Playing cards with distinctive suits
A playing card deck with fifty-two cards divided equally into four suits, being hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs. The thirteen cards of each suit are sequentially numbered face cards, two through ten, a jack, a queen, a king and, an ace with the following distinctive color arrangement: a first suit, hearts, with all markings, heart shapes and numbers being a red color; a second suit, diamonds, with all markings, diamond shapes and numbers being a red color with a pink screened background, whether partial or whole; a third suit, spades, with all markings, spade shapes and numbers being a black color; and a fourth suit, clubs, with all markings, club shapes and numbers being a black color with a grey screened background, whether partial or whole. An alternative distinctive color arrangement being: a first suit, hearts, with all markings, heart shapes and numbers being a red color on a white background; a second suit, diamonds, with all markings, diamond shapes and numbers being a white color against a red background in a form commonly known as reversed solid, a third suit, spades, with all markings, spade shapes and numbers being a black color on a white background; and a fourth suit, clubs, with all markings, club shapes and numbers being a white color against a black background. A second alternative color arrangement being a first suit, hearts, with all markings, heart shapes and numbers being a red color on a white background; a second suit, diamonds, with all markings, diamond shapes and numbers in a border being a white color against a red background, with all markings, diamond shapes and numbers on the card face and boxed by the border being a red color on a white background; a third suit, spades, with all markings, spade shapes and numbers being a black color on a white background; and a fourth suit, clubs, with all markings, club shapes and numbers in a border being a white color against a black background, with all markings, club shapes and numbers on the card face and boxed by the border being a black color on a white background.
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 11/978,383 filed Oct. 29, 2007.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThis invention relates to the field of playing cards and more specifically to playing cards with suits made distinctive by background screening, reversed border coloring and reversed solid coloring.
The use of playing cards has been around for hundreds of years, and the concept of four suits, with colors being two red and two black, has likewise been conventional for hundreds of years. The use of suits with two through ten sequentially numbered face cards, with three picture cards, jack, queen and king, and with an ace, is, and has been standard for poker, black jack and many other card games.
It is said that the game of poker was first played in New Orleans around 1820. As first played the game had a 20 card deck of tens, Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces. It was not until around 1845 that the game was played with a full, 52 card deck.
All card players, using standard two color decks, will, from time to time, experience errors trying to read their hand or the board when playing card games. While such errors may only injure one's pride in a friendly home game, the same errors in a casino cash game could be financially very costly.
These errors tend to be approximately ninety-five percent suit based, which is to say, the player will mistake one suit for another. Hearts and diamonds have always, since the first card design, been red markings, shapes and numbers with a completely white background. Likewise, spades and clubs have always been black markings, shapes and numbers with a completely white background. Thus it can be seen that a player may mistake a heart for a diamond or vice-versa, and likewise mistake a spade for a club and vice-versa.
Over the years, after untold thousands of card games with traditional cards, no one has been successful in solving this problem with suit color likeness and still maintaining the same two age-old acceptable colors, red and black. There have been attempts to use four colors instead of just red and black as well as suit-based color tones, but these attempts are generally not acceptable to card players.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONFor the first time in the long history of the playing card deck of fifty two cards, the present invention will eliminate card playing errors due to suit color likeness and still maintain the acceptable colors of red and black and be a help to all players, especially those with poor visibility. The present invention will allow instant identification as between spades and clubs and as between hearts and diamonds. The speed of identification will increase player and dealer satisfaction and lessen fatigue. This will lead to increased speed of play which will translate into increased revenue for card rooms and online sites.
The present invention will make it easier for the player to identify his or her cards by suit when taking a “peek” because the identification can be made without seeing the shape of the suit. It will also be easier for the player to memorize “down” cards because there are now four distinctive suits.
One embodiment of the present invention is a playing card deck with fifty-two cards divided equally into four suits, being hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs. The thirteen cards of each suit are sequentially numbered face cards, two through ten, a jack, a queen, a king and an ace with the following distinctive color arrangement:
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- a) A first suit, hearts, with all markings, heart shapes and numbers being a red color;
- b) A second suit, diamonds, with all markings, diamond shapes and numbers being a red color with a background, whether partial or whole, screened or tinted a pink color;
- c) A third suit, spades, with all markings, spade shapes and numbers being a black color; and
- d) A fourth suit, clubs, with all markings, club shapes and numbers being a black color with a background, whether partial or whole, screened or tinted a grey color.
