Playing card dispenser
First Claim
1. In a game of chance utilizing playing cards having pre-determined point values wherein the objective of a player of the game is to be dealt cards which will come closer to a predetermined number of points than the number of points a dealer of the cards obtains, but without exceeding the pre-determined number of points, and wherein the player bets something of value that the objective will be accomplished, the improvement comprising the method of:
- (a) utilizing at least two separate stacks of cards from which the dealer can draw;
(b) betting prior to selecting from which stack the cards will be drawn;
(c) selecting, by chance, one of the stacks from which the cards will be drawn;
(d) drawing the cards from the selected stack; and
(e) dealing the cards drawn from the selected stack to the player.
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Abstract
A playing card dispenser comprising: (a) at least two compartments each appropriately sized to accommodate a stack of playing cards; (b) an exterior opening leading from each compartment and from which playing cards can be withdrawn one at a time; (c) a cover selectively placeable about any compartment from which playing cards are not to be withdrawn to block such withdrawal; and (d), as in a preferred embodiment, a roller mounted within a housing and disposed in each compartment behind each said stack, said roller gravitationally rollable on the floor of said compartment to maintain the stack of playing cards tightly stacked.
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15 Claims
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1. In a game of chance utilizing playing cards having pre-determined point values wherein the objective of a player of the game is to be dealt cards which will come closer to a predetermined number of points than the number of points a dealer of the cards obtains, but without exceeding the pre-determined number of points, and wherein the player bets something of value that the objective will be accomplished, the improvement comprising the method of:
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(a) utilizing at least two separate stacks of cards from which the dealer can draw; (b) betting prior to selecting from which stack the cards will be drawn; (c) selecting, by chance, one of the stacks from which the cards will be drawn; (d) drawing the cards from the selected stack; and (e) dealing the cards drawn from the selected stack to the player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A playing card dispenser comprising:
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(a) at least two compartments each appropriately sized to accomodate a stack of the cards, each compartment having a floor and front, back, and side walls but being open at the top, the floor being angled downwardly toward the front wall; (b) an opening in the front wall of each compartment from which the cards can be withdrawn one at a time; (c) a cover shaped to overlie the front wall and top of all compartments except one from which the cards are to be withdrawn; and (d) a roller assembly within each compartment, the assembly comprising a roller mounted within a housing moveable within each stack, the roller being rollable on the floor, the housing having a front face angled downwardly toward the front and a rear face angled downwardly toward the rear, whereby cards can be stacked against both faces of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A playing card dispenser comprising:
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(a) at least two compartments each appropriately sized to accomodate a stack of the cards; (b) an exterior opening leading from each compartment from which the cards can be withdrawn one at a time; (c) a cover selectively placeable about any compartment from which the cards are not to be withdrawn to block such withdrawal; and (d) means to maintain each stack of cards tightly stacked within each respective compartment, wherein each compartment has a floor angled downwardly toward the opening leading from each compartment and wherein the means to maintain each stack of playing cards stacked comprises a roller mounted within a housing disposed in each compartment behind each of the stacks, the roller gravitationally rollable on the floor of the compartment, the housing having a forward wall adjacent a stack of playing cards to be withdrawn and angled rearwardly from about 50 degrees to about 70 degrees and a rearward wall adjacent a stack of discarded playing cards previously withdrawn and angled forwardly from about 50 degrees to about 70 degrees.
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14. A playing card dispenser comprising:
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(a) two compartments each appropriately sized to accommodate a stack of the cards, the compartments being parallel and adjacent each other; (b) an exterior opening leading from each compartment from which the cards can be withdrawn one at a time, each opening being a slot and finger-grasp opening disposed at one end of each compartment; (c) a cover selectively placeable about any compartment from which the cards are not to be withdrawn to block such withdrawal; and (d) means to maintain each stack of playing cards tightly stacked within each respective compartment, wherein each compartment has a floor angled downwardly toward the opening leading from each compartment and where the means to maintain each stack of playing cards stacked consists of a single roller mounted within a housing disposed in each compartment behind each of the stacks, the roller being gravitationally rollable on the floor of the compartment. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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Specification