EP2089124A1 - Distributeur de cartes tenu à la main - Google Patents

Distributeur de cartes tenu à la main

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EP2089124A1
EP2089124A1 EP07815999A EP07815999A EP2089124A1 EP 2089124 A1 EP2089124 A1 EP 2089124A1 EP 07815999 A EP07815999 A EP 07815999A EP 07815999 A EP07815999 A EP 07815999A EP 2089124 A1 EP2089124 A1 EP 2089124A1
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Prior art keywords
card
arrangement
dealing
cards
advanced
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EP2089124A4 (fr
Inventor
Paul A. Mailing
Konstantinos Trichas
Jean Tsiambouris
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Matheos Corp
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Matheos Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F1/00—Card games
    • A63F1/06—Card games appurtenances
    • A63F1/14—Card dealers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2250/00—Miscellaneous game characteristics
    • A63F2250/18—Use of resilient or deformable elements
    • A63F2250/183—Foam

Definitions

  • the present application is directed to a handheld card dealing arrangement that includes a motor for receiving a card from a card supply and accelerating the card through a card slot of the card dealing arrangement.
  • Card games have always been popular and many of these card games are based on the standard 52 card deck.
  • shuffle a deck of cards that include a mechanism for dealing of the cards to the various players.
  • these shuffling and card dealing arrangements are relatively large and are designed to receive one or more card decks, shuffle the cards and subsequently deal the cards using a card delivery mechanism.
  • These units are relatively large and heavy, and are supported on a table surface. Some of these units have been designed for non commercial use, however, they tend to be relatively large, bulky, and expensive .
  • a card dealing structure comprises a card supply recess sized to receive a deck of cards therein, a card dispensing slot adjacent a predispensing position for engaging a user manually advanced card from the card supply recess to the predispensing position with the advanced card being engaged by a rotatable drive member of the card dispensing slot.
  • the card dispensing slot includes a card limiting structure that separates the advanced card from the deck of cards as the advanced card is manually advanced for engagement with the rotatable drive and ejecting of the advanced card through the dispensing slot.
  • a motor drives the rotatable drive member.
  • the card dealing structure is handheld to dispense cards.
  • the rotatable drive member is a foam wheel.
  • the foam wheel is resiliently compressed as a card is dispensed through said slot.
  • the rotatable drive member allows slippage of a card being dispensed in accordance with a drag force exerted by a user on the card during the dispensing thereof to vary the dispensing speed of the card as it leaves the dispensing slot.
  • the card supply recess is primarily open on a top surface thereof and is closed on two sides and one end with an opposite end of said supply recess including a transition surface for guiding a manually advanced card for engagement with said rotatable drive member.
  • the card bias arrangement dealing structure includes a card that cooperates with the card supply recess to adjust the level of the deck of cards consistently within a height of the card supply recess .
  • the bias arrangement is a scissor structure.
  • the scissor structure extends in the length of the card supply recess and supports cards retained in the recess along the length of the cards .
  • the foam drive member has a periphery immediately adjacent an opposed fixed member with a dispensed card passing therebetween.
  • the foam drive member compresses to accommodate, engage and accelerate a card as it is passing between the fixed member and the foam drive member.
  • the fixed member is part of the housing of the card dealing arrangement.
  • the motor includes a low voltage battery supply.
  • the arrangement includes a card sensing arrangement positioned to sense a card being manually advanced by a user to the rotatable drive member.
  • the card sensing arrangement is connected to the motor for initiating the motor when a card is sensed.
  • the arrangement includes a timing circuit for maintaining the operation of the motor for a predetermined time period after a card has been sensed.
  • the card sensing arrangement is a microswitch that is activated by a card being manually moved to the dispensing slot.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the handheld card dealing arrangement
  • Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of the handheld card dealing arrangement
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of the card dealing arrangement with certain portions of the casing of the card dealing arrangement shown in phantom lines;
  • Figure 4 is a partial sectional view showing a card being advanced through the drive arrangement of the card dealing arrangement
  • Figure 5 is a sectional view similar to Figure 4 with a card being engaged by the drive arrangement and being dispensed from the card dealing arrangement;
  • Figure 6 is a cross sectional view through an alternate embodiment
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of the alternate embodiment with a deck of cards received in the device.
  • Figure 8 is a partial perspective view of the alternate embodiment showing details of the card dispensing mechanism.
  • the card dealing arrangement 2 receives a deck of cards generally shown as 4 with this deck of cards retained between a card biasing mechanism 6 and a card stopper 8 that extends across the open portion of the casing 5.
  • a deck of shuffled cards is inserted underneath the retaining bar 8 and the card biasing mechanism 6 moves downwardly to accommodate the cards.
  • This mechanism exerts an upward bias force on the deck of cards and raises the level of the cards as cards are dispensed.
  • the biasing mechanism preferably maintains a lower surface of the deck of cards a consistent spacing from the base of the recess to avoid angling of the cards in the recess .
  • the card drive arrangement generally shown as 20.
  • the top card of the supply of returned cards is advanced by the movement of the user's thumb such that the top card strikes the card separators 22 which are provided on opposite sides of the casing as shown in Figure 3.
  • the purpose of these members is to basically allow the top card to pass over the top curve surface of the separator 22 and be engaged by the compressible drive wheel 32.
  • This compressible drive wheel is preferably of a foam type material and is driven by the motor 30.
  • the foam drive wheel 32 lightly contacts the top plate 24 of the casing 5 or is in close proximity thereto.
  • the top card of the deck of cards passes by the separators 22 and is advanced towards the foam drive wheel 32 by the user's thumb or fingers.
  • the top plate 24 in combination with the foam drive wheel 32 defines a single card gap 26 through which the top card is moved. As soon as the foam wheel 32 engages the card, it is moved towards the dispensing slot 40.
  • the user can partially retain the card in the unit until a desired position is reached.
  • the person can basically hold the card with his thumb exerting downward pressure on the card such that the card is not dispensed from the card dealing arrangement .
  • the card can be engaged by the drive wheel until the user releases his thumb.
  • This ability to increase the drag on the card or to temporarily stop the card or retard the card movement due to forces exerted by the user allows for control of the speed of the card as it leaves the card dealing arrangement and the travel distance. This is helpful in controlling the cards as they are directed to the different players.