A further embodiment of the present invention is a playing card deck with fifty-two cards divided equally into four suits, being hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs. The thirteen cards of each suit are sequentially numbered face cards, two through ten, a jack, a queen, a king and an ace with the following distinctive color arrangement:
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- a) A first suit, hearts, with all markings, heart shapes and numbers being a red color with a background, whether partial or whole, screened or tinted a pink color;
- b) A second suit, diamonds, with all markings, diamond shapes and numbers being a red color;
- c) A third suit, spades, with all markings, spade shapes and numbers being a black color with a background, whether partial or whole, screened or tinted a grey color; and
- d) A fourth suit, clubs, with all markings, club shapes and numbers being a black color.
It is understood that the pink screened background as applied either to the heart suit or the diamond suit will not obscure the markings, suit shapes or numbers on any card but only serve as a quick visual identification of suit to the player. Thus the player will not mistake a heart for a diamond and vice-versa.
Likewise, it is understood that the grey-screened background as applied either to the spade suit or the club suit will not obscure the markings, suit shapes or numbers on any card but only serve as a quick visual identification of suit to the player. Thus the player will not mistake a spade for a club and vice-versa.
Another embodiment of the present invention is a playing card deck with fifty-two cards divided equally into four suits, being hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs. The thirteen cards of each suit are sequentially numbered face cards, two through ten, a jack, a queen, a king and an ace with the following distinctive color arrangement:
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- a) A first suit, hearts, with all markings, heart shapes and numbers being a red color on a white background;
- b) A second suit, diamonds, with all markings, diamond shapes and numbers being a white color against a red background in a form commonly known as reversed solid.
- c) A third suit, spades, with all markings, spade shapes and numbers being a black color on a white background; and
- d) A fourth suit, clubs, with all markings, club shapes and numbers being a white color against a black background, in a form commonly known as reversed solid.
It is further intended that the above stated distinctive color arrangement be interchangeable as between the heart and diamond suits and as between the spade and club suit.
Another embodiment of the present invention is a playing card deck with fifty-two cards divided equally into four suits, being hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs. The thirteen cards of each suit are sequentially numbered face cards, two through ten, a jack, a queen, a king and an ace with the following distinctive color arrangement:
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- a) A first suit, hearts, with all markings, heart shapes and numbers being a red color on a white background;
- b) A second suit, diamonds, with all markings, diamond shapes and numbers in a border being a white color against a red background in a form commonly known as reversed solid, with all markings, diamond shapes and numbers on the card face and boxed by the border being a red color on a white background.
- c) A third suit, spades, with all markings, spade shapes and numbers being a black color on a white background; and
- d) A fourth suit, clubs, with all markings, club shapes and numbers in a border being a white color against a black background in a form commonly known as reversed solid, with all markings, club shapes and numbers on the card face and boxed by the border being a black color on a white background.
It is further intended that the above stated distinctive color arrangement be interchangeable as between the heart and diamond suits and as between the spade and club suit.
It is an object of this invention that the inventive deck and color arrangement be applicable to electronic depictions of playing card decks as common in video and computer games and on the internet as well as to manual playing card decks.
It is a further object of this invention that the inventive deck and color arrangements be applicable to all traditional and “jumbo” versions of playing card numbers, markings and suit shapes as well as card size and not limited to any version whether depicted herein or not.
It is understood that in this embodiment, the diamond suit 6 would have the background 10 screened or tinted a pink color while the background 5 of the heart suit would be a white color. However, in an alternative embodiment, the heart suit 6 would have the background 5 screened or tinted a pink color while the background 10 of the diamond suit 6 would be a white color.
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It is understood that in this embodiment, the club suit 17 would have the background 21 screened or tinted a grey color while the background 16 of the spade suit would be a white color. However, in an alternative embodiment, the spade suit 12 would have the background 16 screened or tinted a grey color while the background 21 of the club suit 17 would be a white color.
