Playing card shuffler lid and box

Abstract

An apparatus for shuffling playing cards comprise: a box of plastic, metal, or wood, and a top lid comprise a plurality of equally spaced apart external beams and slots arranged between sidewalls of top lid, allow playing cards to be shuffled, base of lid comprises a non-skid surface, and base of said box comprise a substrate with rubber ink printing. To shuffle, drop cards end side down onto lid, so that half rest on the top surface of external said beams, and the other half drop down between beams, into the slots, The raised group of cards resting on the beams are taken hold of with one hand and removed, while the remaining cards are lifted out by the other hand and placed on top of first group of cards to complete the shuffling process, repeat. Additional lid attachments each with a variance in beams and slots width.

Description

An apparatus for shuffling playing cards comprising: a box and lid of plastic, jet mold injection; metal, die cast or one piece billet composite metal or wood, laser etched; top lid portion configure a plurality of slots and beams, extending to sidewalls of said lid, a plurality of slots are equally spaced apart, horizontally, enabling the insertion of a deck of playing cards through said lid, allowing the first group A of cards to align to the beams on top surface of the lid, and the second group B of cards to slide downward into the slots, between the beams, align to inside base of said box. With lid removed and placed on a leveled surface. This process of shuffling cards through the lid, with lid removed and resting on a leveled surface is a faster, in regrades to a timed shuffle, than shuffling with lid attached to said base box, where cards align to the bottom surface inside at base of said box, is less fast, and is a more relaxed shuffle, regarding to a timed shuffle. Either way playing cards can be shuffled in a expedient manner by the use of this apparatus

FIG. 1 element 1. lid comprised of plastic, jet mold injection; metal, die cast or one piece billet composite metal or wood, laser etched, the lid outside measurement is three and one-sixteenth of an inch in width by four and one-sixteenth of an inch in length, the outside height of the said lid is twenty one-thirty-seconds of an inch, sidewalls of lid are three-thirty-seconds of an inch in width,

FIG. 1 element 2. the slots are equally spaced apart, and are one twenty-forth of an inch in width, and slots are one-fourth of an inch in height, the slots comprise the equal distance between the beams and the leveled height of the beams,

FIG. 1 element 3. the beams are equally spaced apart, and are one twenty-forth of an inch in width, and one-fourth of an inch in height

FIG. 1 element 4. the upper outside corners and upper edges of lid comprise of a one eighth radius round edge

FIG. 1 element 5. base of lid, comprise of a non-skid surface, sidewalls at the base of lid is three-thirty-seconds of an inch in width, the lid secures onto and box with a perfect fit

FIG. 1 element 6. box composed of plastic, jet mold injection; metal, die cast or one piece billet composite metal or wood, laser etched, the said box, outside measurement is three and one-sixteenth of an inch in width by four and one-sixteenth of an inch in length, the outside height of the box is fifteen-sixteenth of an inch, to top leveled surface of inner sidewall,

FIG. 2A lid attachment comprise a plurality of beams and slots equally spaced apart, both beams and slots width are one thirty-second of an inch in width, the side walls are three-thirty-seconds of an inch in width, said beam height is one fourth of an inch in depth, the width of said attachment is for the purpose of shuffling thin width and new playing cards as a group.

FIG. 2B lid attachment comprise a plurality of beams and slots equally spaced apart, both beams and slots width are one sixteenth of an inch in width, the side walls are three-thirty-seconds of an inch in width, and said beam height is one fourth of an inch in depth, the width of said attachment is for the purpose of shuffling older and thick in width playing cards as a group, such as physically worn and bent playing cards.

FIG. 3 playing card shuffler and lid attached in a three-quarters view,

FIG. 4 element 1. inside dimension of box is two and eleven-sixteenth of an inch in width by three and eleven-sixteenth of an inch in length

FIG. 4 element 2. inside box sidewalls are fifteen-sixteenth of an inch in height from top leveled surface inside box edge to inside base bottom

FIG. 4 element 3. upper inner sidewall is three-thirty-seconds of an inch in width, the outer edge of said sidewall and corners comprise a one sixteenth radius round edge

FIG. 4 element 4. upper inner sidewalls is three-thirty-seconds of an inch in width

FIG. 4 element 5. outer edges and corners of said inner sidewall comprises sixteenth radius rounded edge

FIG. 4 element 6. outer edges and corners of said outside lower step-down sidewalls comprises sixteenth radius rounded edge

FIG. 4 element 7. outside base of inner sidewall and top of outside lower step-down sidewall, is three-sixteenth of an inch in width

FIG. 4 element 8. top surface of outside of lower step-down sidewall

FIG. 4 element 9. lower step-down sidewall of said box is three-eights of an inch in height, three-sixteenth of an inch in width and comprise a sixteenth round radius edges and corners

FIG. 4 element 10. base bottom comprise a one thirty-second of an inch extended downward lip, and measures one sixteenth of an inch in width, this extended lip is one quarter of an inch inside of the outer measurement of the said box, the this allows the area for a substrate to be attached, outside bottom of substrate comprise rubber type printing inks,

FIG. 5 element 1. lid composed of plastic, jet mold injection; metal, die cast or one piece billet composite metal or wood, laser etched, sidewalls are three-thirty-seconds of an inch in width, the height of the lid is twenty-one thirty seconds of an inch.

