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The present invention discloses a multi-sided dice having a braking system consisting of a plurality of effectively sized and numbered particles disposed internal of the dice so that as the dice rolls along a surface, the particles frictionally slow the dice. The dice also comprises 100 sides. The dice of the present invention are comprised of a pair of semi-circular halves having inner and outer shells which are attached to each other around the equator of the spherical dice.

InventorLouis J. Zocchi
Primary Examiner: Benjamin Layno
Attorney: George L. Williamson
Current U.S. Classification273/146; 273/145.0CA; D21/372; D21/373
International Classification: A63F009/04

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Claims

1. A dice, comprising:

a) a spherical dice having a plurality of faces, wherein each of said faces has at least one number disposed thereon, wherein each of said faces has substantially an equal chance of being rolled on each cast of the dice;

b) an upper and lower half, wherein each said half has an inner shell and an outer shell, wherein the dice has a cavity therein;

c) wherein said inner and outer shells are joined together and said upper and lower halves are joined together;

d) a braking system being disposed in said cavity, wherein the dice is braked as the dice rolls on a surface; and,
e) wherein said braking system comprises multi sized and irregularly shaped particles so that the dice is braked as the dice rolls on a surface.

2. The dice of claim 1, wherein there are 100 faces, wherein each of said 100 faces has substantially an equal chance of being rolled on each cast of the dice.

3. The dice of claim 1 in which said spherical dice is formed of an inner shell and an outer shell, said faces being on said outer shell and said numerals are on said inner shell with said faces lined up with said numerals, said faces being transparent so that said numerals are visible.

4. The dice of claim 3 in which each of said inner and outer shells is made of upper and lower halves which are joined together to form said spherical dice.

5. The dice of claim 4 in which said particles substantially fill up one of the halves of the inner shell.

6. The dice of claim 5 in which the inner shell has a smooth inner surface.