Pinball machine with fold-down upper cabinet
First Claim
1. In a pinball machine including a lower playfield cabinet and an upper display cabinet, the improvement comprising:
- first support means mounted within the lower cabinet and having an exposed portion extending a predetermined distance above the lower cabinet, second support means mounted within the upper cabinet, and pivot means interconnecting said second support means and said exposed portion of said first support means and accommodating pivotal movement of said second support means and the upper cabinet with respect to said first support means and the lower cabinet between an upright use position and a folded position about a pivot axis disposed within the upper cabinet, the upper cabinet in the upright use position thereof being spaced above the lower cabinet a distance sufficient to permit a clear view of the entire playfield by a user, the upper cabinet in the folded position thereof closely overlying the lower cabinet and the playfield.
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Abstract
A pinball machine has an upper display cabinet pivotally movable with respect to a lower playfield cabinet between an upright use position spaced well above the lower cabinet with the rear walls of the upper and lower cabinets substantially coplanar and a forwardly folded-down position closely overlying the lower cabinet. The upper cabinet is supported on a support assembly which includes upper and lower pairs of support posts, respectively mounted inside the upper and lower cabinets on the rear walls thereof, with each post having a forwardly projecting pivot portion, the upper and lower pivot portions being pivotally interconnected at their forward ends. The lower posts project well above the lower cabinet, and the pivot portions and the pivot pin are all disposed entirely within the upper cabinet. The upper cabinet is supported by the support assembly in both its upright and folded positions and, in its upright position permits a clear view of the entire playfield by a user.
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18 Claims
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1. In a pinball machine including a lower playfield cabinet and an upper display cabinet, the improvement comprising:
- first support means mounted within the lower cabinet and having an exposed portion extending a predetermined distance above the lower cabinet, second support means mounted within the upper cabinet, and pivot means interconnecting said second support means and said exposed portion of said first support means and accommodating pivotal movement of said second support means and the upper cabinet with respect to said first support means and the lower cabinet between an upright use position and a folded position about a pivot axis disposed within the upper cabinet, the upper cabinet in the upright use position thereof being spaced above the lower cabinet a distance sufficient to permit a clear view of the entire playfield by a user, the upper cabinet in the folded position thereof closely overlying the lower cabinet and the playfield.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a pinball machine including a lower playfield cabinet having a first mounting wall comprising a rear wall thereof and an upper display cabinet having a second mounting wall comprising a rear wall thereof, the improvement comprising:
- first support means mounted on the first mounting wall and extending a predetermined distance above the lower cabinet, second support means mounted on the second mounting wall, and pivot means interconnecting said first and second support means and accommodating pivotal movement of said second support means and the upper cabinet with respect to said first support means and the lower cabinet between an upright use position and a folded position, the upper cabinet in the upright use position thereof being spaced above the lower cabinet a distance sufficient to permit a clear view of the entire playfield by a user with said first and second mounting walls substantially in alignment with each other, the upper cabinet in the folded condition thereof closely overlying the lower cabinet and the playfield with said first and second mounting walls disposed generally normal to each other.
- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a pinball machine including a lower playfield cabinet having a first mounting wall and an upper display cabinet having a second mounting wall, the improvement comprising:
- first support means mounted within the lower cabinet and having an exposed portion extending a predetermined distance upwardly above the lower cabinet, said first support means having a first pivot portion adjacent to the upper end of said exposed portion projecting forwardly therefrom, second support means mounted within the upper cabinet and having a second pivot portion adjacent to the lower end thereof projecting forwardly therefrom, and pivot means interconnecting said first and second pivot portions adjacent to the forward ends thereof for accommodating pivotal movement of the upper cabinet between an upstanding use position spaced above the lower cabinet a distance sufficient to permit a clear view of the entire playfield by a user and a folded position closely overlying the lower cabinet and the playfield about a pivot axis disposed within the upper cabinet, said first pivot portion having first and second bearing surfaces thereon, said second pivot portion having a bearing member, said bearing member being engageable with said first bearing surface when the upper cabinet is in the upright use position thereof for limiting pivotal movement thereof, said bearing member being engageable with said second bearing surface when the upper cabinet is in the folded position thereof for limiting pivotal movement thereof.
- View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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