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US 4,248,458 AGranted
Random race winner selector device
OwnerSamuel M. Brodyinventor
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A race horse selector includes three discs mounted on a common pivot pin behind a cover disc. Different sized discs are used to expose the outer margins. The margins are divided into equal sectors and numbers 1-12 randomly distributed thereon. The cover member has four spaced openings, one spanning all three discs to identify the win, place and show horses, and/or a Trifector race selection, an opposite one spanning the two outer discs to identify a Quinella or Perfecta race selection and two intermediate openings exposing the smallest and largest discs to identify the second half of a Daily Double and other selections. A locating tab on each disc extends radially outwardly of the cover disc with an outer clamp member extended back over or into the cover disc. Locating indicia on the back permits positioning the tabs such that a number sector is aligned within the openings, without viewing the openings. The bettor positions all three tabs and then reverses the assembly to uncover the numbered sectors on the discs aligned with the four openings.
A race selector apparatus for selecting expected winners from individual participants in a plurality of sequentially run races, comprising a first element having a participant identifying sectors bearing indicia representing the individual participants, a second element having second sectors bearing similar indicia representing the several individual participants in the race, and a third element having third sectors bearing similar indicia representing the several individual participants in the race, a cover means having a plurality of presentation opening means spaning different portions of said elements and thereby different combinations of said sectors and means to cover and expose said opening means, means mounting said three elements adjacent each other with said sectors spaced from each other for movement relative to each other for aligning of different sectors, and means for positioning of said elements with respect to each other and said cover means and including index means for locating the sectors aligned with said presentation opening means with said opening means effectively closed, whereby the user locates the several elements in any one of the permitted positions for aligning of different sectors with the different presentation opening means and then effectively exposes said presentation opening means to determine randomly selected combination of participants in said plurality of opening means.
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