Air driven lottery game

• US 5,566,940 A
• Filed: 11/27/1995
• Issued: 10/22/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John W. Powell
• Original Assignee: John W. Powell
• Inventors: Powell, John W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pierce, William M.
• Application Number:
  US08/562,831
• Time in Patent Office: 330 Days
• Field of Search: 273/138 A, 273/144 R, 273/144 A, 273/144 B
• US Class Current: 273/144.00A
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 7/048 used for generating random numbers

Abstract

An air driven lottery game comprised of a control box having at least one opening formed therein. The openings are fitted with a rubber stopping mechanism. The control box has an electrical plug or a battery compartment extending outwardly therefrom. A side surface of the control box has a vent formed therein. The device contains at least one ball dispenser. The ball dispenser has a cylindrical configuration. The ball dispenser is adapted for removably coupling within the opening in the control box. The ball dispenser holds a plurality of lottery balls therein. At least one ball display container is secured to the ball dispenser adapted to receive one of the plurality of lottery balls therethrough. An electric or battery operated fan is secured within the control box inwardly of the vent in the side surface thereof. The electric or battery operated fan is electrically coupled with the electric plug or with batteries.

Claims

1. An air driven lottery game for simulating a lottery ball action picking machine used in state lotteries comprising, in combination:

a control box having a generally rectangular configuration, the control box having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a rear surface, and two side surfaces, the top surface having a first portion being parallel with the bottom surface and a second portion angling downwardly from the first portion to the front surface, the first portion having three openings formed therein spaced equidistantly from each other, each of the openings being fitted with a rubber stopping mechanism, the control box having a power source extending outwardly of the rear surface thereof, one of the two side surfaces having a vent formed therein;

at least one ball dispenser, the ball dispenser having a cylindrical configuration, the ball dispenser having an open first end and a closed second end, the open first end adapted for removably coupling within one of the openings in the first portion of the upper surface of the control box, the closed second end having an opening formed therethrough, the ball dispenser holding a plurality of lottery balls therein;

at least one ball display container having an open first end and an open second end, the open first end secured to the closed second end of the ball dispenser atop the opening formed therethrough, the open first end being adapted to receive one of the plurality of lottery balls therethrough, the open second end having a lid hingedly secured thereto, the container having a slot formed through an intermediate portion thereof, the slot receiving a sliding door therein, the sliding door separating the container into an upper portion and a lower portion, the sliding door selectively allowing one of the lottery balls to enter into the upper portion;

an electric or battery operated fan secured within the control box inwardly of the vent in the side surface thereof, the electric or battery operated fan being electrically coupled with an electric plug or with batteries;

a control panel secured within the second portion of the upper surface of the control box, the control panel being electrically coupled with an electric plug or with batteries for allowing a user to program numbers that the user will guess as to be the lottery balls that will be pulled from the ball dispenser;

a display panel secured within the second portion of the upper surface of the control box, the display panel being electrically coupled with an electric plug or with batteries for displaying the numbers that are programmed by the user into the control panel; and

an on/off switch secured within the second portion of the upper surface of the control box, the on/off switch being electrically coupled with an electric plug or with batteries, the on/off switch controlling the activation of the electric or battery operated fan, the control panel, and the display panel.

2. An air driven lottery game for simulating a lottery ball action picking machine used in state lotteries comprising:

a control box having at least one opening formed therein, the control box having a power source and a vent formed therein;

at least one ball dispenser, the ball dispenser having a cylindrical configuration, the ball dispenser adapted for removably coupling within the opening in the control box, the ball dispenser holding a plurality of lottery balls therein;

at least one ball display container secured to the ball dispenser adapted to receive one of the plurality of lottery balls therethrough, wherein the ball display container has an open first end and an open second end, the open first end secured to the closed second end of the ball dispenser atop the opening formed therethrough, the open first end being adapted to receive one of the plurality of lottery balls therethrough, the open second end having a lid hingedly secured thereto, the container having a slot formed through an intermediate portion thereof, the slot receiving a sliding door therein, the sliding door separating the container into an upper portion and a lower portion, the sliding door selectively allowing one of the lottery balls to enter into the upper portion; and

an electric or battery operated fan secured within the control box inwardly of the vent, the electric fan being electrically coupled with the power source.

3. An air driven lottery game for simulating a lottery ball action picking machine used in state lotteries comprising:

a control box having at least one opening formed therein, at least one opening being fitted with a rubber stopping mechanism, the control box having an electrical plug or a battery compartment extending outwardly therefrom and a side surface having a vent formed therein;

at least one ball dispenser, the ball dispenser having a cylindrical configuration, the ball dispenser adapted for removably coupling within the opening in the control box, the ball dispenser holding a plurality of lottery balls therein;

at least one ball display container secured to the ball dispenser adapted to receive one of the plurality of lottery balls therethrough, the ball display container having an open first end and an open second end, the open first end secured to the closed second end of the ball dispenser atop the opening formed therethrough, the open first end being adapted to receive one of the plurality of lottery balls therethrough, the open second end having a lid hingedly secured thereto, the container having a slot formed through an intermediate portion thereof, the slot receiving a sliding door therein, the sliding door separating the container into an upper portion and a lower portion, the sliding door selectively allowing one of the lottery balls to enter into the upper portion; and

an electric or battery operated fan secured within the control box inwardly of the vent in the side surface thereof, the electric fan being electrically coupled with the electric plug or with batteries.