  • the player can vary the angle of the card dealing arrangement to control a contact angle of the card with the table surface.
  • the user can vary this contact angle to also control card speed and card distance.
  • the electric motor 30 is powered by the batteries 46 and the motor can be turned ON or OFF by the micro switch 60 shown in Figures 4 and 5.
  • the micro switch 60 As the user advances the top card towards the drive arrangement, the micro switch 60 is deflected and turns on the motor 30.
  • the sponge drive wheel 32 accelerates quickly to speed and is essentially at speed when the card engages the wheel.
  • It is possible to include a timing circuit associated with the micro switch 60 such that when a card is advanced and the micro switch 60 activates the motor, the motor stays on for a certain period of time. In this way, when dealing a hand, the first card effectively turns on the motor and the motor remains on until a certain time delay occurs between the last time the micro switch is turned on and the present time. In this way, the motor is not constantly turning on and off which may be annoying during the dealing of a hand. If the motor and drive arrangement is sufficiently quiet, the ON/OFF operates and the micro switch maybe sufficient. Furthermore, a manual ON/OFF user controlled switch may be used.
  • the spring bias scissor arrangement lifts the cards in a parallel or consistent manner such that the top card has a generally fixed orientation relative to the card separators 22. This maintains the angle of the top card as it is pushed by a user towards the foam drive wheel 32. With this arrangement, variations of the angle of a card being dispensed, relative to the card dealing arrangement is reduced. Greater control of the dispensed card is possible. This arrangement also reduces the possibility of a card jamming during dispensing.
  • the biasing arrangement 6 is basically a scissor arrangement with one end of the scissor arrangement basically secured within the casing at 62 and the opposite end of the scissor arrangement, shown as 64, free to slide within the casing.
  • the elastic members 50 provide the upward spring bias and the number of elastic members provided between the arms of the scissor arrangement can control this upward bias force. This provides a simple elevating mechanism that effectively raises the cards in a manner to position the top card at the desired level while also accommodating the full thickness of the deck of cards. Other biasing arrangements for elevating of the cards can be used.
  • the handheld card dealing arrangement 2 allows the dealer to change the angle of the arrangement 2 relative to the table surface. By angling the handheld card dealing arrangement slightly upwardly, it is possible to cause the card to rotate 180 degrees in the air as it is traveling between the handheld card dealing arrangement and its landing on the table surface. This allows the dealer to deal cards face down or face up in a simple manner. The dealer can control the dispensing of the top card while altering the thumb pressure and the release point of the card. In some games, the fair dealing of cards may not be critical.
  • the handheld card dealing arrangement also allows a player to dispense a card relatively rapidly towards the player and may also add to the excitement or the surprise of a game.
  • the present card dealing arrangement is extremely effective and allows a dealer to precisely control the dispensing of a top card.
  • the casing 5 surrounds the cards on the sides thereof and prevents the dealer from dealing from a position other than the top card.
  • the card dealing arrangement is relatively light, compact, cost effective and easy to use.
  • the card retaining bar 8 is shown fixed on the upper edge of the casing 5, however, this bar member can also be movable towards the end of the casing to allow convenient insertion of the deck of cards .
  • This bar member could also be biased to the operating position shown in Figure 3, and movable against the bias to a clear position at one end of the casing.
  • This structure simplifies the user inserting the cards and the bar when released would travel on its own to the retaining position in Figure 3.
  • the card dealing arrangement is easily held in one hand of a user while allowing cards to be dispensed by the thumb of the one hand.
  • the device is lightweight and of a small size to be easily held by a user.
  • the actual size is less than about twice the size of a deck of cards and weighs less than five pounds .
  • the invention has also been described with receiving a single deck of cards. As can be appreciated, in some games it is desirable to use several decks of cards and the present card dealing arrangement is not restricted to a single deck of cards. It is immaterial how many cards are part of the card supply.
  • the card dealing arrangement 102 includes a card deck receiving recess 106 that generally has an open top 107 for receiving the deck of cards shown as 104.
  • This alternate structure does not include a bias arrangement for moving the deck of cards upwardly as the cards are dispensed.
  • the card deck receiving recess 106 includes an angled card guiding cam surface 108 at the end of the card deck receiving recess 106 adjacent the card drive arrangement 120. The user manually advances the top card of the deck with his thumb until it strikes the angled card guide camming surface 108. The card, due to its flexibility and the angle of cam surface 108, will bend and allow the end of the card to enter the card gap 126.
  • the card has bowed slightly upwardly and has entered the card slot 106, and is now engaged by the drive wheel 132.
  • the card has passed the actuation lever 136 of the microswitch 134 and this has caused the motor 130 to be activated and drive the drive wheel 132.
  • the drive wheel 132 preferably has a slotted center portion that accommodates the actuation lever 136 as shown in Figure 8.
  • the card is now driven by the drive wheel 132 and is ejected out of the dispensing slot 140.
  • This dispensing slot has an upwardly sloped surface 142 that serves to maintain engagement of the card with the drive wheel 132.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show a card 141 as it is being dispensed out of the dispensing slot 140.
  • the card dealing arrangement 102 includes a bottom opening recess 150 that receives the batteries 152 for powering of the motor 130.
  • a snap-on cover 154 closes this recess.
  • the recess 150 is located beneath the card deck receiving recess 106 and cooperates with the front support edge 158 for supporting of the card dealing arrangement on a flat surface. These components cooperate to provide a slight downward tilt towards the drive wheel and result in the dispensing slot 140 being generally horizontal when the device is supported on a surface. Therefore, if a user prefers, he can merely engage the device when supported on a surface and advance a card by manually advancing the top card and appropriately directing the card dealing arrangement.
  • the drive wheel 132 is particularly advantageous if it is made of a foam material. This material provides some compression of the drive wheel while also providing positive engagement on the lower surface of the card about to be dispensed.
  • Other drive wheels can be used, including rubber surface drive wheels but the ability to resiliently compress at low forces and provide the appropriate drive and slippage of the card as it is being dispensed, requires a selection of appropriate materials.
  • the microswitch 134 is shown in its position relative to the drive wheel 132. This microswitch 134 is supported and maintained in the snap on lid 160 and would separate with the lid 160 when the lid is removed. The microswitch is shown in Figure 8, even though the lid is removed, to more easily appreciate the operation of the microswitch and its cooperation with the drive wheel 132.

