ROULETTE Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: table game equipment. SUBSTANCE: roulette has base, wheel mounted for rotation on base and provided with playing fields, dividers concentrically arranged along playing field boundary lines, balls positioned for independent movement between dividers, unit providing for simultaneous throwing of all the balls on playing fields in wheel and made in the form of a number of receptacles, each arranged above respective playing field and equipped with member for retaining ball in related receptacle. Rigid joint between receptacles is made in the form of tubular member provided with handle on outer surface and positioned for restricted angular movement on shaft rigidly connected to shaft base. Ball retaining members are formed as forked parts whose bottom portions are rigidly connected with tubular member on side opposed to side where handle is fixed. Bottom parts serve as ball receptacles. Free ends of forked parts are facing toward wheel rotation direction and mounted so as to be moved closer to playing fields. Roulette is designed so as to exclude the influence of croupier on the course and result of game. EFFECT: increased entertaining effect and simplified construction. 7 cl, 4 dwg