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US 5,046,738 AGranted
Random symbol selector
OwnerFrancis W. Coatesinventor
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Abstract
A device used in random symbol selection for any form of game. A series of disks upon whose periphery various indicia or symbols are placed is located under a source of air, and ae placed in a spinning motion within the confines of a housing. When the air source is removed the disks come to rest in a random fashion such that certain of the indicia appear in a transparent opening within the housing where a winning combination may be observed.
Claims17
A random selection device comprising:
- (a) a housing which is divided into a number of compartments;
- (b) an upwardly oriented air source located within said housing;
- (c) support means located within said housing and extending across said compartments;
- (d) a plurality of rotatable disk means where one said disk being located in a different compartment of said housing;
- (e) said disk means having a plurality of indicia located around their respective peripheries;
- (f) viewing means located in said housing for observing said disk indicia;
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- (g) whereby when said air source is activated, said plurality of disk means assumes a random spinning motion and when said air source is de-activated, the disks come to rest upon said support means such that one indicia on each disk means appears in said viewing means, the various indicia appearing within said viewing means providing a randomized selection thereof.
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A random selection device comprising:
- (a) a six-sided housing which is divided into a number of vertically arranged compartments;
- (b) an upwardly oriented air source positioned within said housing and for supplying air to each compartment;
- (c) a sectionalized roller located within said housing and joining two of said outward sides of said housing, and one sectionalized roller being located within each different compartment;
- (d) a plurality of disk means wherein one said disk being vertically located in a different vertical compartment;
- (e) said disk means comprising a light weight member whose periphery is arranged with an equally dimensioned scallop configuration;
- (f) each of said scallops having a different indicia located thereon for use in randomized selection;
- (g) window means located in at least one vertical outward facing side of said housing;
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- (h) whereby said air source when activated causes said wheels to randomly spin at different heights and speeds, and when said air source is deactivated, the respective disks come to rest upon said rollers and the randomized indicia combination appears in said window means for easy viewing by an observer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.