A pachinko game machine wherein a ball payout efficiency is high and a game is not interrupted during play, so that game can be continued without spoiling player's interest. Pachinko balls are directly dispensed to a ball counter from a supply conduit through communicating members, the balls dispensed...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5636837?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5636837 - Pachinko gaming machine