Dee. 14, 1948. T. T. GOLDSMITH, JR, ETAL 2,455,992 GATMODE-RAY TUDE AMUSEMENT DEITCH Filed Jaa. 25, 1947 2 Sheote-Shest 12,455,992 Dec. 14, 1948. 7.7. GOLDSMITH, JR, ET AL Filed Jan, 28, 2047 2 Sheete-sheot 2 fi $ & = in & ‘$0 $3 Fo ge. | fo 8 BhoPatented Dec. 14, 1948, UNITED STATES 2,455,992 PATENT OFFICE 2assane CATHODE-RAY. TUBE AMUSEMENT DEVICE ‘Thomas T: Goldsalth, Jr, Cedar Grove, and Fete ‘bay aie Upper Monica 5.3, sicenars fo ‘allen font Laboratories, inc, Passtie, NuS1 a corporation of Delaware Application January 25, 1947, Selal No, 724,44 6 Claims, 1 "This invention relate to evloe with which « ‘mame can be plavea. ‘The guime Is of such a chne~ (ible Ghat fe pevues care and sie aging I or ‘operiting the device with which the ware Te played. Skil cam be inereased with practice and fhe exereise of eare-contsTbutes to su0e0s, ‘in cenpimz out ¢he invention e eathode-rey tube fs used upon the face of which the trace of {She 'ray of eleesfon tes can be seen, ‘Une ot more targets, suh a plelures of almianes, for ‘Sxomple, ure placed upon the face ofthe tube end ‘controls are available fo the player so tht he eon ‘manipulate the trace er postion of she ‘beam ‘Bhi ie automatically ceased vo move ueross the fate of the tule. This zoneamont wf Une bean ‘may be pevlodle and Ite repoition rate ray be ‘varied. Hs path is preferably obised to depart ‘om straight line so as to reqtlre an increase amount of sil and eare for success Slaying the fame. "The game can be made more gpestaculer, and fhe interest Ubereln both from the player's ana {he observers standpoint can be inereased, by Taking a visible explosion of the cathode ray ‘eam take place when Ube target 1 hit, ‘The nvertion may-be understood frem the:de- scription fy consnetion with the senna ye ‘Qrawings, an whieh: "Pig. 1 is a diagram of electrical connections cult for operating the device: ‘Pit 2s «diagram on sm endarged soto, show. fing some of the detatls of Pig. 1 and additional ‘Memes "fig. 3 ie a disgram showing some of the details, ofa palref deflecting plates; and Big. 4 shows tne end of @ ecthods-ray tube, and ‘nite gontols for operating the device. Tn ie drewibss, reference character | indicates sa Yani gesctor hat i fn tees with n fxee Tealotor 2. "Those restore are fed Trem any eon ‘enlent source of poslive Potential. ‘Ther are {te load Yeststors of She Uhyrutron 3 which hae a ‘Jarinbie resistor # In fe cethode chen. Awitch Bs provided for short-cireulting the resistor 4, {hase cing the Uigratron manually whenever de~ ‘Stea tere puspoce to be expluiuen Inter. == trid 6 of she uiyratron 3 in cannectnd to proud “The condenser Y toaster with variable fsisior | ‘and fixed retltor 2 gives the ceelved time con- ants for the satootn wave which isthe output fos lend tht in connected to the plate of the Riyralson Resistor Sn serte-with the write steers sd for etling of xing the postive toltage ofthe eathode of tyzairon 3 "An lentting Fesistor Al fs provided in the (cu s1s—26) 2 lead 8, “This resistor 10s fm eeres vet the za store If and ff which axe in parallel with ego ‘other abd have one end of each grounded. “Ree Nictoro Tl and (2 are pangad vo a eammon control 18s indicated by the dotted line 80 that a8 one contactor 15 is moved toward ground the aiber fontactor (8° ts moved away from ground, The feantoctor 1B on zesator fl le comected, Uy loud He to Une contzor uel 1 of abe T8 wiles, 1 past of a Balanced phase inverter detection Amphiir which isto be desorbed below. "The plate 19 of tube 18 is eonnocted hy laud 20 ‘tw one of the vattloal defection plates #1 of the futhodo-rsy tube mentioned above and WHIER it Eealcatrd af Oia Pie Dae loed resister Sor {ibe 18 i esistor 22 "Tho cathode of jube 18 1s connected to the cathode of tube 28 whic Is anedher tube of the Dalaneed defection amplifier mentioned above. ‘resist 2¢ conscten tne eathoder af tubes 16 ‘Gnd 29 to ground. Wesistor 28 anda variable ae ‘istor 26 aro conseted in serie betrcen a sourae of positive potential and ground. Lead 27 cone ‘ects a patts botweon