Card shuffling device
Patent 4310160 Issued on January 12, 1982. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 11, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 11, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 1955926 2159958 2706117 2717782 2753185 Card reader with improved picking and transport arrangement Patent #: 3975010 InventorsApplicationNo. 06/186177 filed on 09/11/1980US Classes:273/149R, Card shufflers and dealers271/219Spring-loaded supportExaminersPrimary: Oechsle, Anton O.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA63F 1/00 (20060101)A63F 1/12 (20060101) AbstractA device for shuffling a large number of cards, particularly playing cards in which the games played require the use of several decks that must be shuffled a number of times during continuous game play, the device comprising a housing having oppositely positioned feeding shelfs from which the cards are fed individually and alternately into a chute which is provided at its terminating end with a floating card rack. Within the housing there is provided a motor arranged to drive a plurality of timing gears, whereby a plurality of feeding rollers together with a plurality of conveyor rollers located within the card chute are driven so as to discharge the cards in a shuffled manner within the card-carriage tray. | |
