Automatic card shuffler and dealer

• US 20060157930A1
• Filed: 01/18/2005
• Published: 07/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Moti Shai
• Original Assignee: Moti Shai
• Inventors: Shai, Moti
• Granted Patent: US 7,472,906 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/149.R
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/12 Card shufflers

Abstract

An automatic system for shuffling and distributing cards includes two embodiments one includes fixed and rotating plates on which a deck of cards is supported. That device can be placed on table. Shuffling is achieved by plurality of card magazines and delivery trays located on the rotating plate. The fixed plate includes fixed card ejection devices which operates during and in response to rotation of the rotating plate and which eject cards at a plurality of locations about the system. The device is electrically powered and includes means to automatically stop its rotation after the last card in the deck has been distributed. In another embodiment hand-hold device is designed so the user can hold it in one hand and by pressing on switch the topmost card is automatically ejected to the location aimed by the user.

Claims

1. An improved system and method, providing a user automatic cards shuffler and dealer powered by electrical motor, enabling recreational card games for plurality of players seating around said device while said device automatically ejects playing cards to a plurality of locations circumferentially spaced about said device, said device comprising:

a rotating plate mounted on top of fixed plate operated by electrical motor, and controlled by arm switch, which includes plurality of cards magazines, to hold playing cards, delivery trays to guide ejected cards away from said device, flexible card ejectors which eject topmost card from said magazines and are operated in response to rotation of the said rotating plate and a playing plate which is located on top and fully covers said device.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said cards magazines are hold playing cards which are organized in a trapezoid manner for easy and accurate ejection of single card.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein said cards magazines have curve front lip with grooves to guaranty that only the top card will be ejected by stopping all the other cards to come out.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein said cards magazines have flexible side lips to guaranty that only the top card will be ejected by holding all the others.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein said cards magazines are pivotally rotated to one direction while they engaged with said card ejector and it is returned back to its original position by built-in spring, rotation of said magazines in both directions is limited by the stoppers.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein two or three said cards magazines to gate shuffled cards.

7. The device of claim 1 wherein said delivery trays is located on top of said rotating plate at the predefined angle to accurately guiding the ejected card away from said device preventing from playing cards from falling on said rotating plate.

8. The device of claim 1 wherein said flexible card ejectors are vertically and horizontally adjustable and the head ejector made out of soft and flexible material like rubber or the like for smooth ejection of the card from said magazine.

9. The device of claim 1 wherein said playing plate is located on top and fully covers said device so it can be served as a playing area which prevents from said device to be moved to and from the playing table.

10. The device of claim 1 wherein said playing plate has a window with conventional hinge to provide access for reloading said magazines.

11. The device of claim 1 wherein said playing plate can be pivotally and manually rotated for efficient and convenient card collection by the players.

12. The device of claim 1 wherein said arm switch starts the rotational cycle, electronically powered, by placing and holding a finger on it.

13. The device of claim 1 wherein said arm switch can be locked in on position for delivery of all the cards.

14. An improved system and method, providing a user automatic cards dealer powered by electrical motor, enabling recreational card games for plurality of players while said device automatically ejects top-most card to a plurality of locations aimed by the user who holds said device in his one hand, said device comprising:

a. a hand-held body which includes conventional electrical motor powered by conventional batteries and gear;

b. rotating card ejector;

c. cards magazine;

d. magazine holder with built-in hinge and spring.