Class 273/148A - With card holders

Subclass of Class 273 - Amusement devices: games
No. of patents: 127
Last issue date: 04/05/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
7918456	Apparatus and method for viewing face-down playing cards Disclosed are apparatus and method that allow a card player to identify the face of cards that are dealt face-down to the player and while the cards are maintained face-down. The dealt cards maintained face-down are slid into position onto a transparent window porti...	04/05/2011
7896346	Euchre score and trump identifier A combination euchre score and trump indicating device. The system includes a pair of scoring dials that are mounted to the interior face of a pair of end caps. The end caps removably mate with a body. The body is generally cube-shaped having four flat outer surface...	03/01/2011
7866667	Card dispenser and storage and method for dispensing and storing cards A dispenser and storage system for cards allows a user to store, dispense, hold, and play a game of cards even when the dealer must hold the deck in one hand or in a windy environment. The system includes a container adapted to store at least one card, a cutout, a s...	01/11/2011
7478813	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 those who have limited use of their hands or would benefit from such a device. The invention ...	01/20/2009
7429045	Method and device for playing a game in which values of game pieces are gradually revealed The present invention relates to a method and device for playing a game in which values of a game piece are gradually revealed. In one embodiment, a housing receives a game piece. The housing includes an opaque portion covering markings on the game piece. The opaque...	09/30/2008
7322139	Picture frame holder The present invention is directed to a picture frame holder which can accommodate a picture frame in either a vertical or horizontal orientation. The picture frame holder of the present invention includes a base with a slot and a vertical support having outwardly ex...	01/29/2008
7316615	Method and apparatus for monitoring casinos and gaming A system automatically monitors playing and wagering of a game, including the gaming habits of players and the performance of employees at least partially by tracking the movement of chips bearing identifiers. A chip tray reader images the contents of a chip tray, w...	01/08/2008
7287647	Bingo carrying case for providing privacy during game play An apparatus for transporting a player's bingo paraphernalia includes a carrying case including pivotally connected first and second members selectively movable between open and closed positions. The present invention preferably includes a mechanism for maintaining ...	10/30/2007
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
7222852	Method, apparatus and article employing multiple machine-readable indicia on playing cards A stacked set of playing cards are supported to expose an information bearing portion bearing a first machine-readable indicia and an information bearing portion bearing a second machine-readable indicia, such that each of the first and second machine-readable indic...	05/29/2007
7134375	Visual assistance guide system for disrupter placement and method of use A visual assistance guide system for placement of a disrupter device for explosive ordinance disposal includes a checkerboard base and adhesive containing areas on the base. One of the adhesive containing areas is used to secure a disrupter device on the base. The c...	11/14/2006
7118113	Playing cards and method for playing card games therewith A novel card game is disclosed utilizing a standard deck of playing cards and played by combining the rules of tic-tac-toe and twenty-one or poker. The player places the cards at certain locations in order to accumulate combinations of twenty-one or in order to accu...	10/10/2006
7066464	Automatic card shuffler Method of optimizing shuffling of cards with a shuffling machine relying on random ejection technology. Deterministic ejection of cards, verifying card stack position and number of cards remaining in a card stack, adjusting operational functions, including low-impac...	06/27/2006
7044425	Integrated keyboard platform and document support An integrated keyboard platform and document support includes a base and a keyboard support member having an upper surface. The keyboard support member is movably mounted to the base to provide adjustment through a plurality of positions of the keyboard support memb...	05/16/2006
7037165	Container for holding component parts of a construction toy A container for holding component parts of a construction toy. The container preferably is a suitcase or briefcase configuration, with a carrying handle at the top. An access cover, comprising a large portion of the front wall of the container and a portion of the b...	05/02/2006
7011309	Method and apparatus for monitoring casinos and gaming A system automatically monitors playing and wagering of a game, including the gaming habits of players and the performance of employees. A card deck reader automatically reads a symbol from each card in a deck of cards before a first one of the cards is removed. The...	03/14/2006
6971649	Zero-sum tiling game A zero-sum tiling game. A plurality of “domino-like” game pieces include indicia viewable on the top surfaces of the game pieces that correspond to one, or the other, or both of two halves of the game pieces. The indicia forms a binary set. The indicia associate...	12/06/2005
6964612	Method, apparatus and article for evaluating card games, such as blackjack A system reads an identifier from a hand of cards to identify the cards. For example, the system can read an identifier from a pair of cards forming the initial hand in blackjack, where the one card is face up and the other card is face down. The system determines t...	11/15/2005
