Roulette gaming apparatus
US4337945A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2009/009
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A gaming apparatus in which a roulette wheel has a circular rim and a downwardly converging frustoconical bowl contained within the rim and joined thereto forming a track therewith for a roulette ball and a rotatable wheel head centered within the bowl at the bottom thereof and formed with a plurality of numbered compartments for receiving the roulette ball. An automatic roulette ball spinner having at least one guide tube is positioned along the rim for directing the roulette ball onto the track and is provided with a powered plunger for propelling the roulette ball through the guide tube. The guide tube is vertically moveable for lowering it onto the track to discharge the ball and then raising it to allow the ball to travel around the track uninterruptedly.
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