Manual playing card dealing appliance for the production of programmed deals
Patent 4951950 Issued on August 28, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 29, 2008. 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 29, 2008. 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 1824542 2065824 2581247 3222071 3489907 3658342 3731936 3743294 Playing card coding system and apparatus for dealing coded cards Method of playing a card selection game InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 250882 filed on 09/29/1988US Classes:273/149P, Devices for dealing predetermined hands273/149RCard shufflers and dealersExaminersPrimary: Coven, Edward M.Assistant: Harrison, Jessica J. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassA63F 001/14Foreign Application Priority Data1987-10-02 FRAbstractThe device comprises a box receiving the deck of cards to be dealt, upon which a cover presses. Rollers, driven in rotation by a motor reduction unit ensures partial exit of the lower card of the stack to a slot in the device whereas optical reading means read a value code marked on the card. When the value of the card read comes close to the information contained in the memory relative to the deal being made, a visual display device indicates to which player the card pushed out of the deck and partially protruding should be dealt. | |
