Method for shuffling and dealing cards
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1. A mechanical shuffler, comprising:
- a dealing rack comprising a plurality of receptacles, wherein the shuffler is configured to remove and combine a group of cards from more than one of the plurality of receptacles of the dealing rack to define a complete set of the group of cards after the group of cards has been placed into the more than one of the plurality of receptacles;
a programmable computer-controlled receiving rack, the receiving rack and the dealing rack being movable relative to each other to enable the receiving rack to place each card of the group of cards into a randomly selected one of the plurality of receptacles in the dealing rack, the dealing rack being configured to simultaneously eject the group of cards from the more than one of the plurality of receptacles of the dealing rack in order to combine the group of cards into the complete set of the group of cards; and
a card presentation tray, wherein the shuffler is configured to present the group of cards removed from the plurality of receptacles of the dealing rack as the complete set in the card presentation tray by moving the card presentation tray relative to the dealing rack.
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Abstract
A card shuffler that moves cards one at a time to randomly designated single-card receptacle in a receiving or dealing rack, and a method for shuffling and for dealing cards.
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1. A mechanical shuffler, comprising:
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a dealing rack comprising a plurality of receptacles, wherein the shuffler is configured to remove and combine a group of cards from more than one of the plurality of receptacles of the dealing rack to define a complete set of the group of cards after the group of cards has been placed into the more than one of the plurality of receptacles; a programmable computer-controlled receiving rack, the receiving rack and the dealing rack being movable relative to each other to enable the receiving rack to place each card of the group of cards into a randomly selected one of the plurality of receptacles in the dealing rack, the dealing rack being configured to simultaneously eject the group of cards from the more than one of the plurality of receptacles of the dealing rack in order to combine the group of cards into the complete set of the group of cards; and a card presentation tray, wherein the shuffler is configured to present the group of cards removed from the plurality of receptacles of the dealing rack as the complete set in the card presentation tray by moving the card presentation tray relative to the dealing rack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mechanical shuffler, comprising:
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a dealing rack comprising a plurality of card receptacles; a card-loading mechanism configured to place each card of a group of cards into a randomly selected one of the plurality of receptacles in the dealing rack, wherein the shuffler is configured to simultaneously unload the group of cards in more than one of the plurality of receptacles of the dealing rack as a complete set; and a card presentation area, wherein the shuffler is configured to present the group of cards removed from the plurality of receptacles of the dealing rack as the complete set in the card presentation area. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of shuffling cards using a mechanical shuffler, comprising:
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placing each card of a group of cards into a randomly-selected receptacle of a plurality of receptacles of a dealing rack with a programmable computer-controlled card loader; simultaneously removing and combining the group of cards from the plurality of receptacles of the dealing rack as a complete set of the group of cards; and moving the complete set of the group of cards to a card presentation area. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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