Card dealer wheel assembly with adjustable arm

• US 4,369,972 A
• Filed: 02/20/1981
• Issued: 01/25/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: FoodCraft Equipment Company Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Richard A. Parker
• Inventors: Parker, Richard A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Oechsle, Anton O.
• Application Number:
  US06/236,323
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• Field of Search: 273/148 A, 273/149, 273/150, 211/53, 211/56, 211/58, 211/77, 211/78
• US Class Current: 273/148.00A
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/067 Tables or similar supporting structures
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/14 Card dealers

Abstract

A card dealer wheel assembly having a rotatable adjustable extension arm is provided which is selectively adapted for use on various sizes of card tables so as to selectively deliver cards proximate to card players positioned around the perimeter of a card table. The elongate rotatable adjustable extension arm is provided with a plurality of spaced-apart adjustment holds therethrough which extend longitudinally therealong from one end thereof. A card holder and dispensing assembly is fixedly mounted at the end of the adjustable extension arm opposite the adjustment holes provided therethrough. A central support base member is provided for selective rotatable supporting engagement with the elongate adjustable extension arm so as to permit selective incremental rotation of the card holder and dispensing assembly between card player positions around the perimeter of a card table. The central support base member is adapted for selective engagement with selected of the adjustment holes provided in the extension arm so as to selectively vary the operative radial length of the extension arm in order to adapt the card dealer wheel assembly for use on various sizes of tables.

Claims

1. In a card dealer wheel assembly for use on card tables comprising:

an elongate rotatable adjustable extension arm, said extension arm provided with a plurality of spaced-apart adjustment holes therethrough extending longitudinally therealong from one end thereof;

a card holder and dispensing assembly fixedly mounted at one end of said extension arm opposite said adjustment holes, said card holder and dispensing assembly defining first and second card holder compartments therein, said first card holder compartment being open at one end thereof opposite said central support base member, said first card holder compartment provided with a bottom wall being upwardly inclined toward said open end of said first card holder compartment, said second card holder compartment being open at one end thereof toward said central support base member, said second card holder compartment provided with a bottom wall being upwardly inclined toward said open end of said second card holder compartment; and

a central support base member, said central support base member adapted for rotatable supporting engagement of said extension arm through selected of said adjustment holes so as to selectively vary the operative radial length of said extension arm.

2. In the card dealer wheel assembly of claim 1 wherein said card holder and dispensing assembly is provided with downwardly extending support means adapted to support said card holder and dispensing assembly in its operative use position on a card table.