Title: Chance device mountable on phonograph turntable

Abstract: A game device includes a circular, somewhat rigid game structure having a substantially flat upper playing surface and a lightweight ball which is movable along the upper surface. The game structure has a central opening therein and is adapted to be positioned upon and is revolvable with the turntable of a phonograph. A plurality of circumferentially arranged spaced apart posts are affixed to the game structure adjacent the periphery thereof, the spacing between each adjacent pair of posts being slightly less than the diameter of the ball. A plurality of small deflector elements project upwardly from the upper surface for the purpose of deflecting movement of the ball. Indicia is located between adjacent pairs of posts.

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Inventors: Long, Ben (Minneapolis, MN, US)

Application Number: 907720
Filing Date: 1978-05-19
Publication_date: 1980-01-29
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 273/142K
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

434721	Aug, 1890	Peters	273/123.
608918	Aug, 1898	Scovell	273/110.
1292228	Jan, 1919	Avery et al.	273/115.
1532160	Apr, 1925	Seymour	273/142.
1768016	Jun, 1930	Walker	273/110.
1990859	Feb, 1935	Elliott	273/110.
3232619	Feb, 1966	Burk	273/123.

Other Refs: 27646891717575999120943 of

Jul, 1914	DE2
Aug, 1954	DE
Feb, 1934	FR
, 1889	GB

Primary Examiner: Pinkham, Richard C.
Assistant Examiner: Kramer, Arnold W.
Attorney: Williamson, Bains, Moore & Hansen