Card cartridge for a shuffling machine

• US 7,740,244 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2008
• Issued: 06/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Taiwan Fulgent Enterprise Co Limited (Taiwan Fulgent Enterprise)
• Original Assignee: Taiwan Fulgent Enterprise Co Limited (Taiwan Fulgent Enterprise)
• Inventors: Ho, Cai-Shiang
• Primary Examiner(s): LAYNO, BENJAMIN
• Application Number:
  US12/156,962
• Publication Number:
  US 20090302536A1
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• Field of Search: 273/149.R, 273/149.P, 273/148.A, D21/385, D21/333, D21/392, D21/393, D21/396
• US Class Current: 273/149.00R
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/12 Card shufflers

Abstract

A card cartridge for shuffling machines has a body and a cover. The body has a longitudinal slot defined in the body in a slantwise manner for receiving cards discharged from the shuffling machine, and at least two stops protrude oppositely from two side edges of the body to define a drawing gap. The cover is mounted detachably on the body and has a tail extending slantwise into the slot and two side panels abutting two side surfaces of the body to ensure the cover is stably positioned on the body. Furthermore, a wedge is movably disposed in the slot, selectively moving toward the second end of the body to press the cards toward the stops. When playing a card game, the body is implemented horizontally and the wedge moves along the slot to press the cards so players can easily draw cards sequentially from the drawing gap.

Claims

1. A card cartridge for a shuffling machine comprising

a body having

two side surfaces;

a slot being longitudinally defined in the body in a slantwise manner;

a first end;

a second end having two slanted side edges and a guiding edge;

an opening being defined in the second end between the side edges and the guiding edge; and

at least two stops protruding oppositely from the side edges of the second end of the body and defining a drawing gap between the stops and the guiding edge of the second end of the body; and

a cover being mounted detachably on the body and having

a tail extending slantwise into the slot toward the first end of the body; and

two side panels abutting two side surfaces of the body to ensure the cover is stably positioned on the body.

2. The card cartridge as claimed in claim 1 further has a bracket being L-shaped and having

a top end being adapted to be mounted securely on the shuffling machine;

a bottom end; and

a holding portion having a second end and protruding transversely from the bottom end of the bracket and having a retaining portion protruding from the second end.

3. The card cartridge as claimed in claim 1 further has a wedge being disposed in the slot and having

a bottom;

a pressing surface corresponding to the second end of the body; and

a roller being rotatably mounted in the bottom of the wedge and allowing the wedge to selectively move smoothly along the slot toward the second end of the body.