Play field for casino dice tables

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023330516-A1
Application number	US-202318193376-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 30, 2023
Priority date	Apr 14, 2022
Publication date	Oct 19, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A play field for a casino dice table may comprise a play field and an electronic display device. The play field may comprise a middle portion disposed between first and second end portions. Each portion may comprise a flexible, light transmissive material, a thickness and a hardness. The thickness of the first and second end portions may each be greater than the thickness of the middle portion. Each first and second end portion may comprise multiple different thicknesses. The hardness of the middle portion may be the same as one or both of the first and second end portions. The hardness of the middle portion may be greater than a hardness of the first and second end portions. The electronic display device may be positioned under the play field and configured so that images displayed by the electronic display device are viewable on, or through, the play field.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A casino dice table comprising:
a play field positioned substantially horizontally, the play field comprising:
a first end portion comprising:
a flexible, light transmissive material,
a substantially flat top surface upon which physical dice may roll and stop, and
a thickness,

a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the second end portion comprising:
a flexible, light transmissive material,
a substantially flat top surface upon which physical dice may roll and stop, and
a thickness, and

a middle portion disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion, the middle portion comprising:
a flexible, light transmissive material,
a substantially flat top surface upon which physical dice may roll and stop, and
a thickness, and

wherein: (i) the thickness of the first end portion is greater than the thickness of the middle portion, and (ii) the thickness of the second end portion is greater than the thickness of the middle portion, and
at least one electronic display device positioned under the play field, the at least one electronic display device configured and arranged so that images displayed by the at least one electronic display device are viewable on, or through, the play field.

2 . The casino dice table of claim 1 , wherein:
(i) the thickness of the first end portion comprises a first thickness and a second different thickness, the first and second thicknesses of the first end portion each greater than the thickness of the middle portion, and (ii) the thickness of the second end portion comprises a first thickness and a second different thickness, the first and second thicknesses of the second end portion each greater than the thickness of the middle portion.

3 . The casino dice table of claim 2 , wherein:
(i) the flexible, light transmissive material of the first end portion comprises a first piece of flexible, light transmissive material and a second separate piece of flexible, light transmissive material, the first piece of flexible, light transmissive material of the first end portion comprising the first thickness of the first end portion, the second flexible, light transmissive material of the first end portion comprising the second thickness of the first end portion, (ii) the flexible, light transmissive material of the second end portion comprises a first piece of flexible, light transmissive material and a second separate piece of flexible, light transmissive material, the first piece of flexible, light transmissive material of the first end portion comprising the first thickness of the first end portion, the second flexible light transmissive material of the first end portion comprising the second thickness of the first end portion, (iii) the thickness of the first flexible, light transmissive material of the first end portion greater than the thickness of the second separate flexible, light transmissive material of first end portion, and (iv) the thickness of the first flexible, light transmissive material of the second end portion greater than the thickness of the second separate flexible, light transmissive material of the second end portion.

4 . The casino dice table of claim 3 , wherein:
(i) a hardness of the second flexible light transmissive material of the first end portion is the same as a hardness of the first flexible light transmissive material of the first end portion, and (ii) a hardness of the second flexible light transmissive material of the first end portion is the same as the hardness of the first flexible light transmissive material of the first end portion.

5 . The casino dice table of claim 2 , wherein:
(i) the substantially flat top surface of the first end portion comprises:
a first substantially flat top surface upon which dice may roll and stop, the first thickness of the first end portion extending to the first substantially flat top surface of the first end portion, and
a second substantially flat top surface upon which dice may roll and stop, the second thickness of the first end portion extending to the second substantially flat top surface of the first end portion, and
(ii) the substantially flat top surface of the second end portion comprises:
a first substantially flat top surface upon which dice may roll and stop, the first thickness of the second end portion extending to the first substantially flat top surface of the second end portion, and
a second substantially flat top surface upon which dice may roll and stop, the second thickness of the second end portion extending to the second substantially flat top surface of the second end portion.

6 . The casino dice table of claim 2 , wherein:
(i) the first thickness of the first end portion is substantially uniform from a first lateral edge of the play surface to an opposite lateral edge of the play surface, (ii) the second thickness of the first end portion is substantially uniform from a first lateral edge of the play surface to an opposite lateral edge of the play surface, (iii) the first thickness of the second end portion is substantially uniform from a first lateral edge of the play surface to an opposite lateral edge of the play surface, and (iv) the second thickness of the second end portion is substantially uniform from a first lateral edge of the play surface to an opposite lateral edge of the play surface.

7 . The casino dice table of claim 1 , wherein:
(i) the middle portion comprises:
a bottom surface opposite the substantially flat top surface of the middle portion,
a first end face, and
a second end face opposite the first end face,
(ii) the first end portion comprises:
a bottom surface opposite the substantially flat top surface of the first end portion, and
an end face,
(iii) the second end portion comprises:
a bottom surface opposite the substantially flat top surface of the second end portion, and
an end face,
(iv) the first end face of the middle portion abuts the end face of the first end portion, and (v) the second end face of the middle portion abuts the end face of the second end portion.

8 . The casino dice table of claim 7 , wherein:
the middle portion comprises an integral piece of the flexible, light transmissive material of the middle portion, the integral piece extending longitudinally from the first end face of the middle portion to the second end face of the middle portion, the first end portion comprises an integral piece of the flexible, light transmissive material of the first end portion, and the second end portion comprises an integral piece of the flexible, light transmissive material of the second end portion.

9 . The casino dice table of claim 1 , wherein:
(i) the first end portion comprises a bottom portion and a top portion, (ii) the second end portion comprises a bottom portion and a top portion, (iii) the middle portion, the bottom portion of the first end portion and the bottom portion of the second end portion define an integral bottom layer piece comprised of a same flexible light transmissive material, and (iv) a hardness of at least a portion of the integral bottom layer piece including the substantially top flat surface of the middle portion is greater than a hardness of (a) the top portion of the first end portion and (b) the top portion of the second end portion.

10 . The casino dice table of claim 9 , wherein:
(i) the play field comprises a length, and (ii) the integral bottom layer piece of the play field extends the length of the play field.

11 . The casino dice table of claim 1 , wherein:
(i) the first end portion comprises a length, (ii) the second end portion comprises a length,

Assignees

• Aruze Gaming America Inc

Inventors

• Kojima Keiichi

Classifications

• G07F17/3216

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• A63F3/00157 Primary

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• A63F3/00643

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• A63F2003/00164

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