Horse race game instrument
AssigneeStaff Co., Ltd.
InventorMasatoshi Todokoro
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Abstract
A horse race game instrument which utilizes a simple running mechanism enabling running bodies to move and with which a horse race game can be enjoyably played on a table. A plurality of running bodies with a dummy of a horse or the like fit thereto being caused to move at different speeds on an oval-shaped running track formed in the top surface of a board body, a plurality of planar oval-shaped grooves are provided along the bottom of the running track, an endless belt is movably disposed in each of the grooves, a magnet is provided to an upper part of each of the running belts in order to move the running bodies by attraction, and a drive motor is provided under each of the running belts in order to move each of the running belts around along each of the grooves.
Claims16
A horse race game instrument, wherein a plurality of running bodies each having a dummy figure fit thereto are caused to move at different speeds on an oval-shaped running track formed in a top surface of a board body,
- wherein a plurality of planar oval-shaped grooves are provided along a bottom of said running track, an endless belt is movably disposed in each of said grooves, a magnet is provided to an upper part of each of said endless belts in order to move said running bodies by attraction, and a drive motor is provided under each of said endless belts to transmit power directly to said endless belts in order to move each of said endless belts along each of said grooves.
A race game instrument, comprising:
- a board body having a top surface including an oval running track;
- plural running bodies movable at different speeds on said oval running track;
- a plurality of planar oval-shaped grooves provided along a bottom of said running track;
- a respective endless belt movably disposed in each of said grooves;
- a respective magnet provided on an upper part of each of said endless belts in order to move said running bodies by attraction;
- and
- a respective drive motor provided under each of said endless belts to transmit power directly to said endless belts in order to move each of said endless belts along each of said grooves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.