Patents by Inventor Lee B. Garner

Lee B. Garner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5685543
    Abstract: A playing card holder and dispenser comprises a sleeve having a collar about the top end of the sleeve which is mounted to a playing card table with the collar resting on the top of the table and the rest of sleeve extending vertically beneath the top of the table and further comprises a card storage container having an over-sized top wall separated from a front wall to define an opening through which a playing card can be passed. A card support and pusher device is slidably disposed inside the container and comprises a card support member, a pair of elongate spring guides, a pair of springs, a spring support, and a pusher means stop member. A stack of playing cards are stacked on the card support member inside the storage container and are urged upward toward the top end of the storage container by the springs such that the top card is adjacent to and in alignment with an opening through which a user slides the top card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Inventor: Lee B. Garner