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System and method to handle playing cards, employing manual movable cover

  • US 20070057453A1
  • Filed: 06/30/2006
  • Published: 03/15/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A playing card handling system, comprising:

  • a playing card input receiver sized and positioned to receive a number of playing cards to be handled by the playing card handling system;

    a playing card output receiver sized and positioned to receive a number of playing cards handled by the playing card handling system;

    at least one playing card transport path between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver, along which at least some of the playing cards pass from the playing card input receiver to the playing card output receiver;

    at least one intermediary playing card receiver positioned in the at least one playing card transport path between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver;

    a cover manually movable from a closed position to an opened position, where in the closed position the cover limits access from an exterior of the playing card handling system to the playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver and in the opened position the cover does not limit access from the exterior of the playing card handling system to the playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver; and

    a switch operable to cause a delivery of at least some of the playing cards externally from the playing card handling system in response to a position of the cover.

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