Roulette of improved type and new gambling game providing for the use of said improved roulette

• US 6,663,106 B1
• Filed: 10/10/2000
• Issued: 12/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Giuseppe Cosmi
• Original Assignee: Giuseppe Cosmi
• Inventors: Cosmi, Giuseppe
• Primary Examiner(s): Pierce, William M.
• Application Number:
  US09/685,916
• Time in Patent Office: 1,162 Days
• Field of Search: 273/142.E, 273/142.F, 273/142.G, 273/142.H, 273/142.HA, 273/274
• US Class Current: 273/142.00E
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00104 Board games having astrology aspects
• 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 5/0088 with a plurality of balls used during one game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 5/0094 with a plurality of roulette wheels A63F5/043 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 5/043 using concentric discs or rings
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played

Abstract

It is described a roulette of a new type including two bowls coaxial to each other and rotating around the same axis and two small balls, each ball rolling around one of the bowls, where on each bowl are engraved data which refer to an independent event.

On a first embodiment, the two independent events are:

the signs of the zodiac,

the numbers from 0 to 31,

where the signs of the zodiac are preferably engraved on the external, ring-shaped bowl, while the numbers from 0 to 31 are preferably engraved on the internal bowl.

On a second embodiment, the events engraved on the two bowls are related to one or more of the calendars used in Asiatic countries (China, Korea, Japan and so on).

Furthermore, a new gambling game providing for the use of said improved roulette is described.

Claims

1. Device for playing a gambling game comprising a roulette and a playing baize, the roulette including at least a first ball and a second ball, an internal bowl and an external bowl, the internal and the external bowl being coaxial to each other and rotating around a common axis, wherein:

said first ball is adapted to roll around the internal bowl and said second ball is adapted to roll around the external bowl;

each of said bowls having a plurality of seats in which a ball may reside, each of said seats being engraved with a zodiac sign and numbers from 0 to 31;

said playing baize being printed with said zodiac signs and said numbers, said numbers being positioned at an upper place under said zodiac signs with the numbers corresponding to the first date of each zodiac sign; and

said playing blaize having the names of four seasons, the zodiac signs and numbers from 0 to 31 printed thereon.

2. Device for playing a gambling game comprising a roulette and a playing baize, the roulette including at least a first ball and a second ball, an internal bowl and an external bowl, the internal and the external bowl being coaxial to each other and rotating around a common axis, wherein:

said first ball is adapted to roll around the internal bowl and said second ball is adapted to roll around the external bowl;

each of said bowls having a plurality of seats in which a ball may reside, each of said seats being engraved with animals names consisting of bull, tiger, cat, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, cock, dog, pig and mouse, said seats also being engraved with two digits corresponding to the last two digits of a calendar year;

said playing blaize having the names of said animals and said two digits corresponding to the last two digits of a calendar year, said two digits corresponding to the years being positioned by column under the names of said animals;

said playing blaize also having printed thereon five elements corresponding to wood, metal, earth, water and fire; and

five sets of betting chips which correspond to one of said five elements.