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Automatic card shuffler with pivotal card weight and divider gate

US8702101B2 · kind B2 · utility

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248References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

SHFL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. · US

Inventors

Paul K. Scheper · Bloomington, US
Attila Grauzer · Las Vegas, US
James V. Kelly · Las Vegas, US
James B. Stasson · Chaska, US
Ronald R. Swanson · Otsego, US
Feraidoon Bourbour · Eden Prairie, US
Troy D. Nelson · Big Lake, US
David B. Lopez · Las Vegas, US
Mark L. Yoseloff · Henderson, US
Russell Brooke Dunn · Henderson, US
Peter Krenn · Neufeld, AT
Ernst Blaha · Tullnerbach, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 13, 2012
Grant date	Apr 22, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 13, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA63F2009/241
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A playing card handling device is disclosed. The device includes a first side and a second opposite side. Components of the device include a card infeed tray, a card output tray and a card handling zone. The card infeed tray and card output tray are on the same first side of the device and an upper surface of the card infeed tray and an upper surface of the card output tray are in the same plane. Card handling devices of the present invention also include a touch screen display, as well as a movable card gate.

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