Restaurant tabletop game

Abstract

A restaurant tabletop game of skill and chance which can be used to entertain patrons while awaiting their order, while also serving as a condiment holder and advertising media. The game includes an orifice at the top at one end, a body cavity section, predetermined slots and a base at the other end. Disposed within the body cavity section is a plurality of pins forming a maze through which a coin travels. The plurality of pins can be formed on replaceable cards in numerous maze patterns. The base is such that it supports the game in an upright manner while also functioning as a coin accumulating chamber.

1 . A restaurant tabletop game of skill and chance comprising: 
 a) a top orifice through which a coin may be dropped;    b) a body cavity extending downward from said top orifice having a maze of pins disposed therein;    c) predetermined slots at the bottom of the body cavity and a coin accumulating chamber;    d) a base supporting the body cavity; and,    e) wherein in use, a coin dropped anywhere along the orifice will come to rest either on the predetermined slots or continue traveling on into a coin accumulating chamber.    
   
   
       2 . The invention of  claim 1  wherein the front and back walls of said body cavity are spaced by side walls at a distance which maintains the sides of a coin in a generally vertical orientation.  
   
   
       3 . The invention of  claim 2  wherein said pins are secured to and between said front and back walls.  
   
   
       4 . The invention of  claim 1  wherein the maze of pins is located on a card which is removably insertable into said body cavity.  
   
   
       5 . The invention of  claim 4  wherein said cards include printed indicia, lights or a sound generator thereon.  
   
   
       6 . The invention of  claim 1  wherein said pins may have various geometric configurations.  
   
   
       7 . The invention of  claim 1  wherein said base includes interior side walls, a top wall and a removable front section to form a coin accumulating chamber.  
   
   
       8 . The invention of  claim 7  wherein said coin accumulating chamber includes a front section which can be removed in order to clean out the collected coins.  
   
   
       9 . The invention of  claim 8  wherein said cover includes means for locking it to said base.  
   
   
       10 . The invention of  claim 1  further including a literature holding display attached to said base.  
   
   
       11 . The invention of  claim 1  further including means to secure the game to the tabletop.