Vertical roulette mechanism with rotating rim

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11443585-B2
Application number	US-202017064473-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 6, 2020
Priority date	Oct 11, 2019
Publication date	Sep 13, 2022
Grant date	Sep 13, 2022

Abstract

A single player vertical roulette mechanism is directed that includes a stand, a wheel, a rotating rim and two drive mechanisms. The wheel is configured to be mounted to the stand and rotate relative to the stand. The wheel includes a plurality of numbers corresponding to a roulette wheel. One drive mechanism is affixed to the stand and configured to rotate the wheel. A second drive mechanism is affixed to the stand and configured to rotate the rotating rim. A roulette ball is fixedly mounted to the rotating rim. A plurality of lights are fixedly mounted to the stand between the stand and the wheel. A light illuminates the ball. The plurality of lights illuminate the wheel so the numbers are visible to a player of the vertical roulette mechanism. The stand is further connected to a seat for a single player such that the roulette mechanism can be substituted for a traditional slot machine cabinet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vertical roulette mechanism, comprising:
a support stand;
a wheel configured to be rotatably mounted to the support stand, the wheel including a plurality of numbers corresponding to a roulette wheel;
a first drive mechanism affixed to the support stand and configured to rotate the wheel in a first direction while the support stand remains stationary;
a rim configured to be rotatably mounted to the support stand, the rim including a roulette ball fixedly mounted to the rim; and
a second drive mechanism affixed to the support stand and configured to rotate the rim in a second direction while the support stand remains stationary, the first direction being opposite to the second direction.

2. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a display.

3. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a base section including a controller module and a computer module, the controller module including a plurality of connectors, the base section including an interactive display and one or more buttons configured to enable a player to interact with a roulette game at least partially displayed on the display, the wheel and the plurality of lights including connectors configured to mate with the plurality of connectors.

4. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 3 , wherein the base section further includes one or more lights and one or more speakers, and wherein the roulette ball includes a light.

5. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 3 , wherein the base section further includes a money/credit/card receiving/payout mechanism.

6. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 3 , wherein the base section is configured to transmit randomly generated first control signals to the first drive mechanism to cause the wheel to rotate in the first direction as part of the roulette game, and wherein the base section is configured to transmit randomly generated second control signals to the second drive mechanism to cause the rim to rotate in the second direction as part of the roulette game.

7. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 6 , further comprising:
a first braking mechanism for braking the wheel when it is rotating in the first direction, the base section being further configured to transmit randomly generated third control signals to the first braking mechanism to cause the wheel to stop rotating as part of the roulette game; and
a second braking mechanism for braking the rim when it is rotating in the second direction, the base section being further configured to transmit randomly generated fourth control signals to the second braking mechanism to cause the rim to stop rotating as part of the roulette game.

8. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of lights fixedly mounted to the support stand between the support stand and the wheel, the plurality of lights configured to illuminate the wheel so the numbers are visible to a player of the vertical roulette mechanism,
wherein rotation of the wheel, rotation of the rim, and illumination of the plurality of lights simulates the roulette ball spinning around the wheel of a horizontal roulette wheel.

9. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 1 , wherein the base section includes an upper section and a lower section and the display is positioned in the upper section.

10. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a base section connected to the support stand, the base section including a seat for a single player.

11. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first drive mechanism includes a first motor and a first belt and the second drive mechanism includes a second motor and a second belt.

12. A vertical roulette mechanism, comprising:
a support stand;
a wheel configured to be rotatably mounted to the support stand, the wheel including a plurality of numbers corresponding to a roulette wheel;
a first drive mechanism affixed to the support stand and configured to rotate the wheel in a first direction while the support stand remains stationary;
a rim configured to be rotatably mounted to the support stand, the rim including a roulette ball fixedly mounted to the rim; and
a second drive mechanism affixed to the support stand and configured to rotate the rim in a second direction while the support stand remains stationary, the first direction being opposite to the second direction; and
a base section including a controller module and a computer module, the controller module including a plurality of connectors, the base section including an interactive display configured to connect to the plurality of connectors and one or more buttons configured to enable a player to interact with a roulette game at least partially displayed on the display.

13. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 12 , further comprising a plurality of lights fixedly mounted to the support stand between the support stand and the wheel, the plurality of lights configured to illuminate the wheel so the numbers are visible to a player, wherein the wheel and the plurality of lights including connectors configured to mate with the plurality of connectors.

14. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 12 , wherein the base section further includes one or more lights and one or more speakers.

15. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 12 , wherein the base section further includes a money/credit/card receiving/payout mechanism.

16. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 12 , wherein the base section is configured to transmit randomly generated control signals to the first drive mechanism to cause the wheel to rotate as part of the roulette game and the second drive mechanism to cause the rim to rotate as part of the roulette game.

17. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 16 , further comprising:
a first braking mechanism for braking the wheel when it is rotating in the first direction, the base section being further configured to transmit randomly generated control signals to the first braking mechanism to cause the wheel to stop rotating as part of the roulette game; and
a second braking mechanism for braking the rim when it is rotating in the second direction, the base section being further configured to transmit randomly generated control signals to the second braking mechanism to cause the rim to stop rotating as part of the roulette game.

18. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 12 , further comprising:
a plurality of lights fixedly mounted to the support stand between the support stand and the wheel, the plurality of lights configured to illuminate the wheel so the numbers are visible to a player of the vertical roulette mechanism,
wherein rotation of the wheel, rotation of the rim, and illumination of the plurality of lights simulates the roulette ball spinning around the wheel of a horizontal roulette wheel.

19. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 12 , wherein the base section includes an upper section and a lower section and a display is positioned in the upper section.

20. The vertical roulette mechanism as recited in claim 19 , wherein the display is interactive and includes one or more buttons configured to enable a player to interact with a roulette game at least partially displayed on the display.

21. The vertical roulette mechanism as re

Assignees

• Interblock Dd

Inventors

• Kek Emil
• Kokoravec Rok
• Kroselj Peter
• Magdalenc Matic
• Pececnik Joze

Classifications

• G07F17/3216 Primary

  Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects · CPC title

• G07F17/3211

  Display means · CPC title

• G07F17/3288 Primary

  Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking · CPC title