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US 12,076,654 B2Granted
Start and end components and methods of making same
AssigneeQ-BA-MAZE Inc.
InventorsAndrew Comfort, Shane Rogers, Lauren Johnson, Kristin Gallagher
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Abstract
The present disclosure, in one embodiment, relates to a randomizer that includes a starter assembly and a collector. The starter assembly provides participants in a race with a fair start and also provides spectators with a beneficial view of the not only the start of the race, but in some cases, the race itself, including the finish.
Claims20
A launcher for a race game, the launcher comprising:
- a bowl that includes a dedicated starting position for each of at least three orbs;
- the bowl having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a bowl shape;
- wherein the bowl has an opening in the inner and outer surfaces that is large enough for the at least three orbs to fit through one at a time;
- wherein three of the starting positions together form the points of a triangle in plan view;
- and wherein the opening is lower than a horizontal plane of the lowest point of the triangle.
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A launcher for a game, the launcher comprising:
- a first portion that includes a dedicated starting position for each of at least three orbs;
- a second portion attachably coupled below the first portion, wherein the second portion has an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a bowl shape;
- wherein the second portion has an opening in the inner and outer surfaces that is large enough for the at least three orbs to fit through one at a time;
- and
- wherein three of the starting positions together form the points of a triangle in plan view.
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A randomizer for game play, the randomizer comprising:
- a bowl communicably coupled to one or more finish pathways that lead to at least three finish positions, the bowl including a dedicated starting position for each of at least three orbs;
- the bowl having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a bowl shape;
- the bowl having an opening in the inner and outer surfaces that is large enough for the at least three orbs to fit through one-at-a-time;
- and
- wherein the at least three dedicated starting positions together form three points of a triangle in plan view;
- and
- wherein the one or more finish pathways that lead to at least three finish positions includes a finish position for a first-arriving orb.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.