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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7762555 | Device for holding and viewing playing cards A device for holding and viewing playing cards is herein provided and discloses an apparatus that allows the viewing of playing cards that are placed down on the device for players who have limited use of their hands or would benefit from such a device. The device t... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7594661 | Playing card reading device and method A gaming device and method with a ramp with an upper rear corner cut-out where cards are slid face down up the ramp so that the mirrors or a video camera allow the card indicia to be viewed, wherein gaming tables may be easily retrofitted for television viewing or c... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7568698 | Tray for holding game pieces A tray for holding game pieces which have indicia on only one side thereof, such as domino tiles, Scrabble® tiles or playing cards. An elongate generally rectangular base having a reflective surface is mounted in association with an elongate transparent easel porti... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7243920 | Slotted game board and gaming table A gaming table for supporting cards and gaming pieces such as dominos. The gaming table has game boards that include first and second major surfaces and first and second sets of slots. The first set of slots is sized and configured for supporting gaming pieces like ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7046508 | Palm-size game case A compact, easy-to-use and space-saving case for a main unit of a palm-size game that provides the combined functions of a retractable handle, a storage tray, and a protection case, and is essentially comprised of a lower lid and an upper lid with the main unit fixe... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6969037 | Display platform A desktop organizer including a curvilinear support having an integral locking groove including at least one retaining slot and an attachment means formed contiguous to the support and aligned with the at least one retaining slot is disclosed. The desktop organizer ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6854730 | Slotted game board and gaming table A game board for supporting cards and gaming pieces such as dominos. The game board includes a board that has first and second major surfaces and first and second sets of slots. The first set of slots is sized and configured for supporting gaming pieces like dominos... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6491299 | Bridge bidding device A bridge bidding box is provided comprising two parts: a bottom and a top part. When the box is opened, the bottom part is removed and placed into a cut out area of the top part. The cut out area of the top part is angled so that when the bottom part is p... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6349940 | Collapsible, game card holding means A collapsible, game card holding means is provided having a handle that allows the user to organize and hold a hand of playing cards and greatly reduces the amount of effort required to maintain the hand. Pivotally attached to the top of the handle portio... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6164648 | Dominoes starting template A dominoes starting template for providing a location for each player of a multiple-player game of dominoes a location for laying their dominoes during play. The template includes a plate having first and second surfaces, and a number of sides. The plate ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6086068 | Roach coach board game A board game to be played by two or more players. The game board includes an outer ring of situation spaces and an inner ring of situation spaces with access from the outer ring to the inner ring being provided at one corner situation space. Player game p... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5879008 | Outdoor card table An outdoor card playing surface is provided including a table cover having at least one bore formed therein. A plurality of thin rectangular playing cards each have a top face with a common design thereon and a bottom face with playing indicia formed ther... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5743527 | Playing card holder A playing card holder which includes a generally upstanding slot device extending into wings, the slot device being formed from a front plate and a rear plate with an elongated depression therebetween, the slot device being supported by a pillar which is ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5590880 | Playing card holder A card holder in the form of a shell or shield has juxtaposed layers forming a slot or pocket into which a number of playing cards are inserted. The pocket is made of relatively stiff plastic that resiliently resists flexure whereby a yielding friction gr... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5586764 | Card game set having block shaped tiles A novel card game set including a plurality of card game block-style tiles. Each tile bears traditional Western-style card indicia. Each tile is made of a plurality of individually laminated wood layers permanently prressed together to form a high gade pl... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5558330 | Playing card organizer The playing card organizer comprises: a planar mat having a playing surface and a back surface, a plurality of strap members aligned parallel to one another and connected to the playing surface, and a plurality of card slots defined by the strap members a... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5482276 | Playing card holder A holder for supporting a plurality of playing cards in a desired orientation. The inventive device includes a support for positioning on a horizontal surface. A plurality of engaging assemblies are secured to the support and are each operable for receivi... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5472198 | Cards holder for playing card games A playing card holder is described in which a hand shape brace with rubber finger tips is attached by a pin to a backplate with a clip resting on one end of the spring action to the brace and the other end to the backplate. The hand shape brace will be pr... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5445378 | Playing card holder A playing card holder having a handle, the handle having a head extension and the head extension mounting a support plate, and the support plate including a pocket, and the pocket arranged to accommodate a first row of cards, and the pocket having a pocke... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5094455 | Device to quickly form a hand of a predetermined deal of playing cards The device consists of a hollow tubular body which has, at one side at its upper portion, four parallel slots intended to each receive a pack of thirteen cards in one of the colours of a deck of cards. A vertical screen disposed at the rear of the slots p... