Patent SG-11201807075Q-A (SG)
Title: A ball launcher and ball gaming system including such ball launcher
Inventor: BURGSTALLER JÜRGEN
IPC: A63F5/00
Filed: 2017-03-03
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization IIIM141101110101011111 HO 111110111010111111111111011101011111110111011# International Bureau 0.. .... .. ..... ..or::,„, (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/148592 Al 8 September 2017 (08.09.2017) WIP0 I P C T (51) International Patent Classification: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, A63F 5/00 (2006.01) DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, (21) International Application Number: KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, PCT/EP2017/000293 MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (22) International Filing Date: NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, 3 March 2017 (03.03.2017) RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (25) Filing Language: English ZA, ZM, ZW. (26) Publication Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (30) Priority Data: kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, 16158784.5 4 March 2016 (04.03.2016) EP GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, 16159807.3 11 March 2016 (11.03.2016) EP TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, (71) Applicant: GRYPHON INVEST AG [CH/CH]; Aar- DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, gauerstrasse 180, 8048 Ziirich (CH). LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, (72) Inventors: BURGSTALLER, Jurgen; Am Gibusgrund 5, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). 8715 St. Marein-Feistritz (AT). STEGEL, Miha; Pi- onirska ulica 1, 5213 Kanal (SI). ZUPANCIC, Silvester; Declarations under Rule 4.17: Nanoska ulica 15, 1000 Ljubljana (SI). JOJIC, Sinisa; Fa- - as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a bianijeva ulica 19, 1000 Ljubljana (SI). patent (Rule 4.1700) (74) Agent: THOMA, Michael; Lorenz Seidler Gossel Recht- = Published: sanwalte Patentanwalte Partnerschaft mbB, Widenmayer- _ = straBe 23, 80538 Miinchen (DE). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the = kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of = AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) = (54) Title: A BALL LAUNCHER AND BALL GAMING SYSTEM INCLUDING SUCH BALL LAUNCHER = = 39 38 36 1 Ar - ' = = 33 19 _ _ 30 1e k . I `E.I. ‘a,:tt4.21/2.26, 40 L: 31 = = _ , N Stft-. fr. ; .. , , +. s : • - ' ' •1 ei:' es. 4 .._.,,, ..._. ---, ,--, ...:÷7, 4i - ',.... ... ----. ., 37 32 10 1-1 01 o kr) GO iv 6 FIG. 1 1-1 IN 1-1 (57) : The present invention relates to a roulette wheel apparatus, and in particular to a ball launcher for use in a gaming N system such as a roulette wheel apparatus and roulette wheel apparatus comprising the ball launcher. The ball launcher comprises at least one launch tube having a non-circular cross-sectional contour for giving spin to the ball along its way through the launch tube.