rescore 25 and 26 to the control grid 28 of tbe 2, "Te plate load of ue ‘ube ie Feistor 28, and the plate ofthis tube fe ‘ummoriee by toad 28 ts the ater wetionl deze on plate 81 of the cathodesray tube 0. The fereen guide of thes 18 and 29 are connected focethes by leu 32. This feud ts connected by Yodstor 88 o the sourea of positive potential, and ‘2 eapaclioe bis connected betwoen this Testor Saand ground, "Phae sumplitor for the hottzontal deflection tes of ibe O i Mke the one fist described, corresponding patts being designated by the same reference characters with primes, However, (i> plate load resistors 21" and 3” of the wo vacuum Fes (9a 27 aie fom sestors 22 an 23. ‘These lad resdtors Wand at" are heen yest ‘ince cogtiugs en the two horizontal deflection Dlatas of the eathedesray tube O which wil be Seseribed later “Lend 28 from contactor 18 sxtends to tho grid 28 of tubo 37. ‘The plate of Tals tube i eonnected ip ot rogaluleg power supyly whle say leh 280"xr Lead 20 from tho contactor 18" on re ‘stor 42 extends to the grid of tube 38. The plate of this tube is also connected to tae vague Tinted pomer suppl. ‘The eathoge of tune aY 19 connattod to the eathode of tube 48 oy lend 80 Sean ie rrounded whroush woclsor UL A stcing tonlact 42 on relstor Ale connected by Toad 43 to the evid ct tube 48, The cathodo of sube 44 4515 comnected through ‘Tesistor 48 to a eouroe of m “ so2,458,002 3 positive potential, and this cathode is also frocnded through a variable resstor ¢6. ‘The Dlate load of the tube 4 ts the field col 48 of @ ‘ingle-pola epring biaced slay. “Contactor 40 de ‘Spring blasod so thst ea long ae ths eal Is not ‘energized the contactor 49 of thls rely 1s caused ‘to contact with the contacter 0 to focus tne beam of the catnoaesray tube O. sz explained soe ily blo" When te cl i i eaeand ‘By eurrent pasting theugh tole ornare 68 {S caised fo contget taza the eonteator 8. This defocuses the houm of the tube O. A postive voltage is applied to the lea 82 that Ie comnected ‘to coll 48, “Contactor $0 is connected to « siding ‘contact §a (Pie. 2) whieh slides on reelstor 88 fnd coutactor $1 is conaested to a sliding oop ‘act 88" on resistor $6. The reastore 80 and 8 are connected In parallel. Hesistar SY 1 con= ‘nested between ous end of the resistors Bf, BE ‘and ground, and resistor §8, which is eonmected tos source of negative potential, eonnectes box ‘tween the other ends Of tes Tesistors.oppnae Teasior 9. Uhls soutde of negative potential connected through Tead 89 and rossior 68 to the fethode 61 of the eathodesray ibe OA staing ‘ontuctor 69 on resistor 80's eoupled by conden= ser 62° fo the ead 88. This dding eontassor 62 { comnected by lead 88 tothe conical grid €8 of She ratioe-rey ube O, Tne conthion Ie ‘connected by lend 68 t0 the focussing anode ‘of this eataodestay tbe, ‘The purpoce of contactor 49 and its attendant circuits to provide the operator with mest for ‘Ge-focassing the boom in the tube O at some Dre ‘ously detcrmines position of the mpot or toe Screen, thle previously deturmined position belng conolted both by the variable reistar 48 (Pts. 1? and the siding contact #2 "The eatande-ray tube Os simstar to wel known gathodesray tubes. However, tbe palt of dete fiom pinta for producing horizontal deletion af tire beam ie diferent from deletion platen pee ‘iousty used. "The terieal defection plates eve the samo as thoge noxinally seed in ealoge-ray tubes" Euch of tho ho:Wental astertion plates 10 consists of @ non-condiscng base ar state, oF support 11 CR, 8). lmfar in shave to the pons Unt horaantal denen plates ‘hgh reeistenco conducting material 21” and St’; sueh as aquadag, ls applied to the Inner sur~ face of each of these plates as shown hy dotted lines in ‘Fig. 8. ‘The Fesisianoe from the tower tte to tne upper edge of each conducting Inver ‘Bay, for example, be approximately 30,000 ots ‘The cathode-ray ube C 1s assumed to be molinted vita is aims harizonel.