摘要 |
Abstract A playing card handling device, comprising: a card storing area that supports a stack of playing cards, the card storing area having a playing card support surface; a card removing system that removes playing cards individually from a bottom of the stack; a card weight comprising an arm pivotally engaged to the playing card handling device that is automatically moved by a motor between at least two positions, wherein in a first position an end of the card weight opposite a pivot is disengaged from a playing card at the top of the stack and, in a second position, the end of the card weight is engaged with a playing card at the top of the stack; and a processor in the playing card handling device that directs movement of the card weight between at least a first and second position when information is known to the processor that a predetermined number of cards is present in the card storing area of the card handling device WO 2012/064752 1/6 PCT/US2011/059797 16 18 q 6 j6 Ckh 0 38 26 lo co-) co) Li 0 0 24 (0 o 46 48 22---- c F-1 g 0 36__ 0 0 J() 44 v32 0 o L Ij |