Dice and method of making same
OwnerRodney J Beneshinventor
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Abstract
Transparent dice with a void therein filled with a liquid and/or visible matter, so that an entertaining visual aspect is visible through portions of the dice, when the dice are shaken, rolled or otherwise moved. The visual aspect could be a visible swirling motion, moving objects inside the dice, and objects in the liquid. Methods of making the dice are described.
Claims16
A handheld D6 die configured to generate random numbers, when rolled and allowed to come to rest, the handheld D6 die comprising:
- a shell;
- a sealed, leak-proof void in said shell, said void having:
- a liquid having a specific gravity of less than 2.0, and
- visible matter capable of moving with said liquid, where a specific gravity of the combined liquid and visible matter is less than 4.0;
- said shell being made of translucent material so that said visible matter is visible from a point outside of said shell;
- and
- said shell being configured with a plurality of faces, each with numerical marking, so as to permit use as a number generating die.
The die of claim 1 wherein said shell is a combination of two 3D printed shell pieces each configured to mate with the other.
The die of claim 1 wherein said shell is formed in an injection mold.
The die of claim 1 wherein said liquid is an oil and said visible matter includes a member.
A method of making a random number generating die, comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a translucent vessel;
- b. providing in said translucent vessel a liquid;
- c. providing visible matter inside said translucent vessel;
- d. sealing said translucent vessel so as to retain said liquid therein;
- and
- e. said translucent vessel further having a plurality of translucent planar faces thereon, each with a different alpha-numeric marking, and each face configured so that said visible matter can be seen from a point outside of said translucent vessel.
A handheld die configured to generate random numbers, when rolled and allowed to come to rest, the handheld die comprising:
- a shell;
- a void in said shell, said void having therein:
- a liquid;
- and
- visible matter capable of moving with said liquid, where a viscosity of the combined liquid and visible matter is such that drops of said liquid and visible matter are caused to form inside said void;
- said shell being made of translucent material so that said visible matter is visible from a point outside of said shell;
- and
- said shell being configured with a plurality of faces, each with unique markings, so as to permit use as a number generating die.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.