JP2022166202A - Disposal box of used playing card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a disposal box capable of reliably disposing used playing cards in a package unit without being taken out fraudulently since it is requested to reliably dispose the used cards so as to prevent the used cards from being taken out fraudulently in various kinds of card games.

SOLUTION: A disposal box 2 of used playing cards is in a rectangular parallelepiped shape having six surfaces of front and rear faces, left and right side faces, and upper and lower surfaces in an assembled state. A slit 9 allowing used playing cards to be inserted is provided in at least one place of the six surfaces, further multiples holes in size for preventing cards from being taken out are provided, and an inspection hole 10 allowing included used playing cards to be visible is provided. The disposal box 2 is composed of paper or a plastic material, and is in disposable structure in a state including the used playing cards.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a disposal box for preventing used cards from being illegally taken out in a card game and for reliably discarding used cards.

In various playing games such as poker, baccarat, bridge, and blackjack, the dealer sets one deck or multiple decks of playing cards in a card shooter or the like, and then draws out one card at a time from the deck to present the cards to the game participants. Hand out. In order to prevent the playing card from being used for unauthorized purposes, it must be temporarily stored in a plastic case, etc., and disposed of in a way that prevents it from being lost or stolen.

A conventional card discarding system for managing and discarding used playing cards is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.

WO2013/172038

In the conventional system, it is necessary to confirm on the game table whether or not a predetermined number of cards (for example, 52 cards x 8 decks = 416 cards when using 8 decks) after being used on the game table are present. Since it uses a card discarding device, it is difficult to maintain the device. In addition, among the 416 cards, the cards that were not used in the game had to be passed through the device one by one in order to manage the number of cards. It was not suitable for use in a casino where

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is a package containing a predetermined number of playing cards used in a game (for example, 52 cards x 8 decks = 416 cards when using 8 decks). To provide a disposal box capable of easily and surely discarding a used playing card in units of packages without illegally taking out the used playing cards.

In order to achieve the above object, the discard box for used playing cards according to the present invention has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with six sides, front and back, left and right sides, and top and bottom, when assembled. A disposal box having a slit for inserting the used playing card in at least one of the six sides of the disposal box and provided on at least one of the front and rear surfaces or the left and right sides of the disposal box. , a peephole for confirming the amount or contents of the used playing cards contained therein, and a peephole provided on the upper surface of the discard box for confirming the presence of the used playing cards contained therein, wherein the peephole The window has a plurality of holes of a size that prevents the card from being taken out, and has a structure in which the used playing card inside can be seen. Structure.

According to the present invention, used playing cards can be easily and reliably discarded in units of packages without being illegally taken out, which leads to improvement in workability of games in a casino, reduction in work costs, and safety.

1 is a perspective view of a used playing card disposal box according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. (a) Front view with the slit cover of the discard box for the used playing cards open, (b) Front view with the slit cover of the discard box for the used playing cards closed. FIG. 3 is a side view of a disposal box for used playing cards; A development view of a disposal box for the used playing card. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a used playing card is disposed of in a used playing card disposal box; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a disposal box for used playing cards is provided on the game table; (a) A development view of a used playing card disposal box according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, (b) A development view of a used playing card disposal box according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a discard box for used playing cards according to Embodiment 1. FIG. The discard box 2 for used playing cards 1a has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with six sides: a front side 3, a rear side 4, a left side 5, a right side 6, an upper side 7, and a lower side 8, in an assembled state. The disposal box 2 has a slit 9 for inserting a used playing card 1a in at least one of its six sides, and at least one of the front surface 3, rear surface 4, left side 5, and right side 6 of the disposal box 2. A viewing window 10 for checking the amount or contents of the enclosed used playing cards 1a provided in the waste box 2, and a viewing window provided on the upper surface 7 of the disposal box 2 for checking the existence of the enclosed used playing cards 1a. A hole 11 is provided. The disposal box 2 is provided with a viewing window 10, and is provided with a plurality of holes of a size that prevents the card from being taken out. , the used playing card 1a can be discarded. The peep window 10 has at least a plurality of rows of holes in the longitudinal direction that are lined up in a size that prevents the card from being taken out. It may be structured such that it can always be visually recognized from the The peep hole 11 is also sized such that the card cannot be taken out.

The disposal box 2 is provided with a slit cover 12 or a seal for sealing the slit 9 after a predetermined number of used playing cards 1a are inserted inside. 2(b) is a front view of the disposal box 2 with the slit cover 12 closed. Although the details will be described later, the slit cover 12 is provided with a print or bar code 13 representing an ID code (identification code) different for each disposal box 2 .

