Card dispenser
First Claim
1. A card dispenser comprising a body having a compartment for accommodating a stack of cards and at least four outlets through which cards accommodated in the compartment can be dispensed, transporting means provided in the body and arranged to transport a card from the said stack so accommodated towards one of the said at least four outlets, and random means arranged to cause at least some of the cards to be dispensed one by one to a plurality of locations in a random manner, and to control said transporting means to transport a card from a said stack towards one of the outlets in a random manner.
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Abstract
A card dispenser (32) comprising a body (33) having a compartment (38) for accommodating a stack of cards (39) and at least one outlet (43) through which cards (39) accommodated in the compartment (38) can be dispensed, transporting mechanism (41) provided in the body (33) and arranged to transport a card (39) from the said stack so accommodated towards the said or one of the said at least one outlet (43), and a random device (47) arranged to cause the or some of the cards (39) to be dispensed one by one to a plurality of locations in a random manner.
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21 Claims
- 1. A card dispenser comprising a body having a compartment for accommodating a stack of cards and at least four outlets through which cards accommodated in the compartment can be dispensed, transporting means provided in the body and arranged to transport a card from the said stack so accommodated towards one of the said at least four outlets, and random means arranged to cause at least some of the cards to be dispensed one by one to a plurality of locations in a random manner, and to control said transporting means to transport a card from a said stack towards one of the outlets in a random manner.
- 11. A card dispenser comprising a body having a compartment for accommodating a stack of cards and at least one outlet through which cards accommodated in the compartment can be dispensed, transporting means provided in the body and arranged to transport a card from the said stack so accommodated towards said at least one outlet, said transporting means comprising a movable member which is arranged to engage by friction the uppermost or lowermost card of said stack and thereby to transport upon movement the said card, and random means arranged to cause at least some of the cards to be dispensed one by one through the at least one outlet to a plurality of locations in a random manner.
- 16. A card dispenser comprising a body having a compartment for accommodating a stack of cards and at least one outlet through which cards accommodated in the compartment can be dispensed to a plurality of predetermined locations around the body, transporting means provided in the body and arranged to transport a card from the said stack so accommodated towards said at least one outlet, and random means arranged to cause at least some of the cards to be dispensed one by one through the at least one outlet to the plurality of predetermined locations around the body in a random order of the locations.
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