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Abstract

Structure de distribution de cartes de préférence tenue à la main permettant à un utilisateur de faire avancer manuellement une carte de dessus d'une réserve de cartes placée dans une cavité de la structure. L'utilisateur fait avancer la carte de dessus de manière à l'amener à une fente de distribution de carte. Un élément d'entraînement rotatif situé dans la fente de distribution de carte est activé pour éjecter la carte à travers celle-ci. L'élément d'entraînement rotatif prend de préférence la forme d'un galet en mousse permettant éventuellement à la carte de glisser si l'utilisateur applique une force de traînée. En appliquant une force de traînée, l'utilisateur peut de préférence modifier la vitesse d'éjection de la carte. De plus, comme la structure est tenue à la main, il est possible d'utiliser l'angle d'éjection pour modifier la trajectoire de la carte éjectée et modifier indirectement sa vitesse, ainsi que pour établir son orientation lorsqu'elle s'immobilise.
EP07815999A 2006-10-20 2007-10-18 Distributeur de cartes tenu à la main Withdrawn EP2089124A4 (fr)

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CA002565017A CA2565017A1 (fr) 2006-10-20 2006-10-20 Melangeur de cartes a main
US11/806,860 US20080093800A1 (en) 2006-10-20 2007-06-05 Handheld card dealer
PCT/CA2007/001848 WO2008046220A1 (fr) 2006-10-20 2007-10-18 Distributeur de cartes tenu à la main

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CA2565017A1 (fr) 2008-04-20
AU2007312860A2 (en) 2009-07-02
EP2089124A4 (fr) 2010-08-18
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