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Contributors to this record: Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature), Flipcommons Catalog.
- description
- Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature)A broad category of [[gameplay-feature:bumpers]] that use the potential energy of a spring — either metal or rubber — to cause the ball to rebound. The category spans both passive designs, where a rubber ring's natural elasticity provides the deflection, and active designs that incorporate an internal metal spring as part of the firing or reset mechanism. Subtypes include [[gameplay-feature:compression-spring-bumpers]], which use a helical compression spring to directly propel the ball. Spring bumpers appeared on approximately 180 IPDB-cataloged machines, primarily during the [[technology-generation:electromechanical]] era, before solenoid-driven [[gameplay-feature:pop-bumpers]] became the dominant bumper design.
- gameplay_feature_alias
- Spring bumperFlipcommons Catalog
- gameplay_feature_parent
- BumpersFlipcommons Catalog
- name
- Spring BumpersFlipcommons Catalog
- slug
- spring-bumpersFlipcommons Catalog