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(11) EP 0 232 157 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.01.1989 Bulletin 1989/04

(43) Date of publication A2:
12.08.1987 Bulletin 1987/33

(21) Application number: 87300893.2

(22) Date of filing: 02.02.1987
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: F41G 3/26, A63F 9/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 07.02.1986 US 827810

(71) Applicant: WORLDS OF WONDER, INC.
Fremont California 94538 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Small, David
    San Jose California 95130 (US)
  • Hair, James
    San Ramon California 94583 (US)
  • Saalfrank, Jack
    Fremont California 94538 (US)
  • Barrett, Richard
    San Jose California 95148 (US)
  • McKeefery, James
    Milpitas California 95035 (US)

(74) Representative: Wombwell, Francis et al
Potts, Kerr & Co. 15, Hamilton Square
Birkenhead Merseyside L41 6BR
Birkenhead Merseyside L41 6BR (GB)


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    (54) Target game


    (57) A hand-held space aged type device emitting an infrared beam and a target/helmet which detects the beam and indicates the total number of such detections is described. The hand held device is in the shape of a hand gun and includes a two stage trigger. When the trigger is partially pulled back, a light illuminates the sight on the gun. When the trigger is wholly pulled back, an infrared beam is emitted from the barrel of the gun and a visible light flash is emitted in the direction the gun is aimed. The helmet/target includes an infrared detector with a 360 degree field of vision. Upon detecting a hit (positive detection of the infrared beam) in LED display mounted on the helmet is incremented by one. In the preferred embodiment, the helmet includes speakers emitting a heart beat like sound which increases in pulse, as if indicating increased stress, each time a hit is detected.






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