Card shuffler
Abstract
Abstract WHEN A DECK OF PLAYING CARDS IS INSERTED INTO THE CASING OF THE SHUFFLER, IT IS DIVIDED EXACTLY INTO TWO EQUAL GROUPS BY MEANS OF POSITIONING PLATES AND A DIVIDER BLADE, AND THE GROUPS OF CARDS SLIDE DOWN OVER A PAIR OF PARALLELLY DISPOSED UPPER AND LOWER SHOOTS UNTIL THEY ARE STOPPED BY GATE PLATES, AND THEN THE CARDS OF BOTH GROUPS ARE FORCED TO SLIDE DOWN THROUGH CLEARANCES PROVIDED BETWEEN THE GATE PLATES AND THE UPPER AND LOWER SHOOTS, ONE CARD AT A TIME THROUGH EACH CLEARANCE, IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE CARDS SO DISCHARGED ALTERNATIVELY FALL ONTO THE OPEN BOTTOM OF THE CASING, OR DIRECTLY ON THE CARD TABLE ON WHICH THE SHUFFLER IS PLACED, IN A SINGLE PILE WHICH UPON REMOVAL OF THE SHUFFLER FROM THEREABOVE CAN BE TAKEN UP AS IT IS BY THE DEALER OR PLAYER FOR A NEXT GAME.
Inventors
- 👤 Kosaburo Miura
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-06-27 | 1974-12-27 | 1975-06-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-06-27 | 1978-12-27 | 1979-06-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-06-27 | 1982-12-27 | 1983-06-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |