AUTOMATIC CARD SHUFFLER WITH PIVOTAL CARD WEIGHT AND DIVIDER GATE
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1. A card infeed module for a card shuffler, the card infeed module comprising:
- a card infeed tray having a lower surface and at least two substantially upright walls for supporting cards; and
a card gate pivotally mounted above the lower surface and positionable to apply a downward force in a lower position and to separate cards located under the card gate and being fed into a shuffler from cards being returned to the infeed tray after use.
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Abstract
A playing card handling device is disclosed. The device includes a first side and a second opposite side. Components of the device include a card infeed tray, a card output tray and a card handling zone. The card infeed tray and card output tray are on the same first side of the device and an upper surface of the card infeed tray and an upper surface of the card output tray are in the same plane. Card handling devices of the present invention also include a touch screen display, as well as a movable card gate.
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1. A card infeed module for a card shuffler, the card infeed module comprising:
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a card infeed tray having a lower surface and at least two substantially upright walls for supporting cards; and a card gate pivotally mounted above the lower surface and positionable to apply a downward force in a lower position and to separate cards located under the card gate and being fed into a shuffler from cards being returned to the infeed tray after use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of segregating groups of cards in a card handling device, comprising:
using a card infeed module for the card handling device, the card infeed module comprising an infeed tray for supplying cards to a card feeder, wherein the infeed tray has a lower card support surface and a card gate pivotally mounted above the lower surface, the method comprising; supporting a first group of cards to be handled on the lower surface of the infeed tray; moving the card gate to a first position above the supported cards; and supporting a second group of cards above the first group of supported cards within the card gate, wherein the card gate divides the first and second groups of cards in the first position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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