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state in which a used playing card 1a is enclosed in the disposal box 2. FIG. A guide display 14 indicating the number of used playing cards 1a contained therein is provided on the right side 6 provided with the viewing window 10. - 特許庁

FIG. 4 shows an exploded view of the disposal box 2. As shown in FIG. It shows a state in which printed or bar codes 13 representing different ID codes (identification codes) are provided on disposal boxes 2 containing used playing cards 1a. As will be described later in detail, the playing cards 1 are shuffled and each package has a different unique card arrangement. It is The used playing cards 1a used in the game are inserted into the same disposal box 2 in package units, and a unique ID code associated with the ID code attached to the package is printed or expressed as a bar code 13 and used.

Next, a method of inserting the used playing card 1a into the disposal box 2 and discarding it will be described with reference to FIGS. The playing cards 1 are stored in a shooter 15 used in a casino or the like. It is distributed to the players (customers) on the game table 16 and used in the game. A used playing card 1a used in a game is brought to a disposal box 2 placed on a game table 16 and inserted into the disposal box 2 through a slit 9. - 特許庁When all the used playing cards 1a and the remaining playing cards 1b not used in the game are thrown into the disposal box 2 through the slits 9, the disposal box 2 is pulled up from the game table 16.例文帳に追加After that, the slit cover 12 is closed to prevent the used playing cards 1a from coming out. Furthermore, a void seal or the like for fixing the slit cover 12 may be pasted using the seal pasting position guide 17 . After that, the card is taken to a discarding facility 18 in the casino, and the used playing card 1a enclosed together with the discarding box 2 is discarded. Since the waste box 2 is made of paper or plastic material, it can be cut by a normal cutting machine and can be incinerated as combustible waste. Also, when discarding, the ID code attached to the discard box 2 can be read and associated with the ID of the associated package to leave a record indicating that the package has been discarded. In addition, since each package is sealed and managed with an ID code, if a certain disposal box 2 is lost and not discarded, it is known.

In Embodiment 2 of the present invention, a slit cover 12a is structured to cover both the slit 9 and the viewing window 10, as shown in FIG. 7(a). Further, in Embodiment 3 of the present invention, the structure is such that there is no slit cover 12, and the slit 9 is structured to be easily sealed with a seal or the like, as shown in FIG. 7(b). ing.

The discard box for used playing cards used in the table game according to the present invention can easily and reliably discard used playing cards in units of packages without being illegally taken out, improving workability of the game and reducing work costs. It is useful for table games such as casinos because it leads to a reduction in power consumption and safety.

1 playing card 1a used playing card 1b remaining playing card 2 discard box 2a discard box according to the second embodiment 2b discard box according to the third embodiment 3 front surface 4 rear surface 5 left side 6 right side 7 upper surface 8 lower surface 9 slit 10 viewing window 11 Peephole 12 Slit cover 12a Slit cover 13 of Embodiment 2 Barcode 14 Guide display 15 Shooter 16 Game table 17 Seal pasting position guide 18 Disposal facility

Claims (8)

A disposal box for used playing cards having a rectangular parallelepiped shape with six faces, front and rear, left and right, and top and bottom, when assembled,
a slit that allows the used playing card to be inserted into at least one of six sides of the disposal box;
It is made of paper or plastic material and has a structure that can be discarded with the used playing card inside,
A viewing window provided on at least one of the front and rear surfaces or the left and right sides of the disposal box for confirming the amount or content of the used playing cards enclosed therein, or the enclosed used playing cards provided on the upper surface of the disposal box. with a peephole for confirming the presence of playing cards,
A discard box for used playing cards. provided with an ID code,
2. A discard box for used playing cards according to claim 1, wherein said ID code is read at the time of discarding, and said ID code records that said card has been discarded. 3. The used playing card disposal box according to claim 2, wherein said ID code differs for each set of said used playing cards and is represented by printing or a bar code. 2. A disposal box for used playing cards according to claim 1, wherein said peep window is provided with a plurality of holes of a size that prevents the card from being taken out, and has a structure in which used playing cards contained therein can be visually recognized. The peep window is provided with at least a plurality of rows alternately arranged in the longitudinal direction, each of which has a plurality of holes of a size that prevents the card from being taken out. 2. The discard box for used playing cards according to claim 1, which has a structure that is always visible. 2. The disposal box for used playing cards according to claim 1, further comprising a slit cover or a seal for sealing said slit after a predetermined number of used playing cards are inserted therein. 2. The discard box for used playing cards according to claim 1, wherein the surface provided with said viewing window is further provided with a guide display indicating the number of said used playing cards contained therein. 7. The discard box for used playing cards according to claim 6, wherein said slit cover further has a sticker indicating a position to which a seal for restricting opening and closing of said slit cover after sealing is attached.

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