Card handling apparatus
Abstract
APPARATUS FOR SHUFFLING OR HANDLING CARDS INCLUDING A CHAMBER IN WHICH A MAIN STACK OF CARDS ARE SUPPORTED, A LOADING STATION FOR HOLDING A SECONDARY STACK OF CARDS, AND CARD SEPARATING MECHANISM FOR SEPARATING CARDS AT A SERIES OF POSITIONS ALONG THE MAIN STACK TO ALLOW THE INTRODUCTION OF CARDS FROM THE SECONDARY STACK INTO THE MAIN STACK AT THOSE POSITIONS. THE SEPARATING MEANS GRIPS CARDS AT THE SERIES OF POSITIONS ALONG THE STACK AND LIFTS THOSE CARDS TO DEFINE SPACES IN THE MAIN STACK FOR INTRODUCTION OF CARDS FROM THE SECONDARY STACK.(FIG. 1)
Term
No projected expiry on record.
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23 claims: 2 independent, 21 dependent
- 1A card handling apparatus including:housing means: means (25) for supporting a main stack of cards (26) in said housing means, said apparatus characterised in the provision of:means (69) for engaging cards in said main stack (26) at a series of positions along said main stack and for moving said engaged cards longitudinally of said main stack to separate said cards at respective ones of said positions into first and second sub-stacks (99, 100);means (23) for introducing further cards into said main stack (26) at said respective positions between said first and second sub-stacks (99, 100);and means (29, 30) adjacent one end of said main stack (26) for removing cards from said main stack for dispensing thereof.
- 15Card shuffling apparatus, said apparatus including:a housing (11);means (25) for supporting a main stack of cards (26) in a substantially upright attitude in said housing;means (12) in said housing for supporting a secondary stack of cards (14) comprising one or more cards for introduction into said main stack of cards (26) said apparatus characterised in the provision of:means (69) adjacent said main stack for lifting at least some of said cards from a remainder of said cards in said main stack at a series of positions along said main stack to form first and second sub-stacks (99, 100);and means for introducing respective cards from said secondary stack (14) into said main stack (8) at respective ones of said positions between said first and second sub-stacks (99, 100).
Independent claims2
1 paragraph, as filed
Apparatus for shuffling or handling cards including a chamber (25) in which a main stack of cards (26) are supported, a loading station (12) for holding a secondary stack of cards (14), and card separating mechanism (56) for separating cards at a series of positions along the main stack (26) to allow the introduction of cards from the secondary stack (14) into the main stack at those positions. The separating mechanism (56) grips cards at the series of positions along the stack and lifts those cards to define spaces in the main stack (26) for introduction of cards from the secondary stack (14).
29 members in 17 offices
Priority claims8
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM7441 | Australia | – | |
| PM744194 | Australia | A | |
| PN0561 | Australia | – | |
| PN056195 | Australia | A | |
| AU1994PM07441 | – | – | – |
| AU1995PN00561 | – | – | – |
| PM7441 | – | – | – |
| PN0561 | – | – | – |
Members29
| Document | Office | Kind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZA954918B | South Africa | B | |
| CA2151557A1 | Canada | A1 | |
| CA2510544A1 | Canada | A1 | |
| WO9604969A1 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A1 | |
| AU3157795A | Australia | A | |
| MX9701148A | Mexico | A | |
| EP0777514A1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A1 | |
| NZ314509A | New Zealand | A | |
| NZ290750A | New Zealand | A | |
| US5683085A | United States of America | A | |
| EP0777514A4 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A4 | |
| BR9508599A | Brazil | A | |
| HUT77494A | Hungary | A | |
| AU697805B2 | Australia | B2 | |
| AU8194098A | Australia | A | |
| US5944310A | United States of America | A | |
| AU711416B2 | Australia | B2 | |
| EP0777514B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| AT189615T | Austria | T | |
| ATE189615T1 | Austria | T1 | |
| DE69515045D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| RU2146959C1 | Russian Federation | C1 | |
| ES2145288T3 | Spain | T3 | |
| GR3033393T3 | Greece | T3 | |
| DE69515045T2 | Germany | T2 | |
| RO118570B1 | Romania | B1 | |
| CA2151557C | Canada | C | |
| CA2510544C | Canada | C | |
| MY132084AThis record | Malaysia | A |
Numbers
- Publication
- MY-132084-A
- Publication, DOCDB
- 132084
- Publication, EPODOC
- MY132084
- Application
- 2361
- Application, DOCDB
- PI9502361
- Application, EPODOC
- MY1995PI02361
Titles
- English
- CARD HANDLING APPARATUS
Classification
- IPC, 1
- A63F1 12