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Monitoring and indicating apparatus for use in the game of roulette
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-05-23
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Granted: 1988-12-20
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Expires: 2003-05-23
Abstract
Abstract An electronic implementation of the roulette wheel and the associate layout which provides electronic selection and automatic recognition and illumination of winning numbers and bets.
Inventors
- 👤 Ian C. McKechnie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 09:41
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F5/00; A63F5/0076; A63F5/0082; A63F9/00; A63F9/24; A63F2009/2448; A63F2009/245; A63F2009/2451
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A game of roulette comprising: a translucent flat playing surface forming a layout illustrating the same numbers, number groups and color groups as identified on a conventional roulette playing surface arranged in given sequence, color groups, number groups and columns, lighting means positioned underneath said surface for individually illuminating said numbers, color groups, number groups and columns, a solid state clock means, a counting means driven by said clock means at a speed faster than the eye can follow, means for electrically connecting the lighting means of corresponding numbers, color groups, number groups and columns of said layout with said counting means, a first switching means for connecting said clock means to said counting means for actuation of said counting means, and a second switching means for disconnecting said clock means from said counting means for randomly leaving illuminated winning number, color groups, number groups and column.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A game of roulette comprising: a translucent flat playing surface forming a layout illustrating the same numbers, number groups and color groups as identified on a conventional roulette playing surface arranged in given sequence, color groups, number groups and columns, lighting means positioned underneath said surface for individually illuminating said numbers, color groups, number groups and columns, a solid state clock means, a counting means driven by said clock means at a speed faster than the eye can follow, means for electrically connecting the lighting means of corresponding numbers, color groups, number groups and columns of said layout with said counting means, a first switching means for connecting said clock means to said counting means for actuation of said counting means, and a second switching means for disconnecting said clock means from said counting means for randomly leaving illuminated winning number, color groups, number groups and column.
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