Electronic odd ball game
OwnerOrvin Wilcoxinventor
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Abstract
An electronic game for finding which one of 12 signals is different than the other signals and whether it is larger or smaller in magnitude includes 12 single pole double throw center-off toggle switches. A circular shift register is initialized with a digital one state in only one cell and clocked for a random period of time while an INITIALIZE button is depressed. Each cell of the shift register feeds a different one of the switch wipers. First and second contacts of the switches are respectively fed to different OR gates which in turn feed a random inverting means whose outputs feed drive a meter for comparing the sums of signals on the first and second contacts.
Claims4
A game apparatus determining which one of plural items is different comprising:
- a plurality of single pole, double throw, center-off switches respectively representative of each of said items;
- each of said switches having a wiper associated with first and second contacts;
- random generator means coupled to said wipers for placing a first electrical signal on a random one of said wipers and a second electrical signal on each of the other wipers;
- electrical comparator means having two input terminals for receiving two input signals;
- said comparator means being configured for indicating whether said input signals are equal, and if not equal which is the greater in magnitude;
- first and second adder means respectively fed by each of said first and second contacts, each of said adder means having an output terminal;
- and means for coupling the output terminal of one of said adder means to one of said input terminals and for coupling the output of the other of said adder means to the other of said input terminals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.