GB2239188A - Display combining game - Google Patents

Abstract

A display combining game comprises a case 10, a plurality of drums 20, 30, rotation operating members 50a, 70a for rotating and subsequently stopping respective drums, and a member 60a which, when depressed, causes a mechanism to check for coincidence between the stopped positions of the drums (coincidence corresponding, for instance, to matching forward and rear animal representations, as shown) and to display an indicator (e.g. a corresponding animal 41a) if coincidence is found. <IMAGE>

Description

DESCRIPTION DISPLAY COMBINING GAME The present invention relates to a game which changes displays which appear in plural windows independently of each other. The displays rotate independently of each other and are stopped by a player. When a certain combination of displays is obtained, the player can check to see if the combination comprises a recognizable pattern. If the'displays match a known combination, then the player can push a button to indicate a match.

As a display combining game of this type, there is known, for example, the toy disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 45743/87, wherein a plurality of rotary drums each having a plurality of displays distributed in the circumferential direction are mounted in a case rotatably and independently of each other. Those drums are rotated independently of each other by operating buttons and are stopped when the buttons are released to attain a random combination of displays.

In the above conventional display combining game, however, the player can enjoy only the display combining game under the rotation of the rotary drum. Since there is no indicating means for letting the player know that a certain combination of displays is obtained, the player does not have a sufficient feeling of obtaining a certain combination of displays. Therefore, this game is too simple and apt to lose the interest of the player. It has been an object of this invention to solve these problems.

To attain the above a ntioned object, the dismay canbining game is composed of a case (or housing) having a plurality of display windows. A plurality of drums are mounted within the case so as to be rotatable and independent of each other. Each drum has a plurality of displays on the outer peripheral surface which are capable of being seen one by one through the display windows.

The present invention further comprises rotation operating means which rotate the drums independently of each other by external operations furnished by a player. A plurality of coincidence indicating means are provided in the case so as to be protrudable and retractable in corresponding relation to the displays. Protrusion/retraction operating means protrude and retract the coincidence indicating means when the drums display a matching image. Operation permitting means permits the operating means to function so that when the drums have stopped in a state of a certain combination of displays, only the coincidence indicating means corresponding to the displays of the said certain combination is protruded from the case.

When rotary drums are rotated by external operations to change the displays in the display windows and have stopped at a matching combination of displays, the coincidence indicating means corresponding to that display combination is protruded by operating the protrusion/retraction operating means. This indicates that the certain combination of the displays was obtained. By such appearance of the proper coincidence indicating means, an actual feeling of obtaining a certain display combination can be felt by a player. Hence, the display combining game becomes more interesting.

The invention will now be further described by way of example with reference to the accoapanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a display combining game illustrating an embodiment of this invention; Figures 2(A) and 2(B) are exploded perspective views of an embodiment of this invention; Figure 3 is a side view of a mechanism for stopping the ' rotation of its rotary drums by rotation operating means; Figure 4 is a side view partly in section showing a disengaging mechanism for coincidence indicating members, using a protrusion/retraction operating member;; Figure 5(A) to 5(D) are side views partly in section, each showing a disengaging mechanism which releases a retained state of a coincidence indicating member using the protrusion/retraction operation member when the rotary drums stop and the upper and lower animal halves in the display window are of the same animal.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a display combining game 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. A case that encloses the present invention is indicated by the reference numeral 10.

In the central portion of the case 10, a left display window lla and a right display window llb are provided on the front of the case. Within those display windows, a left rotary drum 20 and a right rotary drum 30 are rotatably and independently mounted next to each other. On the outer peripheral surface of the left rotary drum 20, upper half pictures of a Bear, Elephant, Monkey and Dog are displayed at equal angular intervals and not necessarily in that order. The pictures of the animals are not limited to the above-mentioned animals, but can include any animal, plant or other object. Additionally, the number of animals is not limited to four animals, but can include more than four animals. On the outer peripheral surface of the other rotary drum 30, the lower half of the pictures of those animals is displayed.These pictures of the animals on the rotary drums 20 and 30 can be seen individually through the display windows ila and lib.