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It is intended that the pink or grey color screened or tinted on the background of the intended cards be of reduced intensity so as not to obscure the markings, suit shapes or numbers of said cards, which markings, suit shapes or numbers should be in distinct contrast to the background.
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It is intended that all embodiments of the invention be applicable to all electronic depictions or simulations of playing card decks as common in video and computer games and on the internet as well as to decks of playing cards used manually.
Claims
1. A playing card deck comprising fifty-two cards divided equally into four suits of thirteen cards each, said suits being hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs, said thirteen cards of each suit each bearing a shape pertaining to its respective suit, and each of said thirteen cards of each suit having sequentially numbered face cards with numbers two through ten, a jack, a queen, a king and an ace, said cards having the following distinctive color arrangement:
- a first suit, hearts, with all markings, heart shapes and numbers being a red color; a second suit, diamonds, with all markings, diamond shapes and numbers being a red color with a pink screened background;
- a third suit, spades, with all markings, spade shapes and numbers being a black color; and
- a fourth suit, clubs, with all markings, club shapes and numbers being a black color with a grey screened background.
2. A playing card deck comprising fifty-two cards divided equally into four suits of thirteen cards each, said suits being hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs, said thirteen cards of each suit each bearing a shape pertaining to its respective suit, and each of said thirteen cards of each suit having sequentially numbered face cards with numbers two through ten, a jack, a queen, a king and an ace, said cards having the following distinctive color arrangement:
- first suit, hearts, with all markings, heart shapes and numbers being a red color with a pink screened background;
- second suit, diamonds, with all markings, diamond shapes and numbers being a red color;
- third suit, spades, with all markings, spade shapes and numbers being a black color with a grey screened background; and
- fourth suit, clubs, with all markings, club shapes and numbers being a black color.
3. The playing card deck of claim 1 wherein the pink screened background of the second suit covers less than the entire background of the cards in said suit and the grey screened background of the fourth suit covers less than the entire background of the cards in said suit.
4. The playing card deck of claim 2 wherein the pink screened background of the first suit covers less than’ the entire background of the cards in said suit and the grey screened background of the third suit covers less than the entire background of the cards in said suit.
5. The playing card deck of claim 1 wherein the playing card deck is provided as an electronic depiction or simulation of a playing card deck.
6. The playing card deck of claim 2 wherein the playing card deck is provided as an electronic depiction or simulation of a playing card deck.
7. The playing card deck of claim 3 wherein the playing card deck is provided as an electronic depiction or simulation of a playing card deck.
8. The playing card deck of claim 4 wherein the playing card deck is provided as an electronic depiction or simulation of a playing card deck.
9. A playing card deck comprising fifty-two cards divided equally into four suits of thirteen cards each, said suits being hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs, said thirteen cards of each suit each bearing a shape pertaining to its respective suit, and each of said thirteen cards of each suit having sequentially numbered face cards with numbers two through ten, a jack, a queen, a king and an ace, said cards having the following distinctive color arrangement:
- a first suit, hearts or diamonds, with all markings, shapes and numbers being a red color on a white background;
- a second suit, hearts or diamonds, with all markings, shapes and numbers being a white color against a red background in a form commonly known as reversed solid;
- a third suit, spades or clubs, with all markings, shapes and numbers being a black color on a white background; and
- a fourth suit, spades or clubs, with all markings, shapes and numbers being a white color against a black background.
10. A playing card deck comprising fifty-two cards divided equally into four suits of thirteen cards each, said suits being hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs, said thirteen cards of each suit each bearing a shape pertaining to its respective suit, and each of said thirteen cards of each suit having sequentially numbered face cards with, numbers two through ten, a jack, a queen, a king and an ace, said cards having the following distinctive color arrangement:
- a first suit, hearts or diamonds, with all markings, shapes and numbers being a red color on a white background;
- a second suit, hearts or diamonds, with all markings, shapes and numbers in a border being a white color against a red background, with all markings, shapes and numbers on the card face and boxed by the border being a red color on a white background;
- a third suit, spades or clubs, with all markings, shapes and numbers being a black color on a white background; and
- a fourth suit, spades or clubs, with all markings, shapes and numbers in a border being a white color against a black background, with all markings, shapes and numbers on the card face and boxed by the border being a black color on a white background.