FIG. 5 element 2. the upper top corners and edges comprise a one-eight inch radius rounded edges

FIG. 5 element 3. base of lid comprise a non-skid surface, sidewalls width at base is three-thirty seconds of an inch in width,

FIG. 5 element 4. lower sidewalls are three-eights of an inch in height from base to top leveled surface of said box

FIG. 5 element 5. bottom side of base comprise an downwardly indented lip of one-thirty-second of an inch allows placement of plate constructed of a paper based product, an adhesive surface attaches to bottom side of base said plate, inside indented area designated for the substrate plate, rubber ink printing on outside surface of said paper based substrate

FIG. 5 element 6. the upper inner walls, outside corners and edges comprised of one-sixteenth inch round radius edge

FIG. 5 element 7. the lower walls outside corners and their shared edges comprised of one-sixteenth inch radius rounded edge

FIG. 5 element 8. space allows for a box of playing cards and instruction to nest

FIG. 6 element 9. the beams and slots are equally spaced apart, and are one twenty-forth of an inch in width, and beams and slots are one-forth of an inch in height

FIG. 6 element 10. the slots are equally spaced apart, and are one twenty-forth of an inch in width, and slots are one-forth of an inch in height, and are centered between each said beam

FIG. 7 playing cards inserted into lid attached to base, allowing for a relaxed shuffle in regards to a timed shuffle

FIG. 8 playing cards inserted into an additional lid detached from base, allowing for a relative fast shuffle in regards to a timed shuffle

The specific one twenty-forth of an inch width of the beams and slots allows new to slightly used cards and slightly worn playing card for shuffling, bottom side of box base is a substrate plate with rubberized ink, imprinted on the said plate, for stability while shuffling and for the purpose of advertisement and marketing. A non-skid surface on base of lid to allow stability while shuffling with lid off, for a fast shuffle irregards to a timed shuffle. Additional lid configuration attachments allow thin playing cards to be shuffled, this said attachment comprise beams and slots with a one thirty-second of an inch width for both beams and slots, and an additional attachment lid for the purpose of shuffling old, thick width, worn out and even bent cards to be shuffled, this said wider width attachment comprise beams and slots with a one sixteenth of an inch width for both beams and slots. A lid attachment wherein the slots and beams are in a random order of 1/32″ 1/24″ and 1/16″ of an inch, in width to allow variance of card thicknesses to be shuffled. This random width configuration is comprised in the lid allowing for at least one card of various condition to sided into a slot, between the beams. The apparatus addresses the problem of having beams and slots comprised in the enclosure and prior art comprise beams and slots which are permanently attached to inter sidewall in the enclosure The apparatus can be mass production with a simple non complex jet mold injection production and will allow for a competitive cost to produce. This invention which external lid and various lid attachments shuffling a variant of playing cards is unique from the aspect of shuffling is external.

Remark: This Detailed Specification of Invention Contains no New Matter.

Claims

1. A playing card shuffler apparatus comprising:

a box, a top lid comprise a plurality of external beams and slots extending from sidewalls,

a plurality of equally spaced apart. beams extending from sidewalls of said lid, wherein the beams each have a. leveled upper surface; configured to enable the insertion of a deck of cards;

the plurality of beams equally spaced apart, are geometrically shaped comprise the lid;

slots in lid arranged between pairs of said beams, such that a slot spacing is defined by a spaced apart distance between associated pairs of beams and wherein an upper defined surface of the beams are interleaved between the slots;

the said slots and beams comprise the lid, arranged to enable the insertion of a deck of cards, wherein group A cards aligning on the said beams, and group B card slide downward into the slots between the beams, which comprise the lid, the cards are divided into separable plurality of card groups with a lower group B passing through the slots and group A resting on the top upper surface of the external beams on the lid, enabling the upper group to be easily separated from the lower group, and placed on top of group B to complete the shuffling process,

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further configured:

interchangeable lid attachments comprise a plurality of equally spaced apart slots and beams, where slots in lid are arranged between pairs of said beams, such that a slot spacing is defined by a spaced apart distance between associated pairs of beams, each said individual lid attachments comprise a variance of specific inclusive measurement of equally spaced apart beams and slots associate and unique to each individual lid, allowing each lid attachment, insertion of a plurality of a deck of card of a variance of thickness, from thin width and new playing cards to thick width and worn playing cards,

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further configured:

interchangeable lid attachment comprise a plurality of beams and slots of variances in width arranged in a random order,

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further configured:

the base of the said box comprise a substrate with printed rubberized type inks for the purpose of marketing, logo images, and shuffling stability

the base of said lid comprise a non skid surface.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 further configured:

a base plate configured to fit bottom side of lid attachments, wherein each said base plate securely and universally fastens to the bottom side of each said lid, base plate can be easily removed, at bottom side of base plate comprise a non-skid surface, base plate is for the purpose of shuffling on uneven surfaces.