‘The upper es of these ‘ga reistance materials 21” and 8” aren con- tact with conanoings 19 and 18. The lower edges thereof are connected by conductor TS. BY lead 1 liner tarouen tne base oF CavoUEN the gles of the tube O positive patental iy applied to ton= octor 18, The outer ends of tha conductors 12 snd 14 ato conzceted by leads ether thtough he ‘ase or through the slacs of the tube O to plates 18° asd 28/0 GPa, so that the alferencs of Do= tential between tbe evo plates 1 ey, 3) reatest at the edges oppose the conductar TB ‘The eloctrostatio Meld between the two plates creases asthe distance from the eondictot 78 n= ‘As the electrons of the eathode-ray oF betra pats belwson te vertical dflooing plates 2. 31 (Bight hand portion of Mi. 2) described above, the beam is deflected vertically by the sawtooth | voltage which is applied to these plates. Atler 19 85 « 0 4 tle vertical deflection, as these electrons pro- ceed along the tube they pass between the Hon ontel deflecting plates 10, Since te Meld be- free feos Nettontal plates inczesscn as te istnice from the conductor 78 atthe lower ee Sneresses, custo the potential drop along the ze~ sistors 21/41" Gg. 3) on these lates, the greater ‘he vertical defiestion the greater will be the hhoplzantal deflection. "The operation i 49 follows: ‘The siiich § is closed, ‘whereupon sawtooth voltage ts apiieg to Tesistrs ft and 2 "The sawioulk signals aro taken of by the ole ‘ng contactors 1B aul IS"ana are impresses i. rouitanedusiy on the grids of tues 41 and 38. ‘The output ofthese tubes Is taken tom the am” ‘mon eathode load faristor 61 by adyuable con~ ftnetor 42 and lead #8, This outpat's impresed fa the grid ef yneutn tube 44 throtgn lead 4. Vactrum tube #4 is adjusted by variable resistor 48 ints cathode elreut and has 2 poste poten {ial applied through redstor 4 to's cathode so that this esthode is sufllenlly postive to snake his {ube normaly non-conducting. When. n0 ‘current fiows through coll 4@ the relay 48 (Fish Tend 2) fs spring-pressed into eoxtact with Ue ontuctor 6%, ‘This contactor 60 is connected to the sliding contactor 88 (Fas. 2) on resistor 86, ‘whicn 19 Iantally adjusted °9 the postion af ‘nich the spot on the enthode-ray tube, © is suaxply focussoa due to the tact thet the focus tetogg 66 then connected by les 6 fo en ‘When the current through resistor 41, Fig 5, 49 sumelenty Bish so cate tae poise ott ‘sid of tube’ fo slart the plate eurreat in thi ‘be, dha plate eumvent whieh varies Sn a aytooth Wave manner passes throug” the call 4 end ‘When of suticent strengis brinas contactor 48 {nto eontact with contactor Bf, 238, 1 and 2 ‘The Aiding contactor 88 Jo adSisled on saisioe 38 so hat it causes the beam on the cathode tay ‘iube O to be considerably out of Toews when the contactor 49 is conneoted to it by contactor 51, > that instena of taste betog @ sharp spot 1 ftane a patter on the sexes of tube ©, theres alas nang. rio eno yi 4s would be ifthe bears were s auarply fovussed Image. ‘Wilen a sawtooth voltage on lead & (Pig, D is impressed in phase upon both Galenced peso Imyerier deflection amplifiers. 10, 23 and 18", 24's shown in Fig. 1, the trace of the bear ‘on the seieen of tube Oke pusnbolie, if theze were no alfference of potential trom eine edge to the other on the deflection plates then the do- fection dus to tawiooth vortages Would eatse & sttaiahr Ine to ebpear oa the sereen. The axis of the parabolic path Lracod on iné ereen of {he cantoae-ray vied O as well ts the location of this tiacing ean be controled vy the commen contra 1 ‘chown by a dotted line in Fig. U ‘The device may be placed in any suitable ead inet with the face of the tube O ‘sible taroeh fm opening in the front panel thereof, Duttods fr Anobs Tur operwtct Ke controls may ago Be ‘oountea on this panel. the tube O, Pip. The end of the beam is the spot 75 so long os the switen § Is open. ‘objet is to cause the ben ty be deftevied Szuch'a manner thai It wil seite eelosted one of tite objects 76 on the face of the tbe and be- come defocussed Just ae ft Teaches sid objet2,408,008 5 18, thus simulating destruction ar explasion of