6959924	Euchre scorekeeper A unique Euchre scoring device includes a tablet with aligned rows of scoring spots to keep score of each of the two steams in the card game Euchre. Further, the device includes a storage compartment, and an indication of what suit is trump. The device also allows a...	11/01/2005
6955269	Weighted pusher A weight-driven pusher for product on a gravity-fed display shelf includes a weighted frame. A front plate is mounted on the frame and manually adjustable in upper reach relative to the frame to accommodate product of varying height and preclude product from tipping...	10/18/2005
6948625	Sheet dispenser and carton for making a sheet dispenser A sheet dispenser and a method of making a sheet dispenser is disclosed. A carton may be adapted for storing and displaying stacked sheet materials, such as napkins, paper towels, facial tissues, and other absorbent products that may be used in home or a commercial ...	09/27/2005
6938896	Automatic card dispensing unit with display capability An automatic card dispenser unit for displaying and dispensing cards includes a storage housing for storing an array of cards. A holding member operatively positions a lower most card at a load station in a vertical alignment for display. A controller unit can recei...	09/06/2005
6932527	Card cartridge A card cartridge includes a housing having a pair of opposing side walls, a top, a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, and a base. The housing includes an interior cavity that is sized to accommodate a stack of cards, a card access, and a card output sl...	08/23/2005
6921073	Bingo card holder The invention relates to an improved device for holding a plurality of bingo cards. The cards are secured in position by cooperating securing means comprising a magnetic strip and a metal strip. The magnetic attraction between the magnetic strip and the metal strip ...	07/26/2005
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
6581933	Three-dimensional, rotatable, pyramid game The invention is a three-dimensional, pyramid-shaped, word forming game having a plurality of levels independently rotatable around a vertical support column secured to a base. The game is played with cards of four different colors, which correspond to th...	06/24/2003
6517070	Domino A domino including pieces (1) which have on their back or sides an indication device with several identifying positions, and a device for storing and transporting the same. The indication device provided on the back of the pieces allows the pieces corresp...	02/11/2003
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
6402142	Method for handling of cards in a dealer shoe, and a dealer shoe An apparatus for dealing cards at a casino gaming table. The apparatus, or dealer shoe, has a base and a card roller. The base holds a deck or decks of cards while in use. The card roller is movably connected to the base and applies a downward pressure on...	06/11/2002
6367799	Playing cards and case therefor The combination of a deck of playing cards and a carrying case for them. Each of the cards in the deck of playing cards are elongated, have rounded semicircular ends connected by linear sides, suitable card names and denominations printed in the upper lef...	04/09/2002
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
6328307	Children's wishing game A children's game is provided, including a figurine having a compartment for receiving flat objects, at least one card dimensioned to be insertable into the compartment, and a lock for sealing the compartment. The game is intended to enable a child to mak...	12/11/2001
6203012	Protective housing for discarded playing cards A protective housing for playing cards is provided for use with table games requiring restricted access to the discarded playing cards during the continued play of the game. An outer cover is provided, with a lower opening configured to enable the outer c...	03/20/2001
6203013	Puzzle toy A puzzle toy is composed of a plurality of relatively thin puzzle pieces having at least one image formed on their edges and a pair of holder members for holding the puzzle pieces. Each of the edges of the puzzle pieces has a different portion of an image...	03/20/2001
6168156	Domino box kit and domino stands A domino box kit (20) (shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) comprises a sectionalized base (29) which has a recessed area for storing a plurality of domino game tiles (26), a score book (37), and a writing instrument (38), and a sectionalized cover (30). T...	01/02/2001
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
6126166	Card-recognition and gaming-control device An integrated blackjack game control system having multiple sensors and output devices, electronic signal processing equipment, passive and active operator control devices, and a computer system. The system components are capable of being installed on or ...	10/03/2000
6116598	Bridge bidding and display device A bridge bidding device having a keypad visible only to the user and a display board visible to the other players. The keypad and display board are each arranged in two rows of ten blocks. The keypad has bidding indicia on each block that includes the num...	09/12/2000
6095524	Bingo table top A table top having several playing stations each with a card holder that can be separately oriented and fixed at a desired angular orientation relative to the table top's main planar surface. Fasteners on each holder permit one or more playing cards, such...	08/01/2000
6015149	Card stacking game A card game in which cards can be readily assembled and disassembled from a wide variety of three dimensional structures. The game includes card holders which enable cards to be assembled into a structure with card extending along several axes normal to o...	01/18/2000

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Class 273/148A - With card holders