Play device to match up data or designs
AssigneeDSLE System S.A.
InventorMassimiliano Roman
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Abstract
An amusement device according to the invention offering numerous possibilities for mapping data with results, for example, drawings, mathematical functions, names and the like depicted on visible surfaces (6, 16, 24, 25, 34, 35) which are adjacent and rotatably or revolvingly movable. The device includes a base unit (2) with a visible surface (6), carrying several rotating elements (10, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23), two of which have visible surfaces. Angular locating means (41-46) are arranged on the surfaces for displaying the data and results and for matching pairwise. Fixed ratio kinematic connections, especially gears, transmit rotations between rotating elements and manual driving means (8, 11, 14).
Claims21
Amusement device to match up graphic or alpha-numeric data on at least one upper surface of the device, comprising:
- a base plate (2, 50, 80, 103) having a first visible surface (6, 54, 81, 105) on said upper surface;
- at least two rotatable elements (13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 60, 64, 71, 82-85, 113, 117, 119, 121,123-125) arranged to turn about parallel axes on the base block and having respectively a second and a third surface visible on said upper surface;
- at least one manual drive means (10, 11, 13, 14, 60, 61, 90, 111, 114) to turn at least one of said rotatable elements relative to the base block;
- rotation transmission means (12, 15, 18, 63, 66, 112, 115, 116, 118), forming kinematic connections with fixed ratios between the base block, the rotatable elements and the manual drive means;
- angular locating means (41-46, 73-78), disposed on said visible surfaces of the base block and rotatable elements and representing data and results in the form of circular scales, indices and/or other graphic elements, these locator means being disposed so as to be adapted to be placed in mutual registry by rotation of the rotatable elements driven by said manual means.
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