Locking table placard & drop cover
This is a casino table mounted device with the dual purpose of identifying the table and controlling access to the cash drop. The placard displays the table id number for security and floor personnel. The opening in the device is lockable in either the open or closed position to control access to the cash vault below the table during play and when the table is closed.
1) Field of Invention
Dealers at gaming tables typically allow patrons to exchange cash for poker chips while they are seated at their table. The most common method of securing the cash after the exchange is for the dealer to lay it across an opening in the table and push it through the top and into a secure vault (drop box) under the table directly beneath the opening.
Additionally the tables are uniquely marked with placards by the casino to identify each table. This marking is used to identify the table for casino personnel and security cameras.
The present invention provides a method to secure the table opening with a simple locking system that also includes the unique table identifier.
2) Description of the Prior Art
The current method of locking the opening is with an additional lock inside the drop box. There is no table top locking device for the opening.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention allows a dealer to control access to the cash drop opening in a gaming table with a table top mounted locking cover.
A locking device in accordance with the present invention includes the table placard.
The present invention may be better understood as detailed in the description given here and by reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
With reference to the drawings, a preferred embodiment of a Locking Table Placard and Drop Cover in accordance with the present invention has been shown.
Claims
1. A device that secures the cash drop opening in a gaming table with a surface mounted lockable device with blocking means.
2. A locking device as in claim 1 that also includes the table identification.
3. A locking device as in claim 1 that uses a center moveable component that is controlled by the cam of a cam lock.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 30, 2009
Publication Date: Nov 4, 2010
Inventor: Thomas J. DiVito (Southongton, CT)
Application Number: 12/387,224
International Classification: B65D 51/24 (20060101);