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5029797 | Playing card holder A compact, portable card holder for holding a hand of playing cards in a displayed position to one or more players is provided. The holder consists of a polyhedron formed of a series of hinged panels, with a fastening system provided that selectively secu... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5014996 | Word card game A game utilizing a deck of playing cards. The playing cards each have letter designations in the upper left hand corner in each of two different invertible positions of the card with the letter designation differing from each other. In the lower right han... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4927146 | Playing card holder A playing card holder comprises a substantially pentagonal backing plate having fixed thereto a locator block and a transparent view plate. The locator block has first and second stepped edges converging upwardly from the bottom edge of the backing plate.... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4927149 | Playing card holder A playing card holder comprises a substantially pentagonal backing plate with a plurality of pinching members mounted thereon in a preselected arrangement. Each of the pinching members includes a pinch block fastened to the backing plate and a spacer disp... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4896889 | Word game with board and playing pieces rotatably supported therein A board game includes a playing board with a playing surface formed as a rectangular grid of multiple rows and columns of recesses. A multiplicity of playing pieces are dimensioned to seat within the recesses and have a body portion about the periphery of... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4877255 | Word card game A game utilizing a deck of playing cards. The playing cards each have letter designations in the upper left hand corner in each of two different invertible positions of the card with the letter designation differing from each other. In the lower right han... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4790540 | Display tray and board game support A display tray and board game support includes four display trays supported at a display angle to the horizontal by tray supports. The display trays each have a number of parallel, offset pockets sized to hold sheet-like playing elements such as play mone... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4684132 | Device for holding playing cards and the like A card holder having a base with a depression into which a pack of paper sheets bound along one edge are affixed. The bound edge is affixed in the depression to allow the free ends of the paper sheets to receive and hold cards in an upright position. Stag... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4671515 | Card game device A card game device embodying a first set of cards and a second set of cards with there being a plurality of spaced apart indicia on at least one face of each card of the first set of cards. The indicia are of a predetermined size and are arranged on each ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4669733 | Playing card holder with tufted flock liner A playing card holder is described in which two plates with diverging inner surfaces form a tapered slot which extends upward from a base section. The inner surface of each plate is lined with a layer of tufted flock material, which may be partially set i... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4630824 | Playing card holder A playing card holder is described in which two plates with diverging inner surfaces extend upward from a base section. The two plates diverge from each other within an angular range of about 1°-8°, and preferably about 3°-5°, to form a tapered slot w... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4625966 | Playing card holder with curvature A playing card holder is described in which two plates with diverging inner surfaces extend upward from a base section. The two plates diverge from each other within an angular range of about 1°-8°, and preferably about 3°-5°, to form a tapered slot w... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4544158 | Apparatus for carrying and playing games A combination game carrier and board comprising a wedge shaped core or base with means to permanently hold game cards under a transparent sheet which can be marked erasably and means to temporarily hold disposable cards in position for play. Means is also... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4538813 | Card holder An apparatus for holding and securing a plurality of playing cards includes a base, first and second side members coupled to opposite ends of the base and extending upwardly therefrom, and card retention means supported above the base by the first and sec... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4478417 | Holder for game pieces A holder assembly has strips of contact engaging material on the backs of the playing pieces and compatible strips of contact engaging strips on an obverse face of a piece holder adapted to rest upon a planar support. A hand grip protrudes from the revers... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4418913 | Bingo cards rack and card clip The rack permits a single player to play a large number of bingo cards in every game, and without preempting more than his fair share of table space. The rack has a multiplicity of long horizontal rods extending from the player's left to right and support... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4416455 | Interlocking word game utilizing prismatic blocks and method of playing same Prismatic blocks having a triangular cross section are provided with letters and scoring numerals on two faces thereof. In forming words, the players position the blocks in a grid having rectangular openings therein so that only one of the lettered faces ... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4381865 | Geometric domino-type game Apparatus for playing a domino-type game comprising a plurality of domino-like pieces intended to be joined end-to-end or end-to-side. Each of the game pieces is structurally distinctive and different from each other game piece. Each of the game pieces ha... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4346895 | Playing card caddy A holder for displaying a hand of cards features a flexible support bag in which a volume of flowable, aggregate materials such as pebbles or sand is contained for stabilizing an up-right card display panel which is attached to the top of the support bag.... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4266771 | Flexible playing card display rack A rack for handing a hand of playing cards in a displayed position to a player, the rack including an elongated thin container having a narrow opening on its top so that upper ends of spread out cards are visible, and a base supporting the container uprig... | 05/12/1981 |
