Electrical game apparatus

• US 3,982,764 A
• Filed: 04/30/1975
• Issued: 09/28/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Walter L. Dieball
• Original Assignee: Walter L. Dieball
• Inventors: Dieball, Walter L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pinkham, Richard C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Strappello, Harry G.
• Application Number:
  US05/572,883
• Time in Patent Office: 517 Days
• Field of Search: 273/1 E, 273/138 A, 273/139, 273/130 AB, 273/141 A, 273/142 B, 273/135 A, 273/135 D, 35/9 R, 35/9 B, 35/9 D, 35/48 R, 35/22 R, 40/130 E, 340/378
• US Class Current: 273/237
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/0468 Electronic dice; electronic dice simulators

Abstract

An electrical game apparatus of chance and skill, including educational capabilities, comprising a housing having a display board adapted with a plurality of display lights arranged to provide random symbols of either numerals or letters, wherein the illumination of the display-light fixtures are controlled by the players who operate corresponding switches; and wherein there is included a rotatable mixer switch for varying the operation of the display lights with respect to the corresponding switches.

Claims

1. An electrical game apparatus comprising:

a housing having a display panel and a switch panel;

a plurality of light fixtures mounted for display in said display panel, wherein each of said light fixtures comprises;

an elongated window member; and

a light bulb positioned adjacent thereto, whereby said window is illuminated when said bulb is activated;

a plurality of master switches, equal to the number of said light fixtures, electrically connected thereto and mounted to said switch panel;

means for randomly changing the electrical connection between said light fixtures and said master switches, said means being mounted to said switch panel thereof, and

comprises a rotary mixer switch having a plurality of stationary contacts and an equal number of rotatable contacts for random engagement therebetween; and

wherein each window is arranged to form a peripheral outline of a substantially rectangular configuration, said windows being disposed in an end-to-end relationship, and having at least one window centrally positioned horizontally within said peripheral outline thereof, whereby numeral and alphabetical letters can be formed thereby when proper lighting fixtures are illuminated during the playing of said game apparatus.

2. An electrical game apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said game apparatus is provided with seven light fixtures, and wherein said peripheral outline is formed by a pair of vertical opposing sides, each side thereof including a pair of end-to-end windows, a single top-and-bottom window positioned horizontally between the vertical side windows at the respective upper and lower ends thereof, and a single horizontal window disposed intermediate the ends of said vertical sides.

3. An electrical game apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein said game apparatus includes seven master switches to correspond to said seven light fixtures, and wherein said rotary mixer switch includes a seven-pole, fourteen-position, rotary assembly whereby rotation thereof changes the electrical connection between each of said bulbs and each of said master switches.

4. An electrical game apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein numerals from 0to 9 can be randomly formed, and wherein alphabetical letters A, B, C, E, F, H, I, J, L, O, P, S and U can be randomly formed.

5. An electrical game apparatus as recited in claim 4, wherein said light fixtures are supported in a display board, and wherein said display board is mounted to said display panel, said display panel being substantially vertical to said switch board.

6. An electrical game apparatus as recited in claim 5, wherein said game apparatus includes a pair of score-keeping dials disposed on said display panel.