Game timer apparatus

Claim 2

In a bingo game apparatus to assist an operator in calling out bingo indicia to be played, the combination comprising: means for supplying bingo indicia carrying articles one after another along a path to an outlet for removal one at a time by said operator; limit switch means fixed along said path, said limit switch having a displaceable actuator at least in part blocking said outlet and displaced by each article removed from said outlet by said operator so as to actuate said limit switch means; timer means responsive to actuation of said limit switch means for timing an interval sufficient for calling out and playing the bingo indicia on said indicia carrying article; and signal means located adjacent said article outlet and responsive to said timer means for signaling the occurrence of said interval to the operator.

Claim 3

A bingo game timer apparatus, for cooperation with means supplying bingo indicia carrying articles one after another along a path, to assist the operator in calling out bingo indicia to be played, said bingo game timer apparatus comprising: limit switch means having an actuator in said path and actuable by said articles moving along said path; timer means responsive to actuation of said limit switch means for timing an interval sufficient for calling out and playing the bingo indicia on said article; signal means responsive to said timer means for signaling the occurrence of said interval to the operator; and an article delivery tube extending from the article supplying means and defining said path for delivering said bingo indicia carrying articles, said apparatus including a housing and means supporting said housing on the end of said tube.

Claim 4

A bingo game timer apparatus, for cooperation with means supplying bingo indicia carrying articles one after another along a path, to assist the operator in calling out bingo indicia to be played, said bingo game timer apparatus comprising: limit switch means having an actuator in said path and actuable by said articles moving along said path; timer means responsive to actuation of said limit switch means for timing an interval sufficient for calling out and playing the bingo indicia on said article; signal means responsive to said timer means for signaling the occurrence of said interval to the operator; and an article delivery tube extending from the article supplying means and defining said path for delivering said bingo indicia carrying articles, said apparatus including a housing and means supporting said housing on the end of said tube.

Claim 5

The apparatus of claim 2, in which said limit switch means is a limit switch, said housing carrying said limit switch adjacent said supporting means with its actuator disposed beyond the end of said tube for actuation by a said article exiting from said tube.

Claim 6

The apparatus of claim 2, in which said housing supporting means comprises a collar fitted on the end of said tube and through which successive articles can pass, said housing having a face fixed to the perimeter of said collar and extending axially beyond said collar so as to be visible beyond the end of said tube.

Claim 7

The apparatus of claim 4, in which said signal means comprises a lamp carried by said housing to provide a visible display near the point at which said article is retrieved from said collar by the operator.

Claim 8

The apparatus of claim 5, including a mounting bracket within said housing and having a base opposed to the periphery of said collar with said housing face sandwiched therebetween, said bracket base, face and collar periphery being fixed together by fastening means, said bracket having a flange extending away from said collar and supporting said limit switch means.

Claim 9

The apparatus of claim 4, in which said timer means includes an insulative board fixedly supported in said housing and carrying means for adjusting the interval timed by said timer means, and a manually adjustable member exposed on said housing face and connected to said adjusting means on said timer means to permit manual adjustment of said interval.

Claim 10

The apparatus of claim 7, in which said signal means comprises a first lamp visible on said housing face for signaling timing by said timing means, and including an on-off switch on said housing face and actuable to energize the apparatus from an electrical supply, a second lamp visible on said housing face for signaling when the apparatus is connected to said electrical supply through said on-off switch and that said timing means is not timing an interval.

Claim 11

A bingo game timer apparatus, for cooperation with means supplying bingo indicia carrying articles one after another along a path, to assist the operator in calling out bingo indicia to be played, said bingo game timer apparatus comprising: limit switch means having an actuator in said path and actuable by said articles moving along said path; timer means responsive to actuation of said limit swtich means for timing an interval sufficient for calling out and playing the bingo indicia on said article; and signal means responsive to said timer means for signaling the occurrence of said interval to the operator, said signal means comprising first and second light emitting members, said timer means includes timer switch means with alternately closable first and second current paths therethrough respectively to said first and second light emitting members, an on-off switch, and conductive means for connecting said on-off switch, timer switch means and the selected one of said light emitting members in series with an electrical supply, said limit switch means comprising a limit switch, said timer means further comprising a timing portion actuable to switch said timer switch means from said one to the other of said light emitting members for said timed interval for energization thereof, and further conductive means for connecting said timing portion and limit switch in series with said on-off switch across said electrical supply.

Claim 12

A bingo game timer apparatus, for cooperation with means supplying bingo indicia carrying articles one after another along a path, to assist the operator in calling out bingo indicia to be played, said bingo game timer apparatus comprising: limit switch means having an actuator in said path and actuable by said articles moving along said path; timer means responsive to actuation of said limit swtich means for timing an interval sufficient for calling out and playing the bingo indicia on said article; and signal means responsive to said timer means for signaling the occurrence of said interval to the operator, said signal means comprising first and second light emitting members, said timer means includes timer switch means with alternately closable first and second current paths therethrough respectively to said first and second light emitting members, an on-off switch, and conductive means for connecting said on-off switch, timer switch means and the selected one of said light emitting members in series with an electrical supply, said limit switch means comprising a limit switch, said timer means further comprising a timing portion actuable to switch said timer switch means from said one to the other of said light emitting members for said timed interval for energization thereof, and further conductive means for connecting said timing portion and limit switch in series with said on-off switch across said electrical supply.