Device and method for forming hands of randomly arranged cards

Details Device and method for forming hands of randomly arranged cards Device and method for forming hands of randomly arranged cards

1998-04-15

2000-11-21

Layno, Benjamin H.

Amusement devices: games

Games accessories

Card shufflers and dealers

273149P, A63F 112, A63F 114

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061491543

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for moving playing cards from a first group of cards into plural hands of cards, wherein each of the hands contains a random arrangement of the same quantity of cards. The apparatus comprises a card receiver for receiving the first group of cards, a single stack of card-receiving compartments generally adjacent to the card receiver, the stack generally vertically movable, an elevator for moving the stack, a card-moving mechanism between the card receiver and the stack, and a microprocessor that controls the card-moving mechanism and the elevator so that an individual card is moved into an identified compartment. The number of compartments receiving cards and the number of cards moved to each compartment may be selected.

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