Swivel chip and card dispenser for game boards

• US 4,549,738 A
• Filed: 04/30/1984
• Issued: 10/29/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Morris Greitzer
• Original Assignee: Morris Greitzer
• Inventors: Greitzer, Morris
• Primary Examiner(s): Oechsle, Anton O.
• Application Number:
  US06/605,169
• Time in Patent Office: 547 Days
• Field of Search: 273/148 A, 211/53, 211/56, 211/58
• US Class Current: 273/148.00A
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/14 Card dealers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 11/0002 Dispensing or collecting devices for tokens or chips dispensers for game pieces in chain reaction games A63F9/28; coin freed apparatus for games G07F17/32

Abstract

A chip and card dispenser for game tables, comprised of a manually rotatable platform wherein a swiveled arm turns on complementary hubs for support and adjusted clearance and predictable frictional engagement through a bearing at a determined radius and restricted contact area, and with a removable extension for manual engagement.

Claims

1. A swivel dispenser for game boards, wherein a platform in the form of a swivel arm extending diametrically of a turning axis has a card holder at one end for player access, and is rotatable upon a supporting base assembled therewith, and including;

a supporting hub centered on the base, and an upwardly disposed support bearing face of circular form surrounding the supporting hub, and all of which is carried by a supporting flange having interface engagement with a supporting surface,

a supported hub centered on the swivel arm and engaged upon the supporting hub of the base, and a downwardly disposed rim surrounding the supported hub,

and a fastener means normally securing the supporting hub to the supported hub with slight clearance for free turning of the hubs relative to each other and allowing said downwardly disposed rim to bear at a restricted peripheral area upon said support bearing face when the holder is weighted with cards.

2. The swivel dispenser for game boards as set forth in claim 1, wherein the rim surrounding the supported hub on the swivel arm is of limited radial dimension to have restricted bearing engagement upon the peripheral portion of the support bearing face of the base.

3. The swivel dispenser for game boards as set forth in claim 1, wherein an anti friction washer is disposed between the supported hub engaged upon the supported hub.

4. The swivel dispenser for game boards as set forth in claim 1, wherein an anti friction washer of Teflon is disposed between the supporting hub engaged upon the supported hub.

5. The swivel dispenser for game boards as set forth in claim 1, wherein an anti friction washer of Nylon is disposed between the supporting hub engaged upon the supported hub.

6. The swivel dispenser for game boards as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fastener means is a headed screw fastener.

7. The swivel dispenser for game boards as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fastener means is a headed screw fastener with an anti friction washer disposed between a supporting bulkhead of the supporting hub and head of said screw fastener.

8. The swivel dispenser for game boards as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fastener means is a headed screw fastener with an anti friction washer of Teflon disposed between a supporting bulkhead of the supporting hub and head of said screw fastener.

9. The swivel dispenser for game boards as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fastener means is a headed screw fastener with an anti friction washer of Nylon disposed between a supporting bulkhead of the supporting hub and head of said screw fastener.

10. The swivel dispenser for game boards as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fastener means is a headed screw fastener with an anti friction washer disposed between a supporting bulkhead of the supporting hub and head of said screw fastener, and wherein an anti friction washer is disposed between the supporting hub engaged upon the supported hub.

11. The swivel dispenser for game boards as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fastener means is a headed screw fastener with an anti friction washer of Teflon disposed between a supporting bulkhead of the supporting hub and head of said screw fastener, and wherein an anti friction washer of Teflon is disposed between the supporting hub engaged upon the supported hub.

12. The swivel dispenser for game boards as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fastener means is a headed screw fastener with an anti friction washer of Nylon disposed between a supporting bulkhead of the supporting hub and head of said screw fastener, and wherein an anti friction washer of Nylon is disposed between the supporting hub engaged upon the supported hub.

13. The swivel dispenser for game boards as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fastener means is a headed screw fastener, the headed screw fastener being received in a chamber in the base and inaccessible by means of a plug inserted in and closing said chamber.

14. A swivel dispenser for game boards, wherein a platform in the form of a swivel arm extending diametrically of a turning axis has a card holder at one end and with a removable extension member for player access, and is rotatable upon a supporting base assembled therewith, and including;

a supporting hub centered on the base, and all of which is carried by a supporting flange having interface engagement with a supporting surface,

A supported hub centered on the swivel arm and engaged to rotate upon the supporting hub of the base,

and a pair of side openings in the card holder for slideable entry and transverse passage therethrough of the removable extension member, the extension member being of uniform cross section and adjustably extensible laterally from opposite sides of the card holder for manual engagement.

15. The swivel dispenser for game boards as set forth in claim 14, wherein the elongated extension member is frictionally held positioned by means in the card holder.

16. The swivel dispenser for game boards as set forth in claim 14, wherein the elongated extension member is positioned by a resilient post biased thereto within the card holder.

17. The swivel dispenser for game boards as set forth in claim 14, wherein the elongated extension member is of round cross section positioned by a resilient post biased into a notch therein and rotatable for release.