Flipped ball game apparatus - Google Translation Not

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The Internet Japanese translators have got nothing on these guys. What mumbo jumbo!

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5509655.html

United States Patent 5509655
Abstract:


The present invention includes a ball shooting mechanism for shooting a PACHINKO ball into a play field, a variable display apparatus capable of variably displaying a plural kinds of identification information, and a starting condition determining means for determining satisfaction of game starting conditions satisfied under such conditions that a coin is deposited and the like in accordance with manipulation of a start button by a player. In response to a determination output of the starting condition determining means, the ball shooting mechanism is driven and controlled to automatically shoot a ball, and the variable display apparatus is, after variation of display thereof is started, is controlled to be stopped so as to draw and display a display result thereof.

Is this a Patent for our favorite hobby? It certainly is!

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5509655.pdf

(I love the Pachinko drawings.)