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Electrical game device based on mathematical probability

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-03-16
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Granted: 1966-01-25
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Expires: 1982-03-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 De Witt W Cooper

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 14:49
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/04; A63F3/0421

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 306 words
AN ELECTRICAL GAME DEVICE FOR INDICATING A PLAY RESULT EFFECTED BY THE JOINT ACTION OF AN OFFENSIVE PLAYER AND A DEFENSIVE PLAYER, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL INDICATORS EACH FOR INDICATING A SPECIFIC PLAY RESULT, A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER, SAID INDICATORS BEING CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRICAL POWER, A SWITCHING NETWORK BETWEEN THE INDICATORS AND ELECTRICAL POWER, SAID SWITCHING NETWORK INCLUDING THREE SEPARATE UNITS CONNECTED IN SERIES, ONE OF SAID UNITS BEING AN OFFENSIVE SWITCHING CIRCUIT INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF LEADS, A SWITCH IN EACH OF SAID LEADS INDIVIDUALLY CLOSABLE TO SELECT AN OFFENSIVE PLAY, THE SECOND OF SAID UNITS BEING A DEFENSIVE UNIT INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE LEADS, DEFENSINVE SWITCH MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE OFFENSIVE LEADS AND DEFENSIVE LEADS, SAID DEFENSIVE SWITCH MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF CLOSED POSITIONS EACH OF WHICH CONNECTS ALL OF THE OFFENSIVE LEADS TO AT LEAST ONE OF THE DEFENSIVE LEADS, THE THIRD OF SAID UNITS BEING A PLURALITY OF RESULT CIRCUITS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO THE NUMBER OF DEFENSIVE LEADS, ONE OF THE RESULTS CIRCUITS BEING FOR EACH DEFENSIVE LEAD, EACH RESULTS CIRCUIT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CONTACTS, RESULTS SWITCH MEANS OPERABLE TO RANDOMLY CONNECT EACH DEFENSIVE LEAD TO ONE CONTACT OF THE RESPECTIVE RESULTS CIRCUITS, EACH CONTACT BEING CONNECTED TO ONE OF THE ELECTRICAL INDICATORS, SOME OF SAID CONTACTS BEING CONNECTED TO THE SAME ELECTRICAL INDICATOR, THE NUMBER OF SAID CONTACTS IN EACH RESULT CIRCUIT WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO THE SAME ELECTRICAL INDICATOR BEING MATHEMATICALLY DETERMINED SO THAT THE RATIO OF THIS NUMBER TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTACTS IN THE RESPECTIVE RESULTS CIRCUIT IS SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE OF THE SPECIFIC PLAY RESULT REPRESENTED BY THE ELECTRICAL INDICATOR TO WHICH THE CONTACTS ARE CONNECTED FOR THE COMBINATION OF CLOSED OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE SWITCHES WHICH LED TO THE SELECTION OF THE PARTICULAR RESULT CIRCUIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 306 words
AN ELECTRICAL GAME DEVICE FOR INDICATING A PLAY RESULT EFFECTED BY THE JOINT ACTION OF AN OFFENSIVE PLAYER AND A DEFENSIVE PLAYER, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL INDICATORS EACH FOR INDICATING A SPECIFIC PLAY RESULT, A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER, SAID INDICATORS BEING CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRICAL POWER, A SWITCHING NETWORK BETWEEN THE INDICATORS AND ELECTRICAL POWER, SAID SWITCHING NETWORK INCLUDING THREE SEPARATE UNITS CONNECTED IN SERIES, ONE OF SAID UNITS BEING AN OFFENSIVE SWITCHING CIRCUIT INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF LEADS, A SWITCH IN EACH OF SAID LEADS INDIVIDUALLY CLOSABLE TO SELECT AN OFFENSIVE PLAY, THE SECOND OF SAID UNITS BEING A DEFENSIVE UNIT INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE LEADS, DEFENSINVE SWITCH MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE OFFENSIVE LEADS AND DEFENSIVE LEADS, SAID DEFENSIVE SWITCH MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF CLOSED POSITIONS EACH OF WHICH CONNECTS ALL OF THE OFFENSIVE LEADS TO AT LEAST ONE OF THE DEFENSIVE LEADS, THE THIRD OF SAID UNITS BEING A PLURALITY OF RESULT CIRCUITS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO THE NUMBER OF DEFENSIVE LEADS, ONE OF THE RESULTS CIRCUITS BEING FOR EACH DEFENSIVE LEAD, EACH RESULTS CIRCUIT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CONTACTS, RESULTS SWITCH MEANS OPERABLE TO RANDOMLY CONNECT EACH DEFENSIVE LEAD TO ONE CONTACT OF THE RESPECTIVE RESULTS CIRCUITS, EACH CONTACT BEING CONNECTED TO ONE OF THE ELECTRICAL INDICATORS, SOME OF SAID CONTACTS BEING CONNECTED TO THE SAME ELECTRICAL INDICATOR, THE NUMBER OF SAID CONTACTS IN EACH RESULT CIRCUIT WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO THE SAME ELECTRICAL INDICATOR BEING MATHEMATICALLY DETERMINED SO THAT THE RATIO OF THIS NUMBER TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTACTS IN THE RESPECTIVE RESULTS CIRCUIT IS SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE OF THE SPECIFIC PLAY RESULT REPRESENTED BY THE ELECTRICAL INDICATOR TO WHICH THE CONTACTS ARE CONNECTED FOR THE COMBINATION OF CLOSED OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE SWITCHES WHICH LED TO THE SELECTION OF THE PARTICULAR RESULT CIRCUIT.

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