Patent SG-11201807078P-A (SG)
Title: A ball launcher and a 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 1111111101111011101010111110101111101110101111111111110111111001111101111011111 International Bureau .. .... ..Yejd ..... .....!;,,, (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/148593 Al 8 September 2017 (08.09.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, A63F 5/00 (2006.01) BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (21) International Application Number: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, PCT/EP2017/000294 KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, (22) International Filing Date: MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, 3 March 2017 (03.03.2017) NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, (25) Filing Language: English TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (26) Publication Language: English ZA, ZM, ZW. (30) Priority Data: (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 16158784.5 4 March 2016 (04.03.2016) EP kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, 16159807.3 11 March 2016 (11.03.2016) EP GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, (71) Applicant: GRYPHON INVEST AG [CH/CH]; Aar- TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, gauerstrasse 180, 8048 Ziirich (CH). DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (72) Inventors: BURGSTALLER, Jurgen; Am Gibusgrund 5, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, 8715 St. Marein-Feistritz (AT). STEGEL, Miha; Pi- onirska ulica 1, 5213 Kanal (SI). ZUPANCIC, Silvester; GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Nanoska ulica 15, 1000 Ljubljana (SI). JOJIC, Sinisa; Fa- Declarations under Rule 4.17: bianijeva ulica 19, 1000 Ljubljana (SI). — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a (74) Agent: THOMA, Michael; Lorenz Seidler Gossel, Recht- patent (Rule 4.1700) — sanwalte Patentanwalte Partnerschaft mbB, Widenmayer- Published: strasse 23, 80538 Miinchen (DE). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (54) Title: A BALL LAUNCHER AND A BALL GAMING SYSTEM INCLUDING SUCH BALL LAUNCHER 39 38 36 / 0 \" .. 33 ..-' 30 1• -N I 4:.% 4 , aa / 4e i. ,) , 19 . 11 :‘,619 e \" . caVtia .0 1, 4_, 7 .-- 31 37 .. .0. c -, VI A- 4,v .4- )7 \" 1- , -:s : te *-- ----- ^. —.0 `_ - 4 ' ' te 7 - -- - •- ' \" .__ . . #• - 4 . , i. _,--- <$- \",...... d ' - ' 1.- ------ ' r 74 - i t t. , iat,,iiie• ; __,L.. e.,.... -' 4 '''''' _ 1 / / Il .4 4 6 011110111111 w ootri I la Cr1 kr) Ot 6 FIG. I 71- 1-1 L r --- (57) : The present invention relates to a roulette wheel apparatus, and in particular to a ball launcher for use in a gaming :::;) system such as a roulette wheel apparatus and roulette wheel apparatus comprising the ball launcher. The ball launcher comprises a ei ball gate for gating the ball into a launch tube including a ball shuttle adapted to be moveable from a ball-receiving station to said O launch tube to transport the ball from the ball-receiving station to one of said launch tubes. Said ball shuttle includes a shuttle rotor ,-t having a ball-receiving seat and being rotatably supported about a shuttle rotor axis, wherein said ball-receiving seat of the rotor and an opening of said at least one launch tube are positioned on a circular path around said shuttle rotor axis.