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US 2018/0126258 A1Published application
Ticket Redemption Game and Associated Method
OwnerBill Faithinventor
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Abstract
A ticket redemption game having an upright cabinet. The upright cabinet houses a cylindrical drum which may be rotated through the use of a control by at least one electric motor. In the interior of the cylindrical drum are a plurality of balls. When the drum is rotated, the plurality of balls is moved from a low point to an apex of the cylindrical drum along an interior circumference of the cylindrical drum by the aid of traction elements.
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A ticket redemption game, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a cylindrical drum placed inside the cabinet defining an apex, a low point, and an interior circumference;
- a plurality of traction elements attached to the interior circumference at regular intervals;
- a field of play separated from the cylindrical drum by a gap and comprising at least one retention element;
- a plurality of balls placed within the cylindrical drum;
- and
- a control located on an exterior of the cabinet and connected to the cylindrical drum;
- wherein, when a user operates the control, rotating the cylindrical drum selectively clockwise or counterclockwise, the cylindrical drum and the traction elements carry the plurality of balls from the low point to the apex, and from the apex, the plurality of balls fall, under the force of gravity, through the field of play, the field of play comprising the at least one retention element, and if one of the plurality of balls is not captured by the at least one retention element, the one of the plurality of balls returns to the low point under the force of gravity.
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A ticket redemption game, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a cylindrical drum placed inside the cabinet;
- a plurality of traction elements attached to an interior circumference of the rotating cylindrical drum;
- a field of play separated from the rotating cylindrical drum by a gap;
- a first electric motor connected to the rotating cylindrical drum, and configured to rotate the rotating drum exclusively clockwise;
- a second electric motor connected to the drum, and configured to rotate the drum exclusively counterclockwise;
- and
- a third electric motor connected to the field of play, and configured to rotate the field of play.
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A method for manufacturing a ticket redemption game, comprising:
- adding a cabinet;
- placing a cylindrical drum inside the cabinet, the cylindrical drum defining an interior circumference;
- arranging a plurality of traction elements around the interior circumference;
- placing a plurality of balls in the cylindrical drum;
- connecting the drum to at least one electric motor;
- connecting, electrically, the two electric motor to a central processing unit;
- and
- connecting, electrically, the central processing unit to a user control.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.