Apparatus for holding multiple decks of playing cards
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1. An apparatus for holding a plurality of shoes each of which contain a deck of playing cards, comprising:
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a carousel rotatively mounted to said housing, said carousel having means for holding the plurality of shoes, said shoe holding means including means for ejecting one of the shoes from said carousel after said carousel is rotated, wherein a card dealer can deal the deck of cards contained in the ejected shoe without the need for shuffling the cards of the deck.
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Abstract
An apparatus for holding a plurality of shoes each of which contain a deck of playing cards. The apparatus includes a housing and a carousel rotatively mounted within the housing. The carousel has a plurality of shoe holding receptacles for holding the shoes. The shoe holding receptacles each include a shoe ejecting mechanism for ejecting the shoe contained in the receptacle after the carousel is rotated. Accordingly, a card dealer can deal the deck of cards contained in the ejected shoe without the need for shuffling the cards of the deck.
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1. An apparatus for holding a plurality of shoes each of which contain a deck of playing cards, comprising:
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a housing; and a carousel rotatively mounted to said housing, said carousel having means for holding the plurality of shoes, said shoe holding means including means for ejecting one of the shoes from said carousel after said carousel is rotated, wherein a card dealer can deal the deck of cards contained in the ejected shoe without the need for shuffling the cards of the deck. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for holding a plurality of shoes each of which contain a deck of playing cards, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing; and a carousel rotatively mounted within said housing, said carousel having a plurality of receptacles each of which hold a shoe containing a deck of playing cards, each of said receptacles including means for ejecting the shoe from the receptacle after said carousel is rotated, wherein a card dealer can remove one of the shoes from said apparatus and deal the deck of cards contained therein without the need for shuffling the cards of the deck. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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