fraudulent extraction of the yews, while a second gate tilting, located behind the yew retention gate, tilts allowing the yews to exit to the exit zone, and preventing access to the yeast retention zone through the gate, to prevent fraudulent removal from the front of the table. 4. Frog game table, according to previous claims, characterized in that the tilting of the yew retention gate for the release of these is carried out by actuation, through the corresponding coin operated purse by means of the legal tender, by pushing a plate on a plate on which a second plate is hinged by a few lugs, and which swings after the horizontal displacement of the main plate, also producing the tilting of the yeast retention gate, releasing these for sliding along the bottom of the ramp towards the area of
exit. 5. Frog game table, according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the yew retention gate is capable of tilting driven by a mechanical system such as a movable rack and a rack-related pinion and mounted on the rack itself. gate, or by means of a set of plates articulated with each other, establishing the displacement of one of them to achieve the tilt, as well as the displacement of the remaining ones, and with it the tilt of the gate. 6. Frog game table, according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the yew retention gate is capable of moving vertically by actuating a set of articulated plates, the first of which is movable to through the activation of the purse, taking said displacement with the tilting of the remaining plates and corresponding displacement of one of them related to the gate, for upward vertical displacement of the latter. 7. Frog game table, according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes a plurality of ramps by way of individual grooves, which are passed through through the respective holes established in the upper platform, said ramps or individual grooves leading into as many areas of retention of the yews for each hole through which they have been introduced, said retention areas being transparent in their frontal zone, with the particularity that said areas of retention of the yews have the respective gate whose operation allows establishing the release of said yews and their corresponding fall or slide towards the exit zone. 8. Table for branch play, according to claim 7, characterized in that the yeast retention gates in the respective areas where the individual ramps or grooves flow, are capable of being tilted, or by displacement both vertically and horizontally, based on gear mechanisms, or plates and the like. 9. Frog game table, according to previous claims, characterized in that the actuation of the different mechanisms involved is capable of being carried out in a motorized manner, such as by means of an electro-magnet or similar devices.