the oblect which may be represented as an sir~ Dlane, for example. The pains 17 of the spot ‘Sepenit agot Une poverint appaiog 9 wae platen 21, BL, and 20, 4" hicn the player can control by adjusting the contactors 5 and 18" on re siotors (Vane (2, Pig. ‘knobs or bulions Sa, 18a, 150, Ae, 48, 830, ‘5a ond 820 aro provided at any eonvenien: place, seh an upon the font of a cabinet 00 for the Aerize where the player can reach them and svaten the fave af the tbe O (Pie. 4)- ‘Tae kag {ia epelles the player to close and open the swite 8 OPig, Lat the let) at will, When it ls closed ‘trace T7 appears upon the face of tube O. ‘Tae Iegobe Ibe ana (8a” operate thy aiding contecte 1S and 1B" Ghowa inthe upper left bend partion Of Pi. 1) mich control the airection of tae race {1 of the beam rom the taruing point 18 sions the face of the tube O. ‘The controls 4la ana da bperate the sliding contacts 42 and Aq (bottom Inte tig. ) to. comrch the point at which the ceathode-ray beam that, produecs the traces 77 ‘Becomes defocnssed of "explodes." "The contzols Bia and bbc operate tho sliding contacts #8 and 6 Cahown at tne upper left-hand postion of Fw. 2) whlch regulate the focussing una defoctssing fe the eashaectay hear, and enntrol S24 con {ols the contactor §2 which adjusts the neve tive potential that is applied to etd 66, thus con ‘poling the brilliance ofthe trace. "The object of the game Ie for tho player to adjust the controls within a specified predetar- ‘ined interval of me to that one of the pera- tolle traces TT of te bum wil start from the (unner’s postion T3 and hit selected tarees ot fatrplane 18 and expiodo on the selected target. ‘What is claimed ie? Thin fg govice of the character described, an lectrical creu comprising a cathode-ray tube, fsdjattetie means including a sawtooll Wave roltage generator, a pals of adjustablo rasstors Between the output of sald generator snd ground to cage the boam of sald tube to eweep from & {xed point along afferent paths along the face (fami tube and moans 20 cauce sald beun to ‘ecome defecissed at dierent postions of 118 sweep by the ouput from seia voltage generator "2. in a device of tho character described, & sawtooth wave generator, a cathodesray tube ‘moans to vary the output voltage of said gener~ 6 ator, means to obtain impulses from sald gener= tora sno! the besm of sald eatinde-ray tube, 4 sone contacto operated by sald gut volt gonorator and cald contacter, and means to oper ‘tg sid contactor by the outiutof said generato: in @ device of tho charastor goscribea, satoots wave generator, & cathode-ray sub, ‘eans t vary the output vollaye of sid sener= ‘Stor to contra the bern of Said catnode-ray Fue, 2 spring eontastar operatod bY sald output volt ‘age to ake aod break oomtact between said ge erator and sald contactor, and means to constol Sule contactor ty the output of sald generator, ‘4 fae device of tho chacnoter described, cathede-ray tube having @ seam intensity con- ‘Polen vertical and horiental deflecting plates, 2 saktootn wave gonetator comprising a vacuum tube having a variable resistor tn its eathode clt= felt, a swrich im parallel with gold Testor, & ‘minim te having ies eantzel seit eannacteat to the output of suid swwtootl wave generator, foelay operated by the output ef sala vacuum {ube and adapted to connect a sourve of negative ‘otontal to gala bean intensily control electrode ‘of sald cuthodeeray tube ‘8. The device of claim 4 sa whieh at 1east one of aald gefccting plates 1s coated with a high feslstance material, 6, The device of claim ¢ in which one pate of said defisetion plates Ia conted with high resit- fee material and the plates of this palt are con ‘nested in eerea, "THOMAS T. GOLDSMITH, Jn ESTLE RAY MANN. REFERENCES CITED ‘The following references are of record tn the sie or this patent: ‘UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1002898 Van Den Bosch... Dee. 1, 1886 © 2008 0 ov, §, 1087 aunsoo7 1 New. 7, 3999 2aus018 ‘ae. 2, 2043 2aveiass Sept. 8, 1988 2a1sta5 ‘Jon, 7, 1847 80 25,280 haga, ioet