Modern roulette game

• US 4,077,631 A
• Filed: 06/09/1976
• Issued: 03/07/1978
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Charles T. Tela Sr
• Original Assignee: Charles T. Tela Sr
• Inventors: Tela, Charles T. Sr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Skogquist, Harland S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kramer, Arnold W.
• Application Number:
  US05/694,461
• Time in Patent Office: 636 Days
• Field of Search: 273/142 R, 273/142 A, 273/142 B, 273/142 C, 273/142 D, 273/142 E, 273/142 F, 273/142 G, 273/142 H, 273/142 HA, 273/142 J, 273/142 JA , 273/142 JB, 273/142 JC, 273/142 JD, 273/142 K, 273/130 H, 273/134 AG
• US Class Current: 273/142.00E
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00977 with adjustable legs
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 5/00 Roulette games aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 5/007 Details about the compartments or sectors, e.g. sectors having different sizes

Abstract

A modern roulette game having a unique and novel modern layout of groups of numerals on the chart along side of the roulette wheel and base combined with the addition of small numerals concentrically inwardly of the conventional numerals on the roulette wheel with the small numerals being oriented in relation to the original parent numerals in a manner to enable modern roulette to be played. In the modern roulette layout, the thirty-six numbers are not arranged in consecutive fashion as in the conventional roulette layout but rather are arranged in groups of four numbers per group with their being nine groups with each of the nine groups containing two numbers that are even and two numbers that are odd, and four of the groups contain all red numbers and four groups contain all black numbers with the number one group including half red numbers and half black numbers. Small numerals on the roulette wheel inwardly of the parent numerals indicate the group in which the parent numeral falls in the layout. The base for the roulette game is provided with unique leveling legs and a level indicating structure is provided on the base for assuring proper rotation of the roulette wheel.

Claims

1. A modern roulette game comprising the combination of a stationary base of dish-shape rotatably supporting a roulette wheel therein, said roulette wheel including a plurality of peripheral pockets on the upper surface thereof, a numeral associated with each pocket, said base including a peripheral inclined surface concentric with the wheel for receiving a ball rollably thereon in which the ball will roll into one of the pockets when the ball slows, and a layout of the numerals identifying the pockets on an adjacent planar surface, said layout including a plurality of groups of numerals with each group having a predetermined equal number of numerals on which chips may be positioned when betting which numbered pocket the ball will enter, a smaller set of numerals positioned on the wheel inwardly of the peripheral numerals with each numeral of the smaller set in radial alignment with a respective peripheral numeral with the smaller group of numerals indicating the group of numerals on the layout to which its aligned numeral on the outer periphery of the wheel belongs, the numerals on the outer periphery of the wheel including 0, 00 and 1-36, inclusive, said groups of numerals on the layout including numerals 1-36 divided into nine groups of four numerals each with numerals 1-9 indicating the nine groups and being the uppermost lead numeral in each group, the smaller set of numerals on the roulette wheel inwardly of the periphery thereof including four sets of numerals 1-9, and one each of 0 and 00, said numerals being associated with distinguishable colors with the numerals 1-36 including one-half of the numerals being red and the other one-half being black, the first group of numerals on the layout including two red numerals and two black numerals, four of the groups including all black numerals and four of the groups including all red numerals, the addition of the two digits of double digit numbers indicating the group to which the double digit number belongs, each subsequent numeral in each group being nine more than the preceding numeral in each group.

2. In a roulette game apparatus including a stationary base of dish-shape, a roulette wheel rotatably supported in said base, said roulette wheel including a plurality of peripheral pockets on the upper surface thereof, peripheral identifying numerals associated with said pockets, said base including a peripheral inclined surface concentric with the wheel for receiving a ball rollably thereon with the ball rolling into one of the pockets when it slows, and a layout of the numerals identifying the pockets on an adjacent planar surface, that improvement comprising an inner set of numerals positioned on the wheel radially inwardly of the peripheral numerals with each numeral of the inner set in radial alignment with a respective peripheral numeral, said numerals on the layout including a plurality of groups of numerals with each group having a predetermined equal number of numerals on which chips may be positioned when betting which numbered pocket the ball will enter, the peripheral numerals on the wheel including 0, 00 and 1-36, inclusive, said groups of numerals on the layout including numerals 1-36 divided into nine groups of four numerals each with numerals 1-9 indicating the nine groups and being the uppermost lead numeral in each group, the set of inner numerals on the roulette wheel including four sets of numerals 1-9, and one each of 0 and 00, and indicating the group of numerals on the layout to which its aligned peripheral numeral belongs, the first group of numerals on the layout including two red numerals and two black numerals, four of the groups on the layout including all red numerals, and four of the groups on the layout including all black numerals.

3. The structure as defined in claim 2, wherein each subsequent numeral in each group is nine more than the preceding numeral, the addition of the two digits of double digit numerals indicating the group to which the double digit numeral belongs.