11. The playing card deck of claim 9 wherein the playing card deck is provided as an electronic depiction or simulation of a playing card deck.
12. The playing card deck of claim 10 wherein the playing card deck is provided as an electronic depiction or simulation of a playing card deck.
13. A plurality of playing cards forming a deck, said plurality of cards including four suits, said suits being hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs, comprising:
- a first group of heart-suited cards with all markings, heart shapes and numbers being a red color on a white background;
- a second group of diamond-suited cards with all markings, diamond shapes and numbers being a white color on a non-white background;
- a third group of spade-suited cards with all markings, spade shapes and numbers being a black color on a white background; and
- a fourth group of club-suited cards with all markings, club shapes and numbers being a white color on a non-white background.
14. The plurality of cards of claim 13 wherein said second group of diamond-suited cards is on a red background.
15. The plurality of cards of claim 13 wherein said fourth group of club-suited cards is on a black background.
16. A plurality of playing cards forming a deck, said plurality of cards including four suits, said suits being hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs, comprising:
- a first group of diamond-suited cards with all markings, diamond shapes and numbers being a red color on a white background;
- a second group of heart-suited cards with all markings, heart shapes and numbers being a white color on a non-white background;
- a third group of club-suited cards with all markings, club shapes and numbers being a black color on a white background; and
- a fourth group of spade-suited cards with all markings, spade shapes and numbers being a white color on a non-white background.
17. The plurality of cards of claim 16 wherein said second group of heart-suited cards is on a red background.
18. The plurality of cards of claim 16 wherein said fourth group of spade-suited cards is on a black background.
19. A plurality of playing cards forming a deck, said plurality of cards including four suits, said suits being hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs, comprising:
- a first group of heart-suited cards with all markings, heart shapes and numbers being a red color on a white background;
- a second group of diamond-suited cards having a non-white border surrounding a white center background therewithin, all markings, diamond shapes and numbers in said border being a white color and all markings, diamond shapes and numbers in said white center background being a non-white color;
- a third group of spade-suited cards with all markings, spade shapes and numbers being a black color on a white background; and
- a fourth group of club-suited cards having a non-white border surrounding a white center background therewithin, all markings, club shapes and numbers in said border being a white color and all markings, club shapes and numbers in said white center background being a non-white color.
20. The plurality of cards of claim 19 wherein said second group of diamond-suited cards have a red border.
21. The plurality of cards of claim 19 wherein relative to said second group of diamond-suited cards, all markings, diamond shapes and numbers in said white center background are red.
22. The plurality of cards of claim 19 wherein said fourth group of club-suited cards have a black border.
23. The plurality of cards of claim 19 wherein relative to said fourth group of club-suited cards, all markings, club shapes and numbers in said white center background are black.
24. A plurality of playing cards forming a deck, said plurality of cards including four suits, said suits being hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs, comprising:
- a first group of heart-suited cards having a non-white border surrounding a white center background therewithin, all markings, heart shapes and numbers in said border being a white color and all markings, heart shapes and numbers in said white center background being a non-white color;
- a second group of diamond-suited cards with all markings, diamond shapes and numbers being a red color on a white background;
- a third group of spade-suited cards having a non-white border surrounding a white center background therewithin, all markings, spade shapes and numbers in said border being a white color and all markings, spade shapes and numbers in said white center background being a non-white color; and
- a fourth group of club-suited cards with all markings, club shapes and numbers being a black color on a white background.
25. The plurality of cards of claim 24 wherein said first group of heart-suited cards have a red border.
26. The plurality of cards of claim 24 wherein relative to said first group of heart-suited cards, all markings, heart shapes and numbers in said white center background are red.
27. The plurality of cards of claim 24 wherein said third group of spade-suited cards have a black border.
28. The plurality of cards of claim 24 wherein relative to said third group of spade-suited cards, all markings, spade shapes and numbers in said white center background are black.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 26, 2007
Publication Date: Apr 30, 2009
Inventor: Fred Berger (Slidell, LA)
Application Number: 11/986,778