At the top of the case 10, there are formed openings 15a to 15d, corresponding to the number of animals displayed on the rotary drums 20 and 30.

Further, a bear doll 41a, an elephant doll 42a, a monkey doll 43a, and a dog doll 44a are provided at the openings 15a to 15d, so as to protrude through the opening or retract within the opening. The invention is not limited to dolls, but can include rectangles with pictures of the animals.

In the lower portion of the front of the case 10, button openings lic, lld and Ile are formed.

Rotation operating buttons 50a and 70a and a protrusion/retraction operating button 60a are mounted in the openings llc, lld and lle and each of the buttons can be depressed and released.

The display combining game 1 is roughly constructed above. Normally, the rotary drums 20 and 30 are not rotating and a random combination of the upper and lower half pictures of the animals are displayed in the display windows lia and llb.

In the display combining game 1, the game is played as follows.

Before starting the game, the player depresses by hand all of the animal dolls 41a, 42a, 43a and 44a into their respective openings 15a-15d.

Thereafter, by depressing one of the rotation operating buttons 50a or 70a, the corresponding rotary drum 20 or 30 is rotated and the upper (or lower) half of the animals in the display window ila (or llb) changes into those of various animals.

When the button 50a (or 70a) is released, the corresponding rotary drum 20 (or 30) stops, whereby the upper (or lower) half of one of the animals is displayed in the display window lia (or llb).

Thereafter, the other rotation operation buttons 70a (or 50a) is depressed in the same manner as above to rotate the corresponding rotary drum 30 (or 20). When the button is released, the other corresponding rotary drum 30 (or 20) stops and changes the lower (or upper) half of one of the animals in the display window llb (or lla) into those of various animals. Whereby the lower (or upper) half of one of the animals is displayed in the display window lib (or lla) which does not necessarily correspond to the same half of the same animal displayed in the other display window.

Thus, the upper and lower halves of animals in the two display windows change randomly and independently of each other and may not necessarily match when the rotary drums stop. At this time, unless the upper and lower halves are of a combination (coincidence) of the same animal match, none of the animal dolls 41a-44a will protrude from the openings 15a-15b when the protrusion/retraction operating button 60a is depressed. With repetition of this game, when the upper and lower halves correspond to a combination of the same animal (e.g.

bear) when the drums are stopped, the doll 41a-44a of that animal is protruded from the corresponding opening 15a-15d by pushing the protrusion/retraction operating button 60a. Therefore, the player can have a greater feeling of obtaining a coincidence of displays, and becomes more interested in this game.

Figures 2(A) and 2(B) are exploded perspective views of portions of the display combining game.

Case 10 comprises a front case 11 and a rear case 15. A pair of left and right rotary drums 20 and 30 are mounted rotatably within the case 10.

Coincidence indicating members 41-44 are accommodated in the upper portion of the rear case 15 so as to be protrudable and retractable. Springs 81 to 84 move the corresponding coincidence indicating members 41-44 upward. Rotation operating members 50 and 70 rotate and stop the rotary drums 20 and 30 through external control by the player.

A protrusion/retraction operating member 60 releases the retained conditions of the coincidence indicating members 41-44 by retaining members 8689. The front case 11 constitutes an external shape of the front half of the display combining game 1.

The front case 11 can be any shape including the shape of an arc or a slot machine. In the upper portion of the front case 11 a left display window ila and a right display window lib are formed as open windows. In the lower portion of the front case 11 the button mounting openings lic to lie are formed. However, the button mounting openings lic- lie could be formed in the rear case 15 instead of the front case 11.

The rear case 15 comprises an external shape of the rear half of the display combining game 1.

Inside of the rear case 15, four vertical receptacle portions 16a-16d are formed for the coincidence indicating members 41-44. The four vertical receptacle portions 16a-16d is not limited to four, but depends on the number of animals displayed on the rotary drums 20 and 30.

In the upper ends of the receptacle portion 16a-16d, openings 15a-15d are formed for protruding and retracting the coincidence indicating members 41-44. In the lower portions of the receptacle portions 16a-16d, the springs 81-84 are respectively provided for imparting rising forces to the coincidence indicating members 41-44.

