Title:
MANUAL DEALING SHOE WITH CARD FEED LIMITER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006138262
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
A playing card delivery shoe (300) is used in the play of the casino table card game of baccarat or blackjack or any game where cards are pulled one at a time from the shoe. The apparatus comprisies a reader (350) or an imager that scans lines bisecting the image at spaced intervals. The scanning occurs on playing cards in at least the region where suit and rank symbols are provided. The scanner output is a series of voltages that are converted to binary informaton to determine rank and suit. The upper surface (320) on the output end (302) of the shoe contains a partial barrier (412) for cards to be scanned. The partial barrier has an elevated surface and limts a size of a athwah so that onl one card can be removed at a time.
Inventors:
DOWNS JUSTIN G III (US)
ROBERTS JAMES R (US)
WALSH SION D (US)
ROBERTS JAMES R (US)
WALSH SION D (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2006/022911
Publication Date:
October 18, 2007
Filing Date:
June 12, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SHUFFLE MASTER INC (US)
International Classes:
A63F1/12; A63F1/14; A63F1/18
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