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US 4,468,030 AGranted
Rotating selective element game apparatus
OwnerDavid L. Alleninventor
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Abstract
Game apparatus includes a bowl having a sloping floor and a receptacle centered beneath the floor, and a rotating element having an opening therein through which rolling elements may be selectively admitted or dropped into the receptacle, is disposed above the receptacle. At least two different types or colors of rolling elements are disposed on the floor and may be selectively allowed to fall into the receptacle to the intended exclusion of others of the rolling elements, thus comprising a game of skill and coordination.
Claims8
Game apparatus, comprising, in combination:
- housing means;
- insert means within the housing means, including
- an inwardly and downwardly sloping floor, and
- a receptacle extending downwardly from the sloping floor;
- a plurality of rolling elements disposed on the sloping floor and adapted to roll into the receptacle;
- rotatable cage means disposed above the receptacle, including
- a cylindrical wall disposed above the receptacle for preventing the rolling elements from rolling into the receptacle, and
- an aperture extending through the cylinder wall to allow a rolling element to roll into the receptacle;
- and
- means for rotating the cage means to selectively align the aperture with a rolling element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.