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Apparatus for random number selection

  • US 4,533,143 A
  • Filed: 07/06/1984
  • Issued: 08/06/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable, hand held and manipulated apparatus for the random selection of numbers including:

  • (a) a cylindrical-shaped fluid tight container formed by an opaque cylindrical side wall and a pair of end walls;

    (b) a fluid generally filling the container;

    (c) a plurality of buoyant cubes having printed numerals on certain sides of the cubes contained in the fluid within the container;

    (d) a rectangular-shaped transparent window provided in the side wall of the container and extending generally parallel with a longitudinal axis of said cylindrical-shaped container for viewing the printed numerals on a predetermined number of the cubes coming to rest and arranged in juxtaposition to each other and located adjacent said window after agitation of the cubes within the container by manually shaking the container; and

    (e) an elongated channel located within the container and aligned with the window, said channel being formed by a pair of spaced projections formed integral with the cylindrical side wall and projecting inwardly into the interior of the container, said channel having a transverse width complementary to the width of the cubes and a length complementary to the total length of said predetermined member of juxtapositioned cubes whereby only the predetermined number of cubes are received within the channel and positioned adjacent the window for viewing by a user of said apparatus after agitation of the cubes within the container, with said agitation being assisted by the channel forming projections.

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