Motor driven rotatable drum chance device

Claim 1

An amusement device comprising, in combination, a generally rectangular casing, a plurality of drums each rotatably mounted on a common shaft secured to the side walls of said casing and having on its periphery at circumferentially spaced positions various combinations of symbols such as for example pictures, letters, numerals and the like; a drum actuating mechanism including a drive roller connected via reduction gears to a motor and a plurality of transmission means, one for each drum, normally engaged with said drive roller and a drum to rotate the latter; a braking means for each drum each braking means including a cam wheel having a plurality of circumferential grooves and secured to one side of the drum and a stop means disposed for engagement with said cam wheel to discontinue rotation of the drum; a like plurality of movable means each carrying rotatably thereon one of said transmission means and one of said braking means and each having provided therewith an electrical contact strip for engagement with a mating contact leading to a like plurality of motor energization circuit; a block members; a like plurality of push-buttons projecting externally of the front wall of said casing each connected with a respective block member for operative association with a respective movable means, each of said push-buttons, when depressed, causing its associated transmission means to disengage from said drive roller and respective drum surface, the associated braking means to engage with its cam wheel, and said respective contact strip to disengage from said mating contact thereby switching the corresponding portion of the motor energization circuit into an open position; a shaft journalled for rotation between the side walls of said casing subjacent said push-buttons; a rectangular bar fixedly mounted on said shaft; a handle lever secured to one end of said shaft and extending externally of one side wall of the casing; a resilient means normally urging said handle lever into normal position; and said rectangular bar comprising a push-button release means engageable with said plurality of movable means to release the push-buttons from their respective movable means.