Random cut apparatus for card shuffling machine
Patent 5261667 Issued on November 16, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 31, 2012. 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.
December 31, 2012. 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 3067885 3588116 Sheet stack divider Automatic card shuffler Card shuffler having a random ejector Automatic shuffling apparatus Method of breaking up stacks of paper sheets or the like Card shuffling device Apparatus for progressive jackpot gaming InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 999109 filed on 12/31/1992US Classes:273/149R, Card shufflers and dealers414/796, Separates stack into smaller stacks414/796.6With means offsetting highest article prior to removalExaminersPrimary: Shapiro, Paul E.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA63F 001/12AbstractApparatus for randomly cutting a deck of cards. The apparatus supports the deck of cards in stacked registration and slides the cards in a common direction to offset or "shingle" the cards in the deck. A probe is moved into the offset zone of the shingled deck and is caused to stop at a randomly selected location in the zone. Means is provided for moving the shingled deck relative to the probe to engage the leading edge of the probe with a card to separate the card from a contiguous card and randomly cut the deck into a sub-deck on one side of the probe and a sub-deck on the other side of the probe. The cut is preferably made in the range of cards 20-32 in a 52 card deck. | |
