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US3945644A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Rotatable disk chance device having edge indication

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-01-06
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Granted: 1976-03-23
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Expires: 1995-01-06
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Abstract

Abstract A game toy comprising a base, having an upstanding cylindrical ring wall provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced windows, telescopically receives the depending wall of a top member rotatably supported by a base axle. A plurality of symbols printed on the periphery of the top wall are successively visible through the base ring windows when the top member is rotated. The top member is provided with a plurality of upstanding radial ribs. A releasable brake including a flexible flap, supported by the base, frictionally engages the ribs of the top member when it is manually spun, in either direction about its vertical axis, to stop its rotation and expose, by chance, the symbols through the base windows.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nilson V. Ortiz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 23:03
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F5/00; A63F5/04; A63F3/00; A63F3/08; A63F5/0011; A63F5/0058

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 214 words
A game toy, comprising: an upwardly open cylindrical base having a plurality of circumferentially spaced windows in its wall; an upstanding axle coaxially supported by said base; a downwardly open cylindrical top telescopically received by said base, said top having a central upstanding spindle having a socket therein surrounding said axle for angular rotation of said top relative to said base; a plurality of upstanding radial ribs on the upper limit of said top; brake means supported by said base and operable to retard rotation of said top, said brake means including, a standard vertically secured to a peripheral portion of the wall of said base, an arm pivotally connected with said standard for movement toward and away from the upper limit of said top, and, a flexible flap secured to said arm in depending relation for indexing contact with said ribs when said arm overlies the upper limit of said top; and, a plurality of symbols indicating parameters of a game to be played printed on the outer surface of the wall of said top in circumferentially spaced relation and being successively visible through the respective windows when said top is rotating in either direction, whereby, some of the symbols are displayed through the windows when said top is indexed to a stop.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 214 words
A game toy, comprising: an upwardly open cylindrical base having a plurality of circumferentially spaced windows in its wall; an upstanding axle coaxially supported by said base; a downwardly open cylindrical top telescopically received by said base, said top having a central upstanding spindle having a socket therein surrounding said axle for angular rotation of said top relative to said base; a plurality of upstanding radial ribs on the upper limit of said top; brake means supported by said base and operable to retard rotation of said top, said brake means including, a standard vertically secured to a peripheral portion of the wall of said base, an arm pivotally connected with said standard for movement toward and away from the upper limit of said top, and, a flexible flap secured to said arm in depending relation for indexing contact with said ribs when said arm overlies the upper limit of said top; and, a plurality of symbols indicating parameters of a game to be played printed on the outer surface of the wall of said top in circumferentially spaced relation and being successively visible through the respective windows when said top is rotating in either direction, whereby, some of the symbols are displayed through the windows when said top is indexed to a stop.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1979-03-23 1979-09-22 1980-03-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1983-03-23 1983-09-22 1984-03-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1987-03-23 1987-09-22 1988-03-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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