WO2007033261A3 - System and method to handle playing cards, employing manual movable cover - Google Patents

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WO2007033261A3
WO2007033261A3 PCT/US2006/035696 US2006035696W WO2007033261A3 WO 2007033261 A3 WO2007033261 A3 WO 2007033261A3 US 2006035696 W US2006035696 W US 2006035696W WO 2007033261 A3 WO2007033261 A3 WO 2007033261A3
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Allen Fleckenstein
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Allen Fleckenstein
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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
    • A63F1/00—Card games
    • A63F1/06—Card games appurtenances
    • A63F1/12—Card shufflers

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A card shoe handling device (200) includes a cover (221) that is manually movable from a closed position to an opened position and a switch (233) operable to cause a delivery of at least some of the playing cards externally from the playing card handling system in response to a position of the cover. In the closed position the cover limits access to playing cards carried by th playing card output receiver (206) from an exterior of the playing card handling system and in the opened position the cover does not limit access to playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver from an exterior of the playing card handling system.
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