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US 6,657,923 B2Granted
Slot machine alarm clock apparatus and method
OwnerBenjamin L. Laughlininventor
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Abstract
An alarm clock is shaped as a miniature slot machine. The alarm is set by pulling the handle forward, just as one activates a real slot machine. When the alarm goes off, the wheels spin and stop one at a time on a jackpot combination, accompanied by the sound one would hear from a real slot machine. A light on top of the machine flashes, accompanied by sound that mimics the sounds of a jackpot on a real slot machine. The snooze alarm is set by pushing the handle to the rear.
Claims15
An alarm clock, comprising:
- an outer shell;
- an inner mechanism affixed inside said outer shell;
- a handle penetrating said outer shell and connected to said inner mechanism;
- said inner mechanism including a plurality of discrete rotatable wheels wherein each wheel includes a plurality of indicia thereon such that only one of said plurality of indicia on each wheel is visible to an operator through a first opening in said outer shell;
- with said inner mechanism further including means for stopping said plurality of wheels such that said visible indicia represent a jackpot combination;
- where said means for stopping said plurality of wheels includes a horizontal positioner and a radial positioner;
- display means for displaying said plurality of wheels;
- said inner mechanism further including a clock module which includes a clock display visible to said operator through a second opening in said outer shell with said clock including means for setting an alarm and means for deactivating said alarm;
- and
- wherein said outer shell, said display means, and said handle combine to present an appearance substantially identical to a slot machine.
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An alarm clock, comprising:
- an outer shell;
- an inner mechanism affixed inside said outer shell;
- a handle penetrating said outer shell and connected to said inner mechanism;
- said inner mechanism including a plurality of discrete rotatable wheels wherein each wheel includes a plurality of indicia thereon such that only one of said plurality of indicia on each wheel is visible to an operator through a first opening in said outer shell;
- with said inner mechanism further including means for stopping said plurality of wheels such that said visible indicia represent a jackpot combination;
- where one of said wheels is a drive wheel which controls the rotation and stopping of said other wheels and where said drive wheel is stopped by a hinge arm/camming means through a stop pin contained on said hinge arm which is moved by said camming means into stopping engagement in one of a plurality of radial slots contained on one side of said drive wheel;
- display means for displaying said plurality of wheels;
- said inner mechanism further including a clock module which includes a clock display visible to said operator through a second opening in said outer shell with said clock including means for setting an alarm and means for deactivating said alarm;
- and
- wherein said outer shell, said display means, and said handle combine to present an appearance substantially identical to a slot machine.
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An alarm clock, comprising:
- an outer shell;
- an inner mechanism affixed inside said outer shell;
- a handle penetrating said outer shell and connected to said inner mechanism;
- said inner mechanism including a plurality of discrete rotatable wheels wherein each wheel includes a plurality of indicia thereon such that only one of said plurality of indicia on each wheel is visible to an operator through a first opening in said outer shell;
- with said inner mechanism further including means for stopping said plurality of wheels such that said visible indicia represent a jackpot combination;
- where one of said wheels is a drive wheel which controls the rotation and stopping of said other wheels and where said drive wheel is stopped by a hinge arm/camming means through a stop pin contained on said hinge arm which is moved by said camming means into stopping engagement in one of a plurality of radial slots contained on one side of said drive wheel and wherein the rotation and stopping of said other wheels is controlled by a pin on an adjacent wheel which rides in a radial slot contained on the face of the wheel being controlled;
- display means for displaying said plurality of wheels;
- said inner mechanism further including a clock module which includes a clock display visible to said operator through a second opening in said outer shell with said clock including means for setting an alarm and means for deactivating said alarm;
- and
- wherein said outer shell, said display means, and said handle combine to present an appearance substantially identical to a slot machine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.