Card deck shuffler
First Claim
1. A card deck shuffling device comprising:
- a chute dimensioned to guide a deck of cards and having an upper chamber with an opening for receiving a deck of cards and a lower chamber below said upper chamber and communicating with said upper chamber through a movable gate;
a gate actuator for moving said gate from a closed position through a partially open position to a completely open position,in said closed position said gate blocking passage of said deck of cards from said upper chamber to said lower chamber to hold said deck in a starting position;
in said partially open position said gate blocking passage of a first part of said deck from said upper chamber into said lower chamber while allowing passage of a second part of said deck into said lower chamber,in said fully open position said gate allowing passage of said first part of said deck into said lower chamber;
guide means for guiding said second part of said deck beneath said first part of said deck upon passage of said second part into said lower chamber to permit corresponding edges of said first and second parts of said deck to be presented to each other to allow intermingling of said first and second parts to form a rearranged deck; and
,return means for returning said rearranged deck back to said upper chamber.
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Abstract
A card deck shuffling device has a chute for receiving and guiding a deck of cards. The chute has an upper chamber and a lower chamber divided by a gate mechanism. The gate mechanism is moveable between closed, partially open and completely open positions. In the closed position the gate supports all of the cards in the upper chamber and blocks their passage into the lower chamber. In the partially opened position the gate blocks passage of a first portion of the cards while permitting the remainder of the cards to pass into the lower chamber. In the fully opened position the gate allows the first portion of the deck of cards to fall onto the cards in the lower chamber to intermingle with those cards to form a rearranged deck. The lower chamber can contain an agitator for agitating the cards to promote intermingling. The card deck shuffling device has a return mechanism for returning the rearranged deck back to the upper chamber.
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16 Claims
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1. A card deck shuffling device comprising:
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a chute dimensioned to guide a deck of cards and having an upper chamber with an opening for receiving a deck of cards and a lower chamber below said upper chamber and communicating with said upper chamber through a movable gate; a gate actuator for moving said gate from a closed position through a partially open position to a completely open position, in said closed position said gate blocking passage of said deck of cards from said upper chamber to said lower chamber to hold said deck in a starting position; in said partially open position said gate blocking passage of a first part of said deck from said upper chamber into said lower chamber while allowing passage of a second part of said deck into said lower chamber, in said fully open position said gate allowing passage of said first part of said deck into said lower chamber; guide means for guiding said second part of said deck beneath said first part of said deck upon passage of said second part into said lower chamber to permit corresponding edges of said first and second parts of said deck to be presented to each other to allow intermingling of said first and second parts to form a rearranged deck; and
,return means for returning said rearranged deck back to said upper chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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