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Card handling apparatus

Patent 5683085 Issued on November 4, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject June 6, 2015. 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

Automatic card shuffler
Patent #: 4513969
Issued on: 04/30/1985
Inventor: Samsel, Jr.

Playing card shuffler and dispenser Patent #: 5382024
Issued on: 01/17/1995
Inventor: Blaha

Inventors

Application

No. 467309 filed on 06/06/1995

US Classes:

273/149RCard shufflers and dealers

Examiners

Primary: Layno, Benjamin H.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

A63F 001/12

Abstract

Apparatus for shuffling or handling cards including a chamber in which a main stack of cards are supported, a loading station for holding a secondary stack of cards, and card separating mechanism for separating cards at a series of positions along the main stack to allow the introduction of cards from the secondary stack into the main stack at those positions. The separating mechanism grips cards at the series of positions along the stack and lifts those cards to define spaces in the main stack for introduction of cards from the secondary stack.

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