Card dealing and sorting apparatus and method
Patent 5121921 Issued on June 16, 1992. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 23, 2011. 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 23, 2011. 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 2016030 3312473 Playing card coding system and apparatus for dealing coded cards Device for reading and distributing cards, in particular playing cards Manual playing card dealing appliance for the production of programmed deals Patent #: 4951950 InventorsApplicationNo. 764250 filed on 09/23/1991US Classes:273/149PDevices for dealing predetermined handsExaminersPrimary: Layno, Benjamin H.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA63F 001/14AbstractA card dealing and sorting apparatus adapted for use with a conventional deck of cards. The apparatus includes a frame onto which is movably mounted a card holding device. The card holding device holds the deck of cards, the lowermost cards being removed by a card removing device. The removed card falls down an open well where it is directed into a desired card holding compartment by a series of gates which either intercept the falling card or allow it to pass by. The gate position information is encoded on a program strip which is read by a strip reading device, the information being translated to the gates for positioning of the same. | |
