System and method to handle playing cards, employing manual movable cover
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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;
an elevator mechanism physically coupled to the playing card output receiver and operable to selectively move the playing card output receiver between a lowered position and a raised position, where in the lowered position the playing card output receiver is positioned below a surface of a gaming table and in the raised position at least some playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver are positioned above the surface of the gaming table; and
a cover manually movable from a closed position to an opened position, where in the closed position the cover limits access to playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver from an exterior of the playing card handling system and in the opened position the cover does not limit access to playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver from an exterior of the playing card handling system.
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Abstract
A card shoe handling device includes a cover that is manually movable from a closed position to an opened position, where in the closed position the cover limits access to playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver from an exterior of the playing card handling system and in the opened position the cover does not limit access to playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver from an exterior of the playing card handling system.
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1. A playing card handling system, comprising:
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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;
an elevator mechanism physically coupled to the playing card output receiver and operable to selectively move the playing card output receiver between a lowered position and a raised position, where in the lowered position the playing card output receiver is positioned below a surface of a gaming table and in the raised position at least some playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver are positioned above the surface of the gaming table; and
a cover manually movable from a closed position to an opened position, where in the closed position the cover limits access to playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver from an exterior of the playing card handling system and in the opened position the cover does not limit access to playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver from an exterior of the playing card handling system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A playing card handling system, comprising:
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a playing card input receiver positioned to receive a number of playing cards to be ordered by the playing card handling system;
a playing card output receiver positioned to provide a number of playing cards ordered by the playing card handling system;
ordering means for providing the playing cards received in the playing card input receiver to the playing card output receiver in an order, wherein the order is at least one of a sorted order or a random order;
elevator means for selectively moving the playing card output receiver between a lowered position and a raised position, where in the lowered position the playing card output receiver is positioned below a surface of a gaming table and in the raised position at least some playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver are positioned above the surface of the gaming table; and
a cover manually movable from a closed position to an opened position, where in the closed position the cover substantially limits access to playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver from an exterior of the playing card handling system and in the opened position the cover does not substantially limit access to playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver from an exterior of the playing card handling system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of operating a playing card handling system that comprises a playing card input receiver, a playing card output receiver, 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, and an elevator mechanism physically coupled to the playing card output receiver and operable to selectively move the playing card output receiver, the method comprising:
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placing a number of playing cards to be handled by the playing card handling system in the playing card input receiver;
manually moving a cover from a closed position to an opened position, where in the closed position the cover limits access to playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver from an exterior of the playing card handling system and in the opened position the cover does not limit access to playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver from an exterior of the playing card handling system; and
removing at least some of the playing cards from the playing card output receiver after the elevator mechanism moves the playing card output receiver from a lowered position to a raised position, where in the lowered position the playing card output receiver is positioned below a surface of a gaming table and in the raised position at least some playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver are positioned above the surface of the gaming table. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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