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US 7,744,087 B2Granted
Automatic dice shaking apparatus
OwnerTzu-Hsiang Tsenginventor
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Abstract
A automatic dice shaking apparatus that uses a mechanical arm to substitute for labor in performing dice cup and dice seat joining, dice shaking and dice cup opening actions automatically, improving game fairness and reducing the personnel cost.
Claims21
An automatic dice shaking apparatus comprising:
- a positioning unit affixed to a plane;
- a dice seat for carrying a plurality of dice, said dice seat being detachably connectable to said positioning unit and prohibited from rotation relative to said positioning unit after connection, said dice seat being vertically movable relative to said positioning unit and separable from said positioning unit after connection;
- a dice cup detachably connectable to said dice seat, said dice cup defining with said dice seat an enclosed dice chamber;
- a mechanical arm having a mount affixed to said plane, said mechanical arm being operable to make lifting, rotation and swinging actions, said mechanical arm having a front end connectable to said dice cup for enabling said dice cup to be lifted, rotated and swung by said mechanical arm;
- wherein said mechanical arm is operable to connect said dice cup and said dice seat together, and then to separate combined said dice seat and said dice cup from said positioning unit, and then to shake combined said dice seat and said dice cup, and then to couple said dice seat to said positioning unit, and then to separate said dice cup from said dice seat.
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