Below the receptacle portions 16a-16d, guide rails 17a-17e are provided for guiding vertically the coincidence indicating means 41-44. Within the case 10 thus constructed, the left and right rotary drums 20 and 30 are rotatably mounted independently of each other by left bearing 18 and right bearing (not shown). The rotary drum 20 and 30, which are variably displayed in the display windows lla and 11b of the case 10, are interconnected, each having independent rotation.

On the outer peripheral surface of the rotary drum 20, the upper half pictures of the bear, elephant, monkey and dog are displayed at 90 degree intervals successively clockwise when seen from the right-hand side of the drum. On the outer peripheral surface of the other rotary drum 30, the lower half pictures of the same animals are displayed successively in conformity with the sequence of the animal pictures displayed on the rotary drum 20. The rotary drums 20 and 30 are provided at the respective opposed portions with flange-like cams 21 and 31 as operation permitting means. The cams 21 and 31 are respectively provided with cam grooves 21a-21b and 31a-31d in mutually opposed positions at angular intervals. The cam grooves 21a and 31a are made differently than the other cam grooves 21b-21d and 31b-31d.

The rotary drums 20 and 30 are respectively supported by rotary shafts 22 and 32 resting upon the left bearing 18 and the right bearing (not shown) disposed within the rear case 15. At the base portions of the rotary shafts 22 and 32, engaging portions 23, 33 and pinion gears 24, 34 are integrally provided. The engaging portion 23 has four engaging faces 23a-23d, while the engaging portion 33 also has four engaging faces 33a-33d.

The coincidence indicating members 41-44 indica.te the coincidence when an upper half picture of an animal on the rotary drum 20 matches the lower half picture of the same animal on the rotary drum 30. The coincidence indicating members 41-44 are accommodated in the receptacle portions 16a-16d so as to be protrudable and retractable. The coincidence indicating members 41-44 respectively comprises animal dolls 41a-44a which are shaped to resemble a bear, elephant, monkey and dog. Vertical guide portions 41b-44b vertically guide the dolls 41a-44b in either the upward or downward motion.

The dolls 41a-44a are received in the receptacle portions 16a-16d, while the vertical guide portions 41b-44b are received respectively between the guide rails 17a-17b, 17b-17c, 17c-17d and 17d-17e, which are provided in the rear case 15. The dolls 41a44a rise according to the force of the corresponding springs 81-84.

The retaining members 86-89 retain the coincidence indicating members 41-44 in a descendent state. When the coincidence indicating members 4144 are in a descendent state, the animal dolls 41a 44a are hidden within the receptacle portions 16a 16d of the rear case 15. The retaining members 8689 are respectively provided at the upper ends with retaining pawls 86a-89a. The retaining pawls 68a69a are capable of being fitted into the retaining holes 41c-44c that are respectively formed in the lower ends of the coincidence indicating members 4144. Furthermore, the retaining members 86-89 are respectively provided at the lower ends with contact portions 86b-89b. As will be later described, the contact pieces 61b-64b of the protrusion/retraction operating member 60 can come into the corresponding contact with contact portions 86b-89b.

The retaining members 86b-89b are each given a rotating force in a forwardly falling direction at the upper end of the retaining pawls 86a-89a.

When the coincidence indicating members 41-44 are descended, the retaining pawls 86a-89a of the retaining members 86-89 are fitted in the retaining holes 41c-44c formed in the lower ends of the coincidence indicating members 41-44 to retain the latter in the descendent state. When the animal halves on rotary drums 20 and 30 match, the corresponding retaining member 86b-89b is given a forwardly rotating force to release the corresponding retaining pawl 86a-89a from the retaining hole 41c-44c.

The rotation operating members 50 and 70 respectively rotate and stop the rotary drums 20 and 30. The rotation operating members 50 and 70 are mounted pivotally on a support staff 92 which is mounted transversely to the lower inner portion of the front case 11. However, the support staff 92 can be mounted to the lower inner portion of the rear case 15.

The rotation operating members 50 and 70 are respectively provided with horizontal portions 51 and 71 and upper portions 52 and 72 which are upwardly bent with respect to the horizontal portion 51 and 71. The horizontal portions are respectively provided with rotation operating buttons 50a and 70a. The rotation operating buttons 50a and 70a are positioned in the openings llc and ild of the front case 11 so that they can be pressed by a player.

The upper ends of the upward portions 52 and 72 are respectively provided with engaging slant faces 52a and 72a. The engaging slant faces 52a and 72a are capable of being engaged with the respective engaging faces 23a-23d and 33a-33d of the engaging portions 23 and 33 which are provided at the outside portions of the rotary drums 20 and 30.

The upper ends of the upward portions 52 and 72 are mounted respectively to engaging members 53 and 73 pivotally about pin 52b and 72b. The engaging members 53 and 73 are provided at their upper ends with contact teeth 53a and 73a which are capable of meshing with pinion gears 24 and 34 which are provided at the outer ends of the rotary drums 20 and 30. The pivoting range in the counterclockwise direction (as seen from the right) of the engaging members 53 and 73 is restricted by rotation restricting pins 53b and 73b which are respectively attached to the upward portions 52 and 72. Returning forces acting in the counterclockwise direction (as seen from the right) upon engaging members 53 and 73 is provided by springs 54 and 74.

The reference numerals 55 and 75 represent mounting caps for mounting the engaging members 53 and 73 onto pins 52b and 72b.

The rotation operating members 50 and 70 are constructed as above. Normally, the rotation operating buttons 50a and 70a are held in an upwardly projecting state from the openings llc and 11d of the front case 11, and the contact teeth 53a and 73a of the engaging members 53 and 73 are in mesh with the pinion gears 24 and 34 of the rotary drums 20 and 30.

The protrusion/retraction operating member 60 permits one of the dolls 41a-44a to appear when the corresponding proper combination of upper and lower halves of one of the animals is displayed in the display windows lla and llb after the rotary drums 20 and 30 have stopped. The protrusion/retraction operating member 60 is also pivotally mounted on the same shaft 92 as that of the rotation operating members 50 and 70.

On one end of the protrusion/retraction operating member 60, a protrusion/retraction operating button 60a is provided. The protrusion/retraction operating button 60a is positioned within the opening Ile of the front case 11 so that it can be pressed by a player. The protrusion/retraction operating button 60a, however, can also be placed in the lower half of the rear case 15. On the other end of the protrusion/retraction operating member 60, first to fourth operating pieces 61-64 are provided so as to be elastistic and deformable. The first operating piece 61 is the longest, then the second 62, third 63 and fourth 64 operating pieces are a little shorter than the previous operating piece.

The operating pieces 61-64 are provided at the respective front ends with fitting pieces 61a-64a capable of being fitted in the cam grooves (2la, 31a), (2lib, 31b), (21c, 31c) and (21d, 31d). The cams 21 and 31 are in a mutually coincided state upon attainment of a proper combination of upper and lower halves of the same animal on the rotary drums 20 and 30. Contact pieces 61b-64b are respectively provided on the underside of the operating pieces 61-64 and are capable of coming into contact with the contact portions 86b-89b of the retaining members 86-89.

The protrusion/retraction operating member 60 is constructed as above. Normally, the protrusion/retraction operating button 60a is held in an upward pivotally projected state through the opening 11e of the front case 11 by a return spring 65, while the fitting pieces 61a-64a are resting below the cams 21 and 31. Further, the contact pieces 61b-64b are not putting any force on the contact portions 86b-89b of the retaining members 86-89. The retaining pawls 86a-89a of the retaining members 86-89 are fitted in the retaining holes 41c44c formed in the lower ends of the coincidence indicating members 41-44 to hold them in a descended state.

Fig. 3 is a side view of a rotation stopping mechanism for stopping the rotation of the rotary drum 20 (30) by the rotation operating member 50 (70).

Normally, as shown in the same figure, the rotation operating button 50a (70a) of the rotation operating member 50 (70) is pivotally forced in the ascending direction by the force of the return spring 55 (75). Further the engaging slant face 52a (72a) at the front end of the rotation operating member 50 (70) is engaged with any of the engaging faces 23a-23d (33a-33d) of the engaging portion 23 (33) of the rotary drum 20 (30) to prevent the rotation of the rotary drum 20 (30). The contact teeth 53a (73a) of the engaging member 53 (73) are positioned behind of the pinion gear 24 (34) so that the contact teeth 53a (73a) are disengaged from the pinion gear 24 (34).

In this state, if the rotation operating button 50a (70a) is pressed by a player, the engaging slant face 52a (72a) of the rotation operating member 50 (70) moves away from the engaging faces 23a-23d (33a-33d) of the engaging portion 23 (33) of the rotary drum 20 (30). At the same time, the contact teeth 53a (73a) formed at the front end of the engaging member 53 (73) come into mesh with the pinion gear 24 (34) and moves from the back to the front of the pinion gear 24 (34). This clockwise motion from the engaging member 53(b) will rotate the rotary drum 20 (30) in the counterclockwise direction.

When the rotary drum 20 (30) has been rotated for some time in this way, if the rotation operating button 50a (70a) is released, the rotation operating member 50 (70) is pivotally returned to its original state shown in Fig. 4 by the force of the return spring 55 (75). The engaging slant face 52(a) will come into contact with the pinion gear 24 (34) to stop the rotation of the rotary drum 20 (30). At this time, upper and lower half pictures (displays) of animal(s) are displayed in the display windows lia and lib, respectively.

Thus, in the course of pivotal return of the rotation operating member 50 (70), the contact teeth 53a (73a) formed at the front end of the engaging member 53 (73) come into contact with the pinion gear 24 (34). By virtue of this contact pressure, the engaging member 53 (73) pivotally moves counterclockwise and escapes against the force of the return spring 55 (75), so the rotary drum 20 (30) does not rotate in the reverse direction.

Fig. 4 illustrates the disengaging mechanism for the coincidence indicating members 41-44 by the protrusion/retraction operating member 60.

Normally, as shown in Fig. 4, the protrusion/retraction operating button 60a of the protrusion/retraction operating member 60 is pivotally forced in the rising direction by the force of a return spring (not shown) and is projected upward through the opening lie of the case 10. On the other hand, the fitting pieces 61a-64a are spaced underneath the cams 21 and 31 of the rotary drums 20 and 30, and the contact pieces 61b 64b are spaced apart from the corresponding contact portions 86b-89b of the retaining members 86-89.

The coincidence indicating members 41-44 are all descended and retained in the descended state by the retaining members 86-89, whereby the animal dolls 41a-44a are all hidden in the receptacle portions 16a-16d.

In this state, a player operates the display combining game by pushing the rotation operating buttons 50a and 70a. As a result, when the upper and lower half pictures of an animal is in the display windows lla and llb are not of the same animal, the cam grooves 21a-21d and 31a-31D of the cams 21 and 31 of the rotary drums 20 and 30 are not coincident with each other. In this case, when the protrusion/retraction operating button 60a is present, the contact pieces 61b-64b do not make contact with the contact portions 86a-89b because the fitting pieces 61a-64a abut the outer peripheral surfaces of the cams 21 and 31. Therefore, the coincidence indicating members 41-44 are still retained by the retaining members 86-89 and are not released.

On the other hand, when the upper and lower half pictures of the same animal is displayed in the display windows lla and 11b after the rotary drums 20 and 30 have stopped rotating, the coincidence indicating member (41-44) to be disengaged by the protrusion/retraction operating button 60a depends on which animal is displayed, as shown in Figs. 5(A) to 5(D).

Fig. 5(A) shows the disengaging mechanism for the coincidence indicating members 41-44 by the protrusion/retraction operating member 60 when the upper and lower half pictures (displays) of a dog appear in the display windows lla and llb.

At this time, out of the mutually coincided cam grooves (21a, 31a), (21b, 31b), (21c, 31c) and (21d, 31d) of the cams 21 and 31, the cam grooves 21a and 31a are positionally coincident with the first fitting piece 6 lea of the protrusion/retraction operating member 60, as shown in Fig. 5(A).

When the protrusion/retraction operating button 60a is pressed by the player, the second to fourth fitting pieces 62a-634a come into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cams 21 and 31 and cannot rise any further. Therefore, the second to fourth contact pieces 62b-64b cannot make contact with the contact portions 86b-88b of the retaining members 86-88. Consequently, the coincidence indicating members 41-43 are not released by the retaining members 86-88. Only the first fitting piece 61a moves up into the cam grooves 21a and 31a, so that the first contact piece 61b moves toward and into abutment with the contact portion 89b of the retaining member 89 to release the coincidence indicating member 44.Then, the coincidence indicating member 44 moves upward by the spring 84, causing the dog doll 44a to protrude upward from the receptacle portion 16d of the case 10.

Fig. 5(B) illustrates a disengaging mechanism for the coincidence indicating members 41-44 by the protrusion/retraction operating member 60 when the upper and lower half pictures (displays) of the bear appear in the display windows lla and llb.

At this time, out of the mutually coincided cam grooves (21a, 31a), (21b, 31b), (21c, 31c) and (21d, 31d), the cam grooves 2ib and 31b become positionally coincident with the second fitting piece 62a of the protrusion/retraction operating member 60, as shown in Fig. 5(B).

When the protrusion/retraction operating button 60a is pushed, the first, third and fourth fitting pieces 61a, 63a, 64a come into contact with the outer peripheral surfaces of the cams 21 and 31 and cannot rise any further. Therefore, the first, third and fourth contact pieces 61b, 63b, 64b make contact with the contact portions 87b-89b of the retaining members 87-89. Consequently, the coincidence indicating members 42-44 are retained by the retaining members 87-89. Only the second fitting piece 62a moves up into the cam grooves 21b and 31b, so that the second contact piece 62b moves toward and into abutment with the contact portion 86b of the retaining member 86 to release the coincidence indicating member 41. Then, the coincidence indicating member 41 moves upward by the spring 81, causing the bear doll 41a to protrude upward from the receptacle portion 16a of the case 10.

Fig. 5(C) illustrates a disengaging mechanism for the coincidence indicating members 41-44 by the protrusion/retraction operating member 60 when the upper and lower half pictures (displays) of the monkey appear in the display windows 11a and llb.

At this time, out of the mutually coincided cam grooves (21a, 31a), (21b, 31b), (21c, 31c) and (2 Id, 31d), the cam grooves 21c and 31c become positionally coincident with the third fitting piece 61c of the protrusion/retraction operating member 60 as shown in Fig. 5(C).

When the protrusion/retraction operating button 60a is pushed, the first, second and fourth fitting pieces 61a,. 62a and 64a come into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cams 21 and 31 and cannot rise any further. Therefore, the first, second and fourth contact pieces 6lib, 62b, 64b cannot make contact with the contact portions 86b, 87b and 89b. Consequently, the coincidence indicating members 41, 42 and 44 are retained by the retaining members 86, 87 and 89. Only the third fitting piece 63a moves toward and into abutment with the contact portion 88b of the retaining member 88 to release the coincidence indicating member 43.

Then, the coincidence indicating member 43 moves upward by the spring 83, causing the monkey doll 43a to protrude upward from the third receptacle portion 16c of the case 10.

Fig. 5(D) illustrates a disengaging mechanism for the coincidence indicating members 41-44 by the protrusion/retraction operating member 60 when the upper and lower half pictures (displays) of the elephant appear in the display windows lia and llb.

At this time, out of the mutually coincided cam grooves (21a, 31a), (21b, 31b), (21c, 31c) and (21d, 31d) of the cams 21 and 31, the cam grooves 21d and 31d become positionally coincident with the fourth fitting piece 61d of the protrusion/retraction operating member 60, as shown in Fig. 5(D).

When the protrusion/retraction operating button 60a is pushed, the first, second and third fitting pieces 61a, 62a and 63a come into contact with the outer peripheral surfaces of the cams 21 and 31 and cannot rise any further. Therefore, the first, second and third contact pieces 61b, 62b, 63b cannot make contact with the contact portions 86b, 88b and 89b of the retaining members 86, 88 and 89.

Consequently, the coincidence indicating members 41, 43 and 44 are retained by the retaining members 86, 88 and 89. Only the fourth fitting piece 64a moves up into the cam grooves 21d and 31d, so that the fourth contact piece 64b moves toward and into abutment with the contact portion 87b of the retaining member 87 to release the coincidence indicating member 42. Then, the coincidence indicating member 42 moves upward by the spring 82, causing the elephant doll 42a to protrude upward from the receptacle portion 16b of the case 10.

This, if the protrusion/retraction operating button 60a is pushed when the upper and lower half pictures (displays) of the animals in the display windows lia and 11b are of the same animal, the same animal doll (41a-44a) that corresponds to the displayed animal is protruded from the corresponding receptacle portion (15a-15d) of the case. As a result, the display combining game becomes more interesting.

Although in the above embodiment the number of the display windows lla, llb, the rotary drums 20, 30, and the rotation operating buttons 50a, 70a are all set to two, this invention can also use three or more display windows, rotary drums and rotation operating buttons. The arrangement of the display windows lia, llb and the rotary drums 20, 30 may also be changed as desired. The number of the pictures (displays) on the rotary drums 20 and 30 and the dolls 41a-44a provided as coincidence indicating means in corresponding relation to the pictures (displays) may be changed as desired. The coincidence indicating means are not limited to dolls. They may be in any form, e.g. flat plate with pictures thereon, if only they can indicate a proper combination of pictures.

Further, although in the above embodiment the upper and lower half pictures of animals are displayed on the rotary drums 20 and 30 and a game of combining those upper and lower halves is played, there may be used other displays than animals, such as pictures of figures, characters or people.

Claims (17)

1. A display combining game, comprising: a case; a plurality of drums rotatably mounted within said case; rotation operating members, each positioned to rotate one of the drums; an indicator mechanism; and a plurality of coincidence indicating members, movable in accordance with predetermined rotational positions of said drums and manual operation of said indicator mechanism.

2. A display combining game as claimed in claim 1, wherein said case has a plurality of display windows, and wherein each of said drums has a plurality of displays which are displayed in said display windows.

3. A display combining game as claimed in claim 2, wherein the plurality of displays located on said drums are spaced at equal angular intervals on the outer peripheral surface of each of said drums.

4. A display combining game as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, further comprising: a rotary shaft mounting said drums within said case and provided with engaging portions having multiple faces and pinion gears.

5. A display combining game as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a staff (or shaft) mounting said rotation operating members within said case.

6. A display combining game as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein said rotation operating members each comprise engaging slant faces to stop rotation of said drums by engaging against one of the multiple faces.

7. A display combining game as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein said rotation operating members each comprise engaging members having contact teeth to rotate said drums by moving forward against said pinion gears.

8. A display combining game as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein each of said drums comprises cams having grooves at mutually opposed positions at angular intervals.

9. A display combining game as claimed in claim 8, wherein said indicator mechanism comprises operating pieces to fit into said grooves.

10. A display combining game as claimed in claim 9, wherein said indicator mechanism further comprises contact pieces to release one of said retaining members when one of said operating pieces fits into one of said grooves.

11. A display combining game as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, further comprising means permitting each of said rotation operating members to independently rotate the corresponding one of said drums.

12. A display combining game as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein said case has coincidence openings.

13. A display combining game as claimed in claim 12, further comprising protrusion/retraction operating members to protrude said coincidence indicating members from said coincidence openings.

14. A display combining game as claimed in claim 12 or 13, further comprising retaining members to hold said coincidence indicating members within said coincidence openings.

15. A display combining game as claimed in any one of claims 12 to 14, further comprising a plurality of rails to guide said coincidence indicating members through said case and into a corresponding coincidence opening.

16. A display combining game as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein said indicator mechanism comprises a staff (or shaft) to mount said indicator mechanism within said case.

17. A display combining game substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in any of the accompanying drawings.