Amusement devices: games – Chance devices – Rotating pointer
Reexamination Certificate
1999-03-30
2001-05-22
Layno, Benjamin H. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Chance devices
Rotating pointer
C273S14200F, C273S1420HA
Reexamination Certificate
active
06234478
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND—FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to a game dial designed to alter a player's odds of success based on varying game conditions.
BACKGROUND —DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART
In some conventional game dials, a plurality of segments are located arbitrarily in fixed positions on the face of the dial, each segment bearing a notation such as a number or instructions to be carried out by the players and an indicator or spinner, mounted for sweeping movement with respect to the segments, is adapted to be actuated by one of the players and register with one of the segments when it comes to rest and thereby advance the game or decide the outcome thereof. A dial of this type does not have a means for selective adjustment of the segments and consequently players are unable to alter their odds of success based on varying game conditions.
OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES
The disadvantages and limitations of the previous game dials are obviated by the present invention. The present invention provides an effective and simple device that may be precisely adjusted to alter a player's odds of success based upon bonuses generated by the game. It is, therefore, a primary object of the present invention to provide a game dial incorporating means whereby the dial may be set adjusted based on a player's bonuses generated from the game to alter the player's odds of success.
The dial of the present invention comprises an upper disk member containing a number of fields representing varying degrees of success, a base member containing a circumferential row of numbers representing bonuses generated from the game, and a spinner rotatably mounted on the dial operable to sweep the fields upon actuation by the player. Based upon the player's bonus generated from the game, differing fields become activated and the odds of success may be customized to the particular player.
REFERENCES:
patent: 136048 (1873-02-01), Elliot
patent: 3135515 (1964-06-01), Kinsey
patent: 3224112 (1965-12-01), Hanson
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