Dice shaker

Claim 1

A device for shaking dice comprising: a container adapted to receive one or more dice; a transparent window at one end of said container; an interior partition within said chamber parallel to said window dividing the interior of said container into a display chamber adjacent said window and a mixing chamber, a slot in said interior partition establishing communication between said mixing chamber and display chamber; closure means within said container for covering said slot to captively retain one or more dice passed from said mixing chamber to said display chamber in said display chamber adjacent said window; said closure means including a panel slidably mounted in said container; said panel including corners with an upright tab extending from each corner thereof in the plane of the panel, plural track means in said container extending parallel to both said partition and to a sidewall of said container perpendicular to said partition with said track means on the interior floor and ceiling of said container receiving selective ones of said tabs for guiding the sliding movement of said panel, and means connected to said panel and including an actuating member extending outside said container for sliding said panel in said track means.

Claim 2

A device for shaking dice comprising: a container adapted to receive one or more dice; a transparent window at one end of said container; an interior partition within said chamber parallel to said window dividing the interior of said container into a display chamber adjacent said window and a mixing chamber, a slot in said interior partition establishing communication between said mixing chamber and display chamber; closure means within said container for covering said slot to captively retain one or more dice passed from said mixing chamber to said display chamber in said display chamber adjacent said window; said closure means including a panel slidably mounted in said container; said panel including corners with an upright tab extending from each corner thereof in the plane of the panel, plural track means in said container extending parallel to both said partition and to a sidewall of said container perpendicular to said partition with said track means on the interior floor and ceiling of said container receiving selective ones of said tabs for guiding the sliding movement of said panel, and means connected to said panel and including an actuating member extending outside said container for sliding said panel in said track means.

Claim 3

A device for shaking dice comprising: a container adapted to receive one or more dice; a transparent window at one end of said container; an interior partition within said chamber parallel to said window dividing the interior of said container into a display chamber adjacent said window and a mixing chamber, a slot in said interior partition establishing communication between said mixing chamber and display chamber; closure means within said container for covering said slot to captively retain one or more dice passed from said mixing chamber to said display chamber in said display chamber adjacent said window; said closure means including a panel slidably mounted in said container; said panel including corners with an upright tab extending from each corner thereof in the plane of the panel, plural track means in said container extending parallel to both said partition and to a sidewall of said container perpendicular to said partition with said track means on the interior floor and ceiling of said container receiving selective ones of said tabs for guiding the sliding movement of said panel, and a lever secured to said panel for sliding said panel in said track means; said container including an elongated slot in said sidewall, and said lever extending through said slot.

Claim 4

A device for shaking dice comprising: a container adapted to receive one or more dice; a transparent window at one end of said container; an interior partition within said chamber parallel to said window dividing the interior of said container into a display chamber adjacent said window and a mixing chamber, a slot in said interior partition establishing communication between said mixing chamber and display chamber; closure means within said container for covering said slot to captively retain one or more dice passed from said mixing chamber to said display chamber in said display chamber adjacent said window; said closure means including a panel slidably mounted in said container; said panel including corners with an upright tab extending from each corner thereof in the plane of the panel, plural track means in said container extending parallel to both said partition and to a sidewall of said container perpendicular to said partition with said track means on the interior floor and ceiling of said container receiving selective ones of said tabs for guiding the sliding movement of said panel, and a lever secured to said panel for sliding said panel in said track means; said container including an elongated slot in said sidewall, and said lever extending through said slot.

Claim 5

A device for shaking dice comprising: a container adapted to receive one or more dice; a transparent window at one end of said container; an interior partition within said chamber parallel to said window dividing the interior of said container into a display chamber adjacent said window and a mixing chamber, a slot in said interior partition extending along one side wall of said container and establishing communication between said mixing chamber and display chamber; closure means within said container for covering said slot to captively retain one or more dice passed from said mixing chamber to said display chamber in said display chamber adjacent said window; said closure means including a panel movably mounted in said container; said panel being flat and substantially covering said slot and said partition in its closed position; and means connected with said panel and including an actuating member accessible outside said container for moving the edge of said panel adjacent said one side wall along a path parallel to the plane of said partition to uncover said slot and for concurrently moving the opposite edge of said panel away from said partition whereby when said panel is moved to uncover said slot the plane of said panel slopes toward said slot.

Claim 6

A device for shaking dice comprising: a container adapted to receive one or more dice; a transparent window at one end of said container; an interior partition within said chamber parallel to said window dividing the interior of said container into a display chamber adjacent said window and a mixing chamber, a slot in said interior partition extending along one side wall of said container and establishing communication between said mixing chamber and display chamber; closure means within said container for covering said slot to captively retain one or more dice passed from said mixing chamber to said display chamber in said display chamber adjacent said window; said closure means including a panel movably mounted in said container; said panel being flat and substantially covering said slot and said partition in its closed position; and means connected with said panel and including an actuating member accessible outside said container for moving the edge of said panel adjacent said one side wall along a path parallel to the plane of said partition to uncover said slot and for concurrently moving the opposite edge of said panel away from said partition whereby when said panel is moved to uncover said slot the plane of said panel slopes toward said slot.