Card handling apparatus
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1. A card handling apparatus comprising:
- a card holding area comprising a support structure for supporting a group of cards thereon;
a card mover configured and positioned to move cards out of the card holding area through the opening;
an opening through a wall of the card holding area for passage of cards from the card holding area therethrough; and
a blocking element movable between a first position to prevent cards from passing from the card holding area through the opening and a second position to allow cards to pass from the card holding area through the opening.
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Abstract
A card feed system for feeding cards into a card handling system. The card feed system includes a card input compartment with a playing card support surface, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls. The playing card support surface slopes toward the front wall at an angle between 12 degrees and 22 degrees. A slot is provided in the front wall to allow single cards to pass into the card handling system. The card feed system also includes a card moving system to advance cards through the slot.
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19 Claims
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1. A card handling apparatus comprising:
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a card holding area comprising a support structure for supporting a group of cards thereon; a card mover configured and positioned to move cards out of the card holding area through the opening; an opening through a wall of the card holding area for passage of cards from the card holding area therethrough; and a blocking element movable between a first position to prevent cards from passing from the card holding area through the opening and a second position to allow cards to pass from the card holding area through the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A card handling apparatus comprising:
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a card holding area comprising a support structure for supporting a group of cards thereon; a gravity feed system for facilitating movement of cards from the card holding area; an opening through a wall of the card holding area for passage of cards from the card holding area therethrough; and a blocking element movable between a first position to prevent cards from passing from the card holding area through the opening and a second position to allow cards to pass from the card holding area through the opening.
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19. A card handling apparatus comprising:
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a card holding area comprising a support structure for supporting a group of cards thereon; a card shuffling mechanism; an opening through a wall of the card holding area for passage of cards from the card holding area therethrough; and a blocking element movable between a first position to prevent cards from passing from the card holding area through the opening and a second position to allow cards to pass from the card holding area through the opening.
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