Table skittles with automatic ball return - also has device for replacing skittles in correct positions

摘要

A game of table skittles is played on a level board with raised edges. The skittles are suspended in their correct position by strings from an overhead platform. The strings pass through holes in an intermediate board which can be moved by pulling a cord so that fallen skittles are pulled upright and then replaced in their correct positions. The balls are aimed at the skittles by a lever mounted at the other end of the board. The balls then drop through a slot beyond the skittles and roll back to the playing position on a sloping track underneath the board. An electronic counting device is operated each time a skittle is knocked over and adds up the players' score.