Title: Die-resembling game cube

Abstract: A hollow, transparent game cube device which is capable of being thrown or rolled on a playing surface to come to rest and randomly settle on one of its faces is disclosed. The interior faces of the cube have from one to six shallow, ball-receiving pockets so arranged that when the cube is viewed from without it resembles a traditional die. The cube contains a number of unconstrained balls which may randomly fall into the ball-receiving pockets in the inner surface of the bottom face of the cube when the cube comes to rest. Each ball has a distinct identification visible through the cube, for example, a distinguishing color, numeral, letter or other symbolic indicia, or any combination thereof. Numerous and diverse amusing and entertaining games of chance may be played using one or more of the cube devices depending for outcome on the permutations and combinations of final cube position and disposition of balls in the ball-receiving pockets after tossing of the cube or cubes in play.

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Inventors: Baker, Exzelon F. (Cincinnati, OH, US)

Application Number: 904786
Filing Date: 1978-05-11
Publication_date: 1979-08-14
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Primary Class(es): 273/144B 273/146
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

D142576	Oct, 1945	Morris	273/146.
693821	Feb, 1902	De Ford	273/138.
1436909	Nov, 1922	Roberts	273/145.
2526123	Oct, 1950	Dawson	273/146.
3074718	Jan, 1963	Modica	273/138.
3204345	Sep, 1965	Buckner	273/145.
3495832	Feb, 1970	Thomassen-Behle	273/146.
3679212	Jul, 1972	Smith	273/144.
3785651	Jan, 1974	Smith	273/146.

Other Refs: 75700801077607302

Jun, 1894	DE2
Dec, 1950	DE
Mar, 1926	FR

Primary Examiner: Pinkham, Richard C.
Assistant Examiner: Kramer, Arnold W.
Attorney: